Online Job Interview?

Job interviews are a crucial part of the hiring process for most, if not all companies. A job interview is a close conversation with someone that's interested in joining the company. Interviewers get a chance to really get a feel for how the interviewee acts, reacts, thinks, and even presents his/herself. How can this be learned by the interviewer if the interview is held online? How is the interviewee able to best present his/herself in an online interview?

Read this article from TIME, and respond to the following questions:

- What are a few benefits for having online interviews? (For the interviewer AND interviewee)

- What are some disadvantages?

- What are a few tips for being in an online job interview?

- Do you think you would prefer or not prefer to be interviewed online? Why?

Post your comments by midnight Friday, October 23rd.

Cybersecurity Experts

Read this article and respond to the following questions:

- Why do you think cybersecurity is one of the most urgent priorities according to the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary?

- How could cybersecurity experts help protect the United States?

- What do you think are the qualities and/or skills of cybersecurity experts? What are they good at that will allow them to help protect our country?

- According to the article, what do we rely on cybernetworks for?

- Do you think cybersecurity is important? Why or why not?

DUE: midnight 10/9/09