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For many, the #1 dreaded interview question is “tell me about yourself.” Unfortunately, some people don't spend much time preparing for this one enough, and it is not as difficult as you may think when you have the formula to guide you.

How to answer the question, “What is your greatest weakness?” 

It is one of those tricky interview questions that interviewers will sometimes ask. Why would the interviewer want to focus on your weaknesses rather than your strengths? What are they trying to figure out? 

In this video, I will share with you how to prepare for a virtual panel interview.

Why am I talking about this today? Well, one of my clients in the Purpose-Driven Career program just got to the third round of interviews at one of her dream companies, and this one is going to be a panel interview. 

What is a panel interview? A panel interview is when you've got 3-5 people sitting in front of you from different departments within the company, each with their own set of questions, goals, and pain points. 

When you hear the term "networking event" what comes to mind?

Dread, nervousness, anxiety, discomfort, and awkwardly forced conversations?

How to Successfully Ask for a Raise

Let’s face it: We all want to make more money. We might have ambition or want to take on more projects. Or we might want to be rewarded for loyalty or completing a big project on time and under budget.

But having those difficult conversations of asking for a raise can be trickier. It’s hard to broach the concept of money with management, particularly because you might not be sure what your flexibility in numbers is and you might not be sure what kind of options exist. 

One thing to do is research — to figure out what your profession pays people. You also need to figure out what’s stopping you from asking for a raise. For some people, they just aren’t comfortable with the conversation. Some think they might be termed pushy. Or perhaps its lack of confidence, self doubt or maybe they just haven’t taken the time to sit down and reflect and analyze what they’ve accomplished in their role up to this point.

So how can you get over your worries and instead ask for (and get) the raise you deserve? This graphic offers some ideas.