There are a number of different approaches Interviewers can take and candidates often get them confused – or wrongly interchange the terms used to describe them. They are very different and designed to gather very different information. So let’s outline…
Congratulations!! You have got to the end of your interview and it wasn’t as terrible as you were expecting. In fact it went quite well! You had prepared well and were ready with great answers. You think your interviewer is…
Thinking about applying for a promotion or new role at your workplace? Have you thought “Is this interview the same as a regular interview? How should I prepare? Surely they already know me and what I do?” The First Golden…
“I just hope I don’t embarrass myself in the interview” Sound familiar? This is something we hear fairly frequently from clients when they first come to Hilt for interview training. We hear it mostly from clients who are interviewing for…
Job Interview coming up? We recently ran a webinar on how to prepare for a job interview. Our clients will know we like to get straight to the point at Hilt so we covered a lot of ground in 20…
What comes to mind when you think of a job interview? Corporate suits, glass office block, boardroom table, panel of interviewers?…How about a skinny decaf cap and a blueberry muffin? Sometimes employers use less formal interview settings such as coffee…
Congratulations. You’ve made it to the final stage of the recruitment process – the assessment centre. You were expecting a day out at the employer’s offices but instead you have been invited to a virtual assessment centre. All of the…
How to prepare answers to the competency questions asked at professional interviews.
In this digital era, a video CV is quickly becoming a must-have tool for a job-seeker, in particular, if you have just graduated and have limited work experience on your CV. What is a Video CV? Essentially this is a…
You have just completed a job-hunting marathon and got yourself through the interviews and selection process landing you in a new post- Congratulations! What’s ahead of you now is warming up to a new company, new role and meeting a…
The jobs market is in a state of shock. Many employers have delayed or cancelled hiring plans and are unsure about when they will be returning to “business as usual”. If you are looking for a job what can you…
“It’s down to word of mouth,” Explains career coach-Sinead English-“When it comes to job vacancies, your network is invaluable to help you find work. But your contacts are not “mind readers”. If they don’t know what type of job you…