You’ve been applying for job after job, going through the application motions, and you finally receive an invite for a face to face interview for your dream job. Excitement sets in, which soon turns to panic as you’re lacking recent interview experience. Preparation is vital for success as interviewers expect you to be fully invested …
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 …
The age old phrase is true, if you Fail to Prepare = Prepare to Fail, and that phrase definitely rings true when it comes to your first job interview. Other than a few part-time jobs in bars and shops while at University, the majority of students won’t have experienced a corporate interview environment. That is …
The vast majority of candidates attending a graduate job interview go to it with just one thing on their mind. When you think about it this is perfectly natural given the hoops most of them have jumped through just to get to the interview stage. The job search, the covering letter and a perfectly presentable …
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 …
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 …
To properly arm and prepare yourself for the next interview it is usually vitally important that you elicit feedback on why you did not get that job you have just interviewed for. Wondering why you failed the last interview doesn’t instill confidence in you when going for the next one. But when and how should …
Autumn is here and that means employers are looking to hire. Knowing the company you plan to apply to and doing your research will increase your odds of getting into the career you’re looking for with your new degree. Here are a few tips to make you stand out in a crowd. Prove yourself to the …
As a freshly-minted University graduate, you may not believe you bring much to the table experience-wise, but—in addition to the book knowledge you’ve absorbed in your chosen field of study—sometimes it’s the surprisingly simple things that count! But I just graduated from University! What job getting skills do I have? Were you involved in a …
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