Dress code has me flummoxed
Q: I have an interview for a well-known IT social media giant, but I’m not sure how to dress for the interview? I know the office environment is casual. What’s appropriate? (DR, email). A: This is a very interesting question. As we know, many people working in the IT/social media sectors don’t go with the […]
Bluffing is not the way to go
Q: If I get asked a difficult question, and I can’t think of the answer on the spot, or if I never knew it in the first place, how should I approach answering it? (DC, email). A: The initial temptation might be to bluff your answer. And many candidates have bravely gone down this route […]
Multiple interviewers – who do I address?
Q: I will be interviewed by multiple interviewers at once. Who should I look at when answering questions? (EC, email). A: A big interview panel throwing questions at you can feel like having four prosecutors on your case – no wonder people get nervous and uptight, writes Patricia Maloney, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. Address […]
They’re your moves – claim them
Q: In my last interview, the interviewer rattled me by asking in a very unimpressed tone if I was a job hopper. He pointed to an eight-year period in my 20s when I had four different jobs. However, I look on that that as a very productive time in my career when I learned loads […]
Panel’s one-dimensional view hampered my chances
Q: I went for a job interview last week and felt the interview panel were unable or unwilling to see more in me than people management. The job required knowledge and experience of branding, public relations, project management and engagement with local authorities, government agencies and other public bodies. I’ve done all of that to […]
Deep research pays dividends in job interviews
Q: This is sort of an ‘asking for a friend’ question, if you know what I mean. Of all the things people do poorly when preparing – or failing to prepare – for interviews, which, in your experience, is the most grievous? Is there one that you encounter repeatedly? (DF, email). A: I might give […]
Closing summary can make the right impact
Q: At the end of the interview, they asked me if I had anything I would like to add to what I had already said. It threw me, and mumbled ‘no’. At that stage, I had given a lot of myself and felt I had nothing left to say. Any suggestions? (IK, email). A: I […]
Questions candidates get asked in jobs interviews: member of An Garda Síochána
We deal with hundreds of clients going for job interview each year – and we’re constantly asking them what they get asked. This a collection of those very questions. We update it on an ongoing basis and hope you find it useful. If you would like to submit to us questions you’ve been asked, email liam.horan@slinuacareers.com […]
Teachers – Have a look at our school
Some teachers, including school leaders, often enquire where they can find that one document that is the ‘fountain of knowledge’, from which to work from, when preparing for the interview process. Sad to say there is no definitive ‘golden book’, if only life were so easy! However, it is surprising how many teachers, preparing for […]
Competency-based questions for teachers
Teaching and school management posts are now becoming more and more available in Ireland, after the post-economic collapse recruitment embargo. Lots of teachers are very rusty when it comes to job interviews. Competency-based interviews are commonplace now. In this video, Liam Horan talks about the STAR technique and how you can put it to good use in interviews. In the […]