I spend a lot of my day’s blogging about the best way to secure a job role from writing your CV, updating your LinkedIn profile all the way to the day of the interview! But what about the things you SHOULDN’T do in your job search? There are a number of pitfalls you need to …
Getting your first job role can be a difficult task. You have worked your hardest to get that all important degree but you may not have the commercial experience that your employers are looking for. You need to demonstrate to your interviewer that you have the desired skills they are looking for; so What qualities …
It’s that time of year, students are handing in their final assignments, sitting their last exams and breathing a sigh of relief that their degree is over! That also means that the majority of these students are applying for Graduate job roles and attending what will probably be their first professional interview. Interview environments are …
You have to be careful with this job interview question because it is very easy to give an answer which will sound the same as every other candidate. Most candidates will launch into the usual great culture, values, talented people etc type of response which is meaningless and which the interviewers have heard time and …
The job market is evolving rapidly along with the techniques and methods used by employers to attract and hire employees as are the nature of some of the questions put to candidates in order to identify those with the best fit. Some of these recent questions include the one that asks candidates to tell the interviewer …
I know that most of you are bombarded with information and hints about how you conduct yourself during an interview so here’s another one just to cheer you up. During a job interview besides dressing correctly, speaking clearly and slowly and using the correct body language you also have to be very careful not to …
There are many facets of a job interview that are important stretching from the writing of your CV, the covering letter, how you dress, talk, answer questions etc etc. Amongst these important topics you have your actual body language and this is equally imperative to get right during the interview phase. As we all know …
So well done you have got yourself a Job Interview. Okay – we know all about finding job offers, writing your resume and the covering letter, the way you present yourself, how you speak and your body language. We also have spoken about how you ask and answer the questions but this article cuts right …
So you have a big interview coming up and you want to be sure you stand out from the rest of the candidates? What you are looking for is interview success and a step up your career ladder. When you go into to a job interview one of the best things you can do is …
A job interview is the final stage when you have an opportunity to impress a potential employer. Failing this task usually means the end of the road for that job opportunity. Job seeking can be a confusing and uninspiring task that can quickly drain your enthusiasm and positive outlook. However, there are several simple actions …