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…
How to put yourself in the school leadership picture by Angela Tjalsma July 6, 2023 Q: I’m a primary school teacher and really love the profession. I qualified six years ago and am now thinking moving into a school leadership role. Any suggestions on how to put myself in the school leadership picture? (AH, email).…
Show results of your workplace contribution in job… by Angela Tjalsma January 19, 2022 Continuing our series on the START method used in job interviews, this week we come to Results. As you will know from the previous columns, START stands for Situation, Task, Action(s), Result(s) and Them. The START method is a storytelling…
How to break down competency-based interviews into… by Angela Tjalsma December 21, 2021 Q: Of late I’ve been hearing a lot about competency-based interviews. Indeed, you have referred to them on a few occasions. I hadn't done gone for a new job for years until this summer and the whole interview world has…
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.…
