Over 500 students and families benefit from Mayo CAO webinar Baineann breis is 500 mac léinn agus teaghlach leas as seimineár eolais CAO i Maigh Eo
Over 500 people viewed a special free CAO webinar for Leaving Cert students broadcast from Mayo last week, and the archive is now available for others to watch. D’fhéach breis is 500 duine ar sheimineár speisialta CAO saor in aisce do mhic léinn na hArdteiste a craoladh ó Mhaigh Eo an tseachtain seo caite, […]
Show results of your workplace contribution in job interviews
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 format to allow you perform better in competency-based job interviews. In Situation, you let the […]
Actions you took are at the heart of the START method
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 under-performing team / established a new process, etc.] …’ or ‘outline when you made a […]
Live Webinar / Webinar Beo will help students as CAO deadline looms
As the Central Admissions Office (CAO) deadline looms, second-level students and their families are invited to a free Live Webinar / Webinar Beo with renowned careers expert, Brian Mooney. De réir mar a thagann spriocdháta na Príomh-Oifige Iontrála (CAO) níos gaire, tugtar cuireadh do mhic léinn dara leibhéal agus dá dteaghlaigh chuig Webinar Beo saor […]
How to let the interview panel see the significance of your career stories
In this column, we continue our series breaking down the START answering method that will stand to you in one of the most common type of interviews, namely the competency-based interview. In the first column in the series, we explained how START stands for the five key steps of an answer – Situation, Task, Action, […]
How to break down competency-based interviews into manageable steps
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 changed. All tips would be appreciated. (FG, email). A: Yes, there has been a huge […]
Why hand movements can be your interview friend
Q: Every time I go to an interview, I am conscious of the fact that I move my hands far too much when speaking. Face to face it doesn’t appear too bad, but in online interviews it looks crazy. I can see myself in the screen gesticulating and waving like a mad thing, going like […]
How to deal with a rapid-fire job interview
This week, we go over and back by email with a reader who submitted a query – you may find the exchange useful if you have a job interview in the offing. Hopefully you won’t run into a similar scenario. ER (by email): The interview I did last week felt more like a rapid-fire quiz […]
Confirmation of online Interview Training session – Ankica Jurcevic
Key details re our online Interview Training session Fee: €260 (incl. VAT). This fee is payable before the session HERE. Please complete the following steps (required) Complete our Interview Workbook HERE and email it back to us at least one working day before the session. Email us your CV or Application Form, and if you have the […]
How to get the best results in a job interview
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. A story is a story. I told them what I did and gave a general […]