Tag interview coaching
How to use AI to prepare for your job interview

We’ve recently had a couple of clients who have used AI to generate their answers ahead of coming to their training session with us. What they quickly realised is that while on the surface the answers looked really strong and…
Tailored Questions = Increased Focus!

From my perspective, getting tailored interview questions based on the role I was applying for ahead of training made a huge difference. It instantly made the whole process feel more personal and relevant, rather than just another generic session. Instead…
Competency and Strengths Based Interviews

Either interview style can be used by interviewers – some will even do a mix of both! What are they and what is the best way to prepare? What is a Competency Based Interview? Competency (also called Behavioural) Interviews assume…
Bouncing back: How interview preparation with Hilt helped me recover after a nightmare interview

“After a tough interview experience, I knew I needed some help to recover and perform better next time.” I think we’ve all been there — the feeling of walking out of an interview knowing you could have done better. Maybe…
Mastering your Interview Mindset.. 3 ways to manage your interview nerves!

Nervous? Just about everyone gets nervous before an interview. ACCEPT that you will be nervous – then you can start to manage your interview nerves. From working with 1,000’s of clients we have seen first hand the behaviours of those who can…
How a HILT interview preparation session gave me the confidence I needed

I had so many questions about preparing for my interview that were swimming around in my head. Through the interview preparation session with Hilt, I got answers to all of those and so much more! Here are the questions I…
Great questions to ask at the end of an interview

Do you have any questions for US? What are good questions to ask at the end of an interview? We had a client recently whose interview was going really well but, when winding up, the interviewer asked: “Thank you for…
Practising with a real interviewer helped secure a promotion

I recently had a client who had asked me to help them get ready to interview for a promotion in the public sector. To their credit they had done a huge amount of preparation for our session. Prior to the…
What is the Civil Service Capability Framework?

From Competency to Capability – What does the new Civil Service Capability Framework mean for you? If you have ever applied to the Civil Service in Ireland through the Public Appointments Service (PAS), you will be familiar with the “Civil…
HSE Interview questions

What are likely HSE interview questions and advice on how to answer them