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Tips to Improve your Interview Success
Interviews are still the most popular form of selection for most positions and often individuals that perform well at interview are selected ahead of those that are perhaps better qualified but who do not perform as well. Here are 10 tips to improve your interview skills before, during and after the interview.
Interview Questions: the Insiders Guide
Every interview consists of a series of questions from the interviewer to the job seekers and usually an opportunity for job seeker to ask questions. They all try to satisfy themselves at the end of the interview as to whether or not you can do the job, if you want the job and if you will fit in.
10 Classic Interview Mistakes
Many candidates who should be well experienced in interviewing still make elementary mistakes that often create a terminally negative impression with the interviewer. This article details ten classic mistakes.
10 Questions to ask at interview
An interview is a two way selection technique - it’s just as important that you are able to make an informed decision about the company and the vacant position as it is for the company about you.
Body Language in Interviews
It's not what you say its how you say it. Imagine the scene, you are in an interview, you have nailed all of the answers yet the employer rejects you based on ‘poor communication skills’. How can this be so?
What are your Weaknesses?
Talking about your strengths is easy, but what about your weaknesses? We recently posed a question to job seekers and employers and it was unanimous that this is the most difficult interview question to answer.
Behavioural Based Interviewing
Behavioural based interview questions often cause job seekers trouble. This article discusses how to make the most out of your answers to sell your skills using the CAR model (circumstance, action, result).
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