Tips for Online Interviews

With an increase in organisations opting to deliver job interviews online, applicants don’t only need to learn how to create job-winning answers, they now learn to become experts in video calls.  Video calls sound easy. You turn on your computer or phone, speak to the camera and that’s it – or is it?  The virtual set up is key to winning job interviews.  Most …

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How to get ready for a Video Interview

With remote working, flexible working, international hubs and bases, conducting interviews over video is becoming increasing popular. Therefore, it is important to prepare yourself for this possibility and this can be something that many people find dreadfully uncomfortable. We are used to telephone interviews, but video interviews are relatively new. Why are they being used? It helps accelerate recruitment processes …

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How to swot up for your interview

I have written a lot about how to prepare yourself for an interview and questions you might be asked, what questions to ask at the end and even what to wear.  More recently we had some clients ask us how to research into the organisation they are applying to: I have heard of interviewers conducting quick fire rounds like a game show to test a candidate’s knowledge …

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Smart casual or just smart? What is appropriate interview attire and does it matter?

So you have submitted all your applications or handed in your CV to potential employers and you have started to receive interview invitations. I have written blogs on how to prepare yourself for an interview and what questions you could ask an employer but what should you wear for that interview and does it really matter?  Unfortunately it is absolutely …

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Questions you can ask at the end of an interview?

No one likes the dreaded “Do you have any questions for us?” at the end of an interview.  You have just been through, what feels like, an interrogation, and the last thing you are thinking about is: ‘what can I ask that won’t make me blow my chances?’ This is when you go blank and run the risk of leaving a potentially disastrous last …

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How to nail a competency based interview

We all still struggle to answer those difficult interview questions, especially when we are under pressure. After putting in the hard work to job search, you have received the email inviting you to an interview.  But how do you prepare before the interview and how should you behave during the interview to make sure you nail that job?  I have …

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Your body language in an interview

Although preparing for an interview is very important you also need to be aware of your body language during an interview. Even if you answer all the questions perfectly if you have negative body language you could jeopardise your chances at being offered the role.  But what is the right body language? When you mention “body language” to someone in …