“Tell me about yourself” – three steps to a great answer
“Tell me about yourself” This is the most common interview question. Four harmless words, asked in a friendly way, that have the power to sink you! It is a deliberately vague and open invitation for you to speak in a free-form way about yourself....
Warmth is more important than competence for interview success!
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...
Feeling bold? Ask “How did I do?”
So you’ve reached the end of your interview, and you are feeling confident that it has gone very well. You navigated all the tricky questions well, spoke intelligently and articulately about why you are the right person for the job, and you were able to...
Why your CV won’t get you hired
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...Sign up !
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