Tag Archives: Job 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, Interview
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5 Important Tips for a Successful Horse Job Interview
Interviewing for a new horse job can make you anxious and stressful. Here are five tips to keep you on track during interviews:
1. Do your homework. Find out as much as you can about the employer, before you interview. Use the internet to do your research. [...]
Posted in Interviewing, Relationships, Uncategorized
Also tagged horse job, Interview Advice
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Questions You May Be Afraid to Ask in a Horse Job Interview
One of our readers asked us to give some tips on how to obtain sensitive information about prospective equine employers. Let’s face it, when you interview for a horse job you are in a vulnerable position. You want to know as much information as you can about the job you [...]
Posted in About Horse Jobs, Interviewing, Relationships, Uncategorized
Also tagged horse job, pre-employment questions
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Who Pays Travel Costs to Horse Job Interview?
Who pays the expenses when horse job applicants have to travel to an interview? Sometimes travel distances can be several hundred or even thousands of miles. Expenses may include air fare, automobile mileage, rental car, and/or hotel bills.
In the horse industry nothing is customary. Travel expenses are negotiable between applicants and the equine [...]
Posted in Business of Horses, Interviewing, Job Search Tips, Relationships, Uncategorized
Also tagged equine employment, horse job, interview expenses, travel expenses
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Breaking the Ice – How to Talk to a Horse Job Applicant
We live in an age of email and voice mail. We never seem to have time to “just have a chat” with someone we don’t know. Yet, when we need to screen and assess horse job applicants, a personal conversation is essential. Sometimes when we receive that first telephone [...]
Posted in Interviewing, Job Search Tips, Relationships, Uncategorized
Also tagged equine employer, horse job, Job Search
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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, Interview, Job hunting
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