Seven tips to shine in a recorded job interview
Q: I’ve been called for a job interview in a fortnight’s time. But this is not any ordinary interview: I’m being interviewed by a camera. Yes, it will be recorded, and then judged by someone else and I will then learn my fate. The process is devoid of human interaction. How cold! I’m spooked. Ease […]
How to recover from a bad interview
Q: I did a bad interview – there’s no other way of saying it. I didn’t need to wait for the inevitable PFO letter to know that I had gone down in a ball of flames. I was so hopeful beforehand, but it just ran away for me, and it felt like I couldn’t stop […]
Eight things not to do in a job interview
Q: Can you give me some ‘must not do in a job interview’ pointers? I fear that I have built up some bad habits over the years and I would like to start eradicating them. It almost feels like I need a total reset. Your pointers might kickstart me? (OK, email). A: My pleasure. Here […]
Five tips to make a job interview more ‘real’
Q: I often find interviews stilted or impersonal. I struggle to bring the real me into the room. It’s like listening to a recording of myself. Any tips on how to make a job interview more real? (CG, email). A: A good interview panel should relax you to the point that the ‘real’ you emerges […]
Should I go for face-to-face or online interview?
Q: I have been offered the choice of face-to-face or online for the interview. I dislike interviews at the best of times and I’m finding it hard to say which one I prefer. I have a good chance of getting the job as I have the experience they require, but I struggle to get the […]
Facing the ‘bad cop’ in a job interview
Q: At an interview I attended last week, I felt the panel had designated one interviewer as a ‘good cop’, while another played the role of ‘bad cop’. Maybe I’m wrong, but that’s how it looked and felt to me. The good cop would ask the soft question and the bad cop would follow up […]
Prepare for the unexpected in a job interview
Q: I’m going for an important job interview next week and I really want to be ready for the unexpected. I know that’s a contradiction in terms. But are they any possibilities I should consider. My aim is to leave it all out on the pitch, as the saying goes, so any tips, or tales […]
Nine tips for a better presentation
Q: They’ve asked me to do a 12-minute presentation at a job interview next week. The presentation will focus on the challenges I see for the sector (car sales) in the years ahead. I have very little experience of this kind of thing – the interview is for the position of financial controller. Where would […]
How ‘unasked questions’ can make your answers better
Q: I have put huge work into preparing for a job interview next week. It is a position I really want to get as it will set me up for the next ten years or so of my career, either in this role or in another one that will almost certainly evolve from it. I’ve […]
Five tips on how to win over a voluntary committee in interview
Q: I’ve a job interview next week, but the employer is not your typical corporate or public organisation – they’re a community group. The successful candidate will be their first full-time employee and will manage a centre that provides a range of services to the community. I know I can do the job. But I […]