Candidate Telephone Interview Tips

Please read the following important refresher and PRINT A COPY so you can review and make notes. I created these tips to be for even the most experienced interviewees and I think you’ll find then to be extremely helpful.  I guarantee you a better experience if you take the time to PRINT A COPY, read it well beforehand and read it one more time before you meet the potential employer.

The interview is the ultimate test of a candidate’s suitability. A strong personal interview can often compensate for a weak resume or minimal experience.

Candidate Interview Tips for a Personal Meeting

Please read the following important refresher and PRINT A COPY so you can review and make notes. I created these tips to be for even the most experienced interviewees and I think you’ll find then to be extremely helpful.  I guarantee you a better experience if you take the time to PRINT A COPY, read it well beforehand and read it one more time before you meet the potential employer.  Remember, you can never overdress for an interview – it shows intent even if the position does not typically call for a shirt and tie; ladies wear very professional clothing as well.  Make sure your hair is neat and that your overall appearance is well-groomed.

Candidate Interview Tips

The interview is the ultimate test of a candidate’s suitability. A strong personal interview can often compensate for a weak resume or minimal experience.

The Risks of Accepting a Counteroffer

You’ve been unhappy in your current job and started looking. Now, you are lucky enough to get an offer for a role you like, at a company you respect. In addition, the salary and benefits are a step up from where you are now. This is all great news, and you want to take the offer. But first, you need to inform your current employer and handle the exit professionally.

To your surprise, when you tell your boss about the offer, she asks you for some time to make a counteroffer. Within 24 hours, your current company gets back to you offering a raise and more vacation time. Their counteroffer is actually better than the one you were about to leave for. What do you do?

How to Effectively Interview HVAC-R, Facilities, and Engineering Candidates

As a hiring manager, interviewing talent for your company is an important part of your role and crucial for company growth. In specialized industries like HVAC-R, Facilities Management, and Mechanical Engineering, the hiring process can be tricky. You need to avoid the job hoppers and smooth talkers and focus in on those who will actually care about your customers.

How to Ace That HVAC Job Interview

Want to make the best impression possible on your next HVAC job interview? Then this blog post is for you!

How Employers in MEP, HVAC, and Other Building Trades Can Support Staff Career Development

A common interview question we ask prospective employees is ‘Where do you see yourself in 5 years?'”. As employers, we like to hire people who have a clear plan – that shows initiative and commitment to career development. But, we need to provide an environment where these motivated employees can achieve their career goals. We need to help them get to where they want to be in 5 years. When a company is committed to employee career development, it becomes easier to attract the best employees.

How HVAC Job Seekers Benefit from Working with a Specialized Recruiter

If you’ve ever searched for an HVAC job before, you know that it can be stressful. Sending out your resume, researching hiring managers, attending countless interviews – sometimes it feels like it is all in vain. Working with a specialist HVAC recruiter during this process may be one of the smartest career moves you can make. They likely know everyone who is hiring in your industry and can help position and coach you to perform at your best. In this post, we explore some of the important ways that a specialist HVAC recruiter can help you take the next step in your career.

How Employers Benefit from Using a Specialized MEP Recruiter

If you are hiring mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) engineers, you should consider working with a specialist MEP recruiter. This is even more true for companies hiring sales talent in the MEP industry.

How to Hire the Right Recruiter for your HVAC-R or MEP Engineering Business

For any business, having a carefully selected team of management and sales executives that you can rely on is extremely important — especially so in a niche market like HVAC-R or Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Engineering. As we discussed in our last post, hiring for these highly technical roles can be very difficult, even more so when your hiring efforts span multiple departments and skill sets. Soliciting the help of an experienced recruiter, familiar with your industry, can help you make the right hiring decision.