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Maximizing Your Interview Success: Why Post-Mortems Are Essential
An interview post-mortem is a debriefing session that looks at the process, the decisions made by you (or the interviewer), and the outcome to see how you can improve your interview performance as you continue in the process or if you don’t continue interviewing with this organization, for another employer.
Crafting Compelling Career Stories: Be Memorable In Your Interviews
Without a doubt, storytelling is an essential component of a successful job interview. It allows you to share your experiences, skills, and accomplishments in a memorable and compelling way, ultimately setting you apart from other candidates.
Win The Interview By Properly Answering Interview Question (With Examples)
When you are asked this question or any question where the interviewer is trying to understand your behavior around a specific circumstance or skill, it is best to give an example to illustrate what you did. That way, going back to the reasons why you may be asked a question, you can craft an answer with a specific experience that best shows your expertise, skills, or abilities.
Company Culture And Interviewing: How To Learn If You Are A Fit
You need to understand what work cultures are best for you and whether an organization can meet your needs. While you can read about a company culture online, that should never be a substitute for what you feel, see, and hear through the interview process? Make sure you get a good sense of what it is like from the people who work there. Then you can decide whether it is right for you and if you accept an offer, then up your odds that you will enjoy and feel content working there.
Interviewing Nerves: How To Calm Them To Help You Succeed
Most people are a bit nervous when it comes to being interviewed. Nerves are not necessarily a bad thing. It is telling you that you are putting importance to your meeting. What you do not want to do is to have your nerves derail your interview. Choose one or more of these techniques to help you tame your nerves, so you can show how awesome you are to this prospective employer.
What Do Recruiters Ask In Their Interviews (And Why They Pass On Candidates)?
I conducted thousands of screening interviews during my time as a Recruiter. What always amazed me was the lack of preparation job seekers did for these interviews. These are important interviews. Recruiters are the gatekeepers. If you cannot answer the questions posed and show you are a potential fit for the job, you will not move forward—end of story.
One-Way Video Interviewing. Is It Good for Candidate Experience?
I do not foresee one-way video interviewing going away any time soon. Employers are always looking for ways to make their recruitment process more efficient, and if they feel this type of interview brings value, they will adopt it.
42 Powerful Questions to Ask in Your Job Interview
An interview should not be a one-way conversation with you only answering questions. While the interviewer evaluates you and your fit for the role, you should be doing the same, assessing whether the position and company fit you.
Guidelines to Successfully Answer Why You Left a Previous Job
I asked this question in almost every interview I conducted. Why? Because I wanted to understand more about the person’s career moves. When a person changed job, it told me what was important in their life and career. It also told me if they struggled in a job. I wanted to know this to determine if the role that I had would be a good fit.