Recruitment advice from Elon Musk
When asked by an audience member at Austin’s annual South by Southwest (SXSW) festival on what has been his “biggest mistake,” entrepreneur and Tesla/SpaceX founder Elon Musk said? “The biggest mistake, in general, I’ve made, is to put too much of a weighting on someone’s talent and not enough on their personality. And I’ve made […]
Reinventing the interview – key tips for you
I keep up with interview trends and recently downloaded REINVENTING THE INTERVIEW – 5 new ways to screen candidates from LinkedIn Talent Solutions. Reinventing the interview starts with a negative view of interviews, but I know that competency-based interviews and assessment centres have much stronger validity. To do a competency interview well you need to […]
Competency Based Interview
Interview Coaching We don’t go to many interviews, and when we do get shortlisted we want to be successful. So much depends on our preparation as well as how we answer questions. My interview coaching service is effective and clients get great results. I’m also mindful of different budgets, hence offering an online course – […]
I’m low energy – what to do at an interview – Reader question
“I had an interview and the feedback I got was that I was too low energy. You can imagine that was a problem since this was for a sales role. I am a pretty even-keeled guy, and His only hangup was my energy level? How do I respond to the interviewer, and what do I […]
The Inexperienced Interviewer – hints and tips for your interview
The inexperienced interviewer There are so many hints and tips for interviews, let’s start with the inexperienced interviewer. The inexperienced interviewer will fail to demonstrate good interview techniques and this can make an interview much harder than with an experienced interviewer. Here are 10 hints and tips for interviews to help you. This interview […]
Should you be honest at a job interview
Should you be honest at a job interview? Being honest about your flaws could land you the job Should you hide your weaknesses or be upfront and bold about them. Should you be honest at a job interview. Too often when asked about weaknesses we fall into the habit of stating safe reasons such as […]
Video Interview – learn to be comfortable with the technology and perform at your best
The video interview is becoming increasingly common. You may well be aware of the Skype interview, but this differs. You aren’t going to be interacting with an interviewer but responding to prepared questions. Your answer is recorded and later reviewed by one or more members of the organisation. The video interview is used regularly in […]
Skype Interviews – tips to help you perform at your best
Skype Interviews are becoming mainstream. Just a few years ago, video conferencing involved using expensive equipment. Now it is much easier using Skype. I regular have Skype interviews with clients, and although I’m not making judgements, often it could be better, so here’s some helpful advice for when you have Skype interviews. You probably already […]
The Strengths Based Interview – Advice for Candidates
Competences v Strengths You are probably familiar with the competency approach to interviews. This is the one where specific questions are asked to draw out your transferable skills from previous experience, for example: “Describe a time you have had to work effectively as part of a team?” The strengths approach focus moves away from what […]
Salary negotiation
Many of us hate to talk about money, and we may get this from our parents. We may feel embarrassed that we have too little or not want to impress with how much we earn. It can be worse for artists who feel that what we do is above money and see it as two […]
