Should I use a cover letter in job application? by Angela Tjalsma December 2, 2022 Q: I'm applying for my first job in eleven years – all that time I've been happy in my current role, but I've started to get itchy feet. I have put a lot of work into fine tuning my CV…
Actions you took are at the heart of the START method by Angela Tjalsma January 12, 2022 This is the third in our series of five columns explaining the START answering method that candidates find useful in competency-based job interviews. Typical competency-based questions start with ‘tell me about a time when you [were asked to lead an…
Coping with remote work overload by Angela Tjalsma November 25, 2022 Q: I’m a member of a remote working team collaborating on a major project – and I’m struggling. It feels like everything has to be scheduled and I never know if people are even concentrating in Zoom meetings. I feel…
How to keep your eyes on the prize in short-term role by Angela Tjalsma March 31, 2022 Q: I’ve been offered six months in a company where I would really like to build a long-term career. It is a temporary, short-term role with a September project deadline. Once the project's over, I’ll be gone. Any tips for…
How to get the best results in a job interview by Angela Tjalsma December 2, 2021 Q: It was a very unusual job interview, I felt. Every time I told a story in response to a question, they pushed me to elaborate more on the result of the story. I didn’t really know what to say.…
Facing the ‘bad cop’ in a job interview by Angela Tjalsma September 16, 2022 Q: At an interview I attended last week, I felt the panel had designated one interviewer as a ‘good cop’, while another played the role of ‘bad cop’. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's how it looked and felt to me.…
