Tag Archives: Interview
Hire GOOD help and keep them
Words of Advice from the founder of Equimax:
“It just seems to me that all these people that want jobs in the horse industry are a bunch of gypsies”
I hear statements like this about bad experiences with employees almost every day… I have listened to the complaints of both job seekers and job providers. One thing [...]
Posted in Interviewing, Relationships
Also tagged Employee Relations, equine career, equine employers, Hiring and Training, Job interview
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Breaking the Ice – Starting a Conversation with an Equine Employer
We live in an age of email and voice mail. Many horse industry job seekers don’t feel at ease chatting with an employer they don’t know. Yet, when we need to secure employment, a personal conversation with each prospective employer is essential. Sometimes when we receive that first telephone [...]
Posted in Interviewing, Job Search Tips, Relationships, Uncategorized
Also tagged equine employment, horse job, jobsearch
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Body Language Influences Hiring Decisions in Horse Jobs
You know how horses read your body language. Well, interviewers read your body language too, even if they are not totally aware of it. The chances are you are not totally aware of it either. Check out this article by Dennis McCafferty :
“The body language of interviewees can have a major influence on hiring [...]
Posted in Career Coaching, Interviewing, Job Search Tips, Relationships, Uncategorized
Also tagged Body language, equine employemnt, horse jobs
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Assign Tasks to Your Equine Job Applicants – Ultimate Screening
Every equine employer wants people who are organized, self-motivated, punctual, attentive, loyal, and trustworthy. However, these are subjective qualities that you as an employer will need to assess in each applicant for your horse jobs. Putting words like these in your help wanted ads reveals your ignorance of sound [...]
Posted in Business of Horses, Interviewing, Relationships, Uncategorized
Also tagged attitude, hiring, job candidate, screening, testing
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Equine Employment – Negotiating so Everybody Wins
Conventional wisdom says “stick up for number one.” “Nobody will take care of you if you don’t.” Our society sends us the message that this is the attitude we should have when we negotiate for a job. Negotiating is seen by many people as a “battle of adversaries.” [...]
Posted in Business of Horses, Interviewing, Relationships, Uncategorized
Also tagged Career Coaching, negotiation
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7 warning signs that an Equestrian Job Candidate Won’t Work Out
When you interview people for equestrian jobs, listen carefully to what a candidate says to you. Watch for these warning signs.
1. If the candidate stresses how dependable, hard-working, and competent they are, but cannot present any facts to back up these claims, there may be a problem.
2. If you ask a [...]
Posted in Business of Horses, Interviewing, Job Search Tips, Relationships, Uncategorized
Also tagged employees, equine jobs, hiring, horse jobs
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How to Dress for a Horse Job Interview
The wrong clothing can ruin the impression you create in a horse job interview. If you are applying for a job as a Barn Manager, and you show up dressed like a Wall Street Secretary, or a Mortgage Banker in a coat and tie or a pants suit, you will probably blow the interview [...]
Posted in About Horse Jobs, Interviewing, Job Search Tips, Uncategorized
Also tagged dress, horse jobs, Job hunting, Job interview
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