Seeing how it is almost February I am a little late for my 2015 predictions, but I am going to make them anyway. First, there is no doubt there will be further consolidation in solar this year. China has already announced that they would like to consolidate the number of solar manufacturers over the next…
The Solar job market has continually progressed at a rate approximately 10 times faster than the overall economy (according to the SEIA solar jobs census report). http://www.seia.org/solar-jobs We are in a candidate driven market, meaning it’s a good time to be exploring other career options. Check out this infographic to see where we are seeing…
We get a lot of questions about behavioral based interview questions. Behavioral based interviewing has been around for years since behavioral based questions have been found to be significantly more predictive of how someone will perform vs traditional questioning. Basically, an interviewer will ask you to describe how you overcame obstacles or achieved results in…
I recently had the opportunity to sit in on an interview for a Vice President of Engineering with a leading Solar Developer. The interview went well overall, but as the interview progressed, the inevitable question came up: Why are you looking to leave your company? Now, I know this individual had some very good reasons…
We have all been on an interview and not gotten the job. You may have decided it wasn’t the right fit and passed on the opportunity or there may have been other candidates that they decided to move forward with. Especially when there are multiple people with similar backgrounds the little things in an interview…
First Impressions can make or break the interview. It is amazing how many people show up to their interviews without preparing. Would you accept a speaking engagement without first practicing? Then why would you head to an interview that could change the course of your career without some prior research and practice? Make sure to…