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 […]
LinkedIn Photos
LinkedIn is an essential part of our career management and job search and I gave a master class on this last week. One question I often get asked is about a photo – and how important is it? It’s critical, we look at people’s faces and are drawn to their eyes so you need a […]
The Side Project
As you plan on a new career, you may consider working for yourself … you wonder if you can make money from an internet business or another business idea. One great way to get started, and minimise the risk is a side project. The side project is probably a means of making money but it […]
Take a break to be more effective
I’m back from a week away in Turkey, deciding to travel with just hand luggage and with a miserly 5kg allowance I needed to travel light, so no laptop and no work, and it was good. With technology it can be so easy to be ‘always on’ but I chose to only check emails once […]
CV – when the recruiter is bored!
I’m bored with CVs says a recruiter As a career coach I also read recruitment magazines so I understand changes that can impact my clients. Recently I read that Rob Ryan, a recruitment and talent manager for Tesco Telecoms/ Tesco mobile told hospitality recruiters at a Caterer breakfast meeting that when recruiting internally for promotion […]
Applicant Tracking Software (ATS)
Organisations are using Applicant Tracking Software to help manage the high volume of applicants who apply for jobs that are advertised online. Many applicants are poorly qualified for jobs they apply for and there just isn’t the time to skim read all application. The ATS software scans for key words related to a particular job.
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 […]
The elevator speech that works
Have you got an elevator pitch? You probably do – career coaches and job search experts have been promoting the use of them for years. I have got clients to practice a 60 second pitch but I’m now moving away from this. Do you really want to make a pitch to someone? So I’m getting […]
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 […]
Find jobs through people you know
The importance of who you know. How people you know will help you get your next job There’s a good chance you will get your next job through someone you know. This used to be that someone that you would hear of a job opening through a friend, or they would arrange for you to […]
