Interviewing tips & strategies
All your preparation and efforts shouldn't go to waste. Without data and records, we don't know where we stand, and where best to direct our efforts. We need to set realistic expectations; the formula we usually ascribe to is it takes about two months of searching for every decade of working life to find the right job. This is a crude average and differs significantly across job-type, industry, and person, as well as many other [...]
Ah recruiters. Used car salesmen, pyramid salespeople, real estate agents. There really is some stiff competition for the most contemptible of professions. Unfortunately, there is some basis for this, but of course there are good people doing the right things in each of these professions. We're going to look at how to identify the recruiters that can provide value to your career, and how to best engage them. If you ask a thousand people about [...]
Make sure you've read our two previous articles that can be found: HERE I & HERE II Asking how you went is very presumptuous, and the majority of the time you’ll be met with a dismissive statement. A much better way to phrase this is some hint close to “From all I can see, I’d really like to work here, and I [...]
We're going to now look at howe we can ace an interview on the day. From our previous article which can be found: HERE Be 5-10 minutes early. Not too long as it can put the interviewer on the spot to respond and they may have had things they wanted to address before meeting with you. It should go without saying, but we’ll cover it just in case; don’t be late! [...]
Once you've the required traction from your applications, you'll start to line-up interviews to meet with prospective employers, and perhaps recruiters’ prior. This series is going to look at how to prepare for each scenario, and how to ensure you make and leave the right impression. We've broken this series into its obvious segments; Preparation Execution, and Follow-up. In this first post, we are going to examine how best to prepare for your first [...]
Enterprise organisations hire very differently to your start-up. And so they should. After decades of experience, they have a well-defined and articulated understanding of their EVP, who their ideal employee is, and how to assess them for the best possible chance of meeting success. You, despite your best intentions, do not. Yet. Fortunately, you can stand on the shoulders of proverbial giants and use their evaluation techniques to short-cut your learning process if you are [...]
Further Steps in On Boarding In our last post we looked at the foundational elements of a successful on boarding program – what to do before you’ve even met the person you want to hire. The second touchpoint is the interview process. Walking through the reason for this role, the expected day-to-day as granularly as possible, and getting the candidate to talk through their view of a 30/60/90 plan (at second or final stage) [...]
On Boarding Starts Before You Start Despite the abundant evidence to the contrary, On Boarding is not about getting a semi-viral share of a new desk adorned with company swag and a nice new Macbook positioned perfectly like an alloy supermodel... It’s become quite prevalent in the last year or two on LinkedIn, seeing desks neatly arranged with company swag and the obligatory insta-filter photo demonstrating just how valued employees are to this brave [...]