Thinking on your feet can be crucial in a job interview
Q: In a recent job interview the panel asked a scenario question: “what would you do if somebody turned up for work with a smell of drink?” I was going for a job as manager of a retail store and despite working in the sector for almost ten years, I have never encountered this type […]
What to do when you hit ‘the black ice’ in a job interview
Q: I froze in the job interview. There is no other word for it. I was going great guns until they threw a question at me that caught me off guard. I stumbled through that and knew from their reaction that it hadn’t gone well. For the rest of the interview, I was a mess. […]
Face-to-face or Zoom interview – which is better?
Q: Now that COVID-19 restrictions are fast vanishing, what would your preference be for interviews in the long If you were called for one tomorrow, would you prefer to go face-to-face in a room or take the Zoom option, if offered? I have seen some cases lately where both options were made available. As I […]
Unexpected promotion opportunity may just be too soon
Q: This might strike you as an unusual scenario. An unexpected promotional opportunity has certainly taken me by surprise. Just two months ago I started a new role and I’m only finding my feet. However, the company is expanding rapidly, and our department comprises an experienced manager and five of us who have joined the […]
Interview panel really put me through my paces
Q: I did the second interview for a company last week. The interview panel asked me to deliver a presentation on my ideas for the role. It was tricky because I don’t work in the company and the sector is complex. I gave it my best shot but was taken aback when they cross examined […]
Sprucing up your CV after 20 years
Q: I’m updating my CV for the first time in 20 years – for my last three jobs, I was head-hunted within my sector (sales). Now I’ve seen a job I’d like to chase, and I need a CV. I’ve a few questions that perhaps you can answer? (KK, email). A: We’re happy to try. […]
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How to flesh out your initial answers in a job interview
Q: I did a job interview last week and one of the things that surprised me was the extent to which they cross-examined me after my answers. Every time I gave an answer, they had at least one follow up question – e.g., how I felt I did in the scenario, what I learned from […]
The world really is your oyster
One unexpected benefit of the pandemic has been the opportunity to work or study from your location, rather than having to relocate. Staying local is now an option that was never open to many of us before Covid-19. Employers, colleges and universities have adapted and changed the world of work and study resulting in more […]
Bring ‘them’ into your interview answers – ‘they’ will value it
We now come to the fifth and final article in our series on the START method. To recap, START is a storytelling method you can use in competency-based job interviews. It stands for Situation, Task, Action(s), Result(s) and Them. STAR has been an industry standard for years. The Them part at the end is our […]