The Importance of Structure in Interview Responses
Picture this: you’re in an interview, the interviewer leans forward, asks you a question…and your mind races. You know you’ve got a good example, often more than one, but as you start talking it comes out in a jumble. Halfway through, you realise you’re rambling. By the end, you’re not even sure if you answered […]
Structure of Interview Training Sessions
Traditional Interview Training Session Structure: HERE Competency-based Training Session Structure: HERE
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 […]
Don’t know about the company? Game over, ball burst
Q: In my last job interview, I really struggled when they asked me what I knew about the company. The truth is that I have been going through a never-ending round of interviews since leaving college and I almost didn’t even know the name of the company, let alone some details about what they do. […]
I was kept down, now I need to rise to the challenge
Q: I’m going for an interview in my own company next week. I’ve been working here for ten years and, to be honest, I have been kept down by my boss, despite my best efforts to get involved in various initiatives. She has now retired, and I fear that in the interview I will be […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Stressful situations at work, how I learned from the tough days
Q: I was surprised when one of the interviewers asked me how I handled stressful situations at work. I tried to tell her that I didn’t really feel stress on the job, but she didn’t buy it. I mumbled something about a time when our main suppliers had a major supply line issue, but the […]
How you can get into your stride at interviews
Q: After perhaps ten seconds of niceties at the start of the interview, the lead interviewer asked me why they should hire me. She said that I had as much time as I needed for the answer. This really threw me. I mumbled a few things about my strengths and experience, but I know I […]