by Ian | 22 Oct, 2015 | General tips
Any interview can be stressful and nerve-wracking, but the panel interview – two or more interviewers attacking you in a pincer movement – has a unique capacity to induce mortal fear into many candidates. Organisations use panel interviews for...
by Ian | 15 Sep, 2015 | General tips, Good first impressions, Interview Science
Think what happens when you bump into a friend who is chatting to someone you don’t know. Before your friend even introduces you, you are watching the stranger’s behaviour, and assessing them. Do they seem nice, friendly, warm, or off-hand, rude...
by Ian | 2 Sep, 2015 | General tips
I have lost count of the amount of candidates I have interviewed who were very strong on paper but were just a big disappointment in the actual interview. Limited energy and passion, no warmth, no hunger. Technically competent? Yes. Someone who I would want to...
by Ian | 11 Aug, 2015 | General tips, Good first impressions, Interview Science
It is critical to understand the importance of eye contact when you are interviewing. Let’s be clear, you want your interviewer to like you, and the way you manage your eye contact during the interview is an important part of building that friendly...
by Ian | 17 Jul, 2015 | General tips
Whenever I interview freshly minted graduates, all I see in front of me is raw material. What do I mean by that? Well, quite simply, almost nothing that you have achieved so far adds much value for me. Of course you have your degree(s), work experience, life...
by Ian | 23 Jun, 2015 | General tips
We would all love to believe that the person sat across the desk from you in the interview room is as fully engaged in the process as you are. Employing someone is a serious business, right, so shouldn’t they be taking you seriously ?! Well sadly, this is...