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Ep. 68 Passing Zone: Taking Interview Skills To The Next Level (Special Guest Gene Rice)

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In this fantastic episode Brad and Cassie sit down with Gene Rice, the Chairman of Rice Cohen International and the Author of the new book, Grad to Grown-Up: 68 Tips to Excel in Your Personal and Professional Life to discuss how to become an expert interviewer and start landing job offers! Some key highlights from this episode include: 

  • Gene tells our listeners about his career journey and his background of examining talent. 
  • Gene discusses what has he seen to be as some of the common ingredients that so many successful young professionals share. 
  • He breaks down what he considers to be the top 2 or 3 things people get wrong about interviewing and how to shift to start becoming a "grandmaster" of interviewing. 
  • For young people just starting their first professional job search, interviewing is intimidating, Gene talks about what steps can they take to manage that fear
  • From the perspective of someone who’s been in countless interviews and hired or rejected thousands of candidates, Gene talks about when he is  conducting an interview what is he looking for to let them know they are hirable? 
  • Behavioral questions are a pain for many candidates. We’ve all heard about using various methods to answer these. Gene talks about the origins of these interview questions and how young people can tackle them the right way. 
  • Gene also highlights the importance of a great follow up after the interview is over. 
  • What is the best piece of career advice that he could pass along to this next generation. 

    • Guest Info: 

    Gene Rice, Chairman of Rice Cohen International (Recruiting/Search Firm)

    Website: www.ricecohentraining.com

    Book Website: https://www.gradtogrownup.com/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grice11

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gradtogrownupbook/

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