Rethink the interview
Do you get very nervous about a forthcoming interview, hating the thought of having to sell yourself … and knowing you find it hard to both sparkle and provide competent examples. A substantial element of my interview coaching process is working on ‘mindset’. What my clients say to themselves. Too often the stories they […]
Body Language Interview Tips
I can’t stress enough to you how important your body language is during an interview Whether you do it consciously or subconsciously, your body language expresses your feelings to the person that you’re speaking with. Interviewers pick up on these things and they have significant impact on their decision making process. Have you ever spoken […]
The end of ‘Google questions?’, behavioural interviews rule
In the Sunday Times I read that Google is going to stop asking the teaser questions at interview such as “How many piano tuners are there in the world?” The article was based on a more extensive article in the New York Times. There are a whole heap of these sorts of questions asked at interview […]
Questions to ask at the end of the interview
Over to you … Questions to ask at the end of the interview At the end of the interview, you will be asked if you have any questions. Far too many candidates miss out, and say that everything has been covered, this makes for a week ending. Demonstrate you have done your homework and choose […]
How to increase your chance of success at interview
Stop: before you start thinking about interviews. Is your CV and cover letter ready to do you justice? Do you know yourself? What are your strengths? Why do you want this job? How much are you worth? It’s important to understand yourself to enable you to be a credible candidate. If you don’t understand your strengths and […]
Skype interviews – advice from the career coach
Just a few years ago, video conferencing involved using expensive equipment. Now it is much easier through the use of Skype. Maybe you already use Skype to talk with friends. It’s free to download and all you need is a webcam, a microphone and an internet connection. Skype makes it easy to be interviewed for […]
What we can learn from casting directors, advice from the career coach
Casting directors have a pivotal role in the success of a film, choosing the actor who will fully portray a character. At casting sessions actors will often try and guess the type of person and adapt how they appear. I remember reading many years ago that when Martine McCutcheon went for the role of Tiffany […]
Interviews – DO NOT go to interview just for practice
You must want the job! One of my clients has emailed with good news, he’s got an interview next week, he’s not sure if he wants the job but said that he would go along as it is good for interview practice. No, No, No! You must want the job you apply for otherwise you […]
Winning Interview Answers is published in Chinese!
A note from my publisher that Winning Interview Answers has now been published in Chinese. There are a few pages in English, such as the CV examples, for example
The inside story from a shortlister (interview tips from award winning career coach)
Yesterday I did some short listing for a job. Applicants had to answer 3 competency based questions. I did wonder if some of the candidates had actually looked at the competences. For this company, all applicants were given quite a lot of detail on the competences and that’s a clue! If you are told that […]
