Company knowledge is crucial at interview
I know some people who work in the company where I am seeking to get a job. Over the years, they’ve told me things and as I prepare for the interview they are telling me a good bit more. It is a fairly secretive organisation – a multinational – and I want to be careful […]
Can I ask what the salary is at interview?
Q: I’m applying for a job and have confirmed I will attend for interview next Friday. No exact salary or salary range was mentioned in the advertisement or the email calling me to interview. I’m just out of college so can I ask what the salary is at interview?? (EF, email). A: I think this […]
Job interview questions from the coal-face
An Irish company recently circulated these job interview questions to recruiters within their organisation. When it comes to job interview questions, we can’t really anticipate what a panel may throw at you, but this list should get you thinking. Have poise, charm and committed work group participation ever been an important part of your job? […]
‘Searching interview brought out the best in me’
Q: This is not so much a question as an observation. I went for an interview last week in my own company – and the panel gave me a right grilling. I could feel the sweat running down my back. It felt like an hour in the cage with Conor McGregor. They probed almost every […]
Finish decisively, don’t drift
Q: I did a job interview last week and generally did well, but I didn’t know how to finish my answers. Should I wait until they talk over me? (OP, email). A: Finish when you’re finished. When you have given enough information on the topic at hand, stop, writes Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua […]
‘I never recovered from a bad start’
Q: In a job interview I recently did, I got myself into a right lather trying to deal with the ‘talk us through your CV’ question – the very first question of the day. I felt like I was talking for an age. I could see they were getting bored, and I started to doubt […]
Future proof can boost job interview
When going for a job interview, the tendency is to look to what you have done in the past – but you might only be telling half the story they need to hear, writes Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. In my experience, candidates all too often look inwards when preparing for interview. They […]
Winning at the third time of asking
Q: I went for the first interview full of beans. I felt I did well and I was called back for a second interview. And again. Next week I go for the third interview for this position. It’s not the head of NASA. It’s a middle management role. The last day I had to do […]
How minding my own business cost me at interview
Q: I run my own business but want a change. I went for a job interview last week. Despite my best efforts at convincing the panel that I will unplug myself from the business, I believe I failed to convince them. They kept coming back to how I would juggle both even though I made […]
Seven tips for a local authority interview
Q: I am going for an interview for a job in my local county council. I’m told I should know stuff about what the council does but, to be honest, I haven’t much of a clue. I’m not politically minded, more of a ‘live and let live’ type woman. Where do I even start? (ER, […]