A few days ago I wrote an article about how to describe your leadership abilities and experience during a job interview. If you’ve missed it, you’ll find a link at the bottom of this article. Given the importance of effective leaders in any organization, the companies try to ask many questions to evaluate a candidate’s [...]
Articles from the category job interviews
Apr
21
When it comes to interviews, different questions are asked for different posts and positions. Clearly, there will be a one set of questions asked for the profile of a general manager and different set of questions asked to a sales person. In the same vein, a different set of questions will be asked to a person [...]
Jul
29
I have been hearing lately from some clients that the job search is taking them much longer than anticipated – companies are slow in making decisions, and in some cases, they have opted to advance an internal employee after interviewing several candidates. I’ve seen that situation happen many times in my recruitment career and it’s [...]
Jul
29
Group interviews are becoming more popular with employers these days for several reasons. Firstly, it expedites the interviewing process. Instead of being at the employer for 4 hours meeting different people, or, even worse, having to come back for several rounds of interviews (which is tricky when you are working full time!), they can have [...]
Jul
22
To many people, the interview is over once they leave the interview room. However, to the pros, this is the perfect opportunity to stand out from the rest. It’s important to follow up with the employer in a way that shows your continued interest and helps your candidacy. Watch some tips in this video: I’d love to hear your thoughts on [...]
Jun
10
In both my recruitment and coaching jobs, I hear from a lot of people who are currently looking for a new job, but they are starting from a defeated attitude. They figure there aren’t many jobs and there’s no money and it’s impossible to get a pay rise in the current economy. There are also [...]
Apr
29
Most job seekers meet somewhere between 3-5 people at their target company during an interview process. They usually only meet these people once – on interview day. But what is the value of meeting more people? Well, obviously, the more people you meet the more knowledge you’ll have about how the target company works. You [...]
Apr
25
Finding a great job these days could be tough. Hiring Managers have smaller budgets and every job offer counts. When several people have an input into a hiring decision and executives focus on a significant ROI for new hires, Hiring Managers are cautious. A poor hiring decision would be felt for months, if not longer. [...]
