No matter how much is written on this subject, people make the same interview mistakes over and over. Go through this list of common mistakes and see how many of these traps you fall into. Do you talk too much….and too quickly? We’ve all seen people who talk themselves out of a job because they […]
The importance of ‘connection’ in an interview
In this TED talk, Itziar de Ros shares why she starts all her interviews with the question, “Who are you?” The underlying reason for this is she is trying to decide whether the person is “eligible to be a part of my life?” She believes this gives more opportunity for connection in an interview, and […]
Online interviews : how to prepare for success
No matter how experienced and confident you are in public speaking, the nerves suddenly appear when you are being interviewed for a new position. These nerves seem to be amplified when you’re facing an interview situation that you’ve not encountered previously. The brain starts working overtime to try and assess how best to handle this […]
How you can learn from an ‘unsuccessful’ interview
It is inevitable (for most of us) that we’ll be unsuccessful for many more job applications than we are successful. Yet despite all the practice we get in being told we’ve not got a position, many of us don’t learn from the interview experience. A former colleague of mine had a saying that ‘there’s […]
Missing out on jobs – what other people won’t tell you
A person famous within Catholic education once explained to me that people didn’t fully comprehend the extent to which an employer looked at the ‘full package’ when making an appointment. She was referring to matters such as dress, presentation, verbal communication skills, body language; and how the person connects with people. These aspects are integral […]
