Career Coaching Blog

Interviews – How to be Successful

The advice and guidance given in this article is based on our work with our career coaching clients.  Often when people are unsuccessful at interviews you will hear them say things like; I was very nervous, some of the interview questions were very difficult, I forgot to tell the interviewer about a really important achievement.

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Competency Based Interviews – How to be Successful

When they are told they will be having a competency based interview many of our career coaching clients start to panic because they do not know what to expect.  However in reality these types of interview are easier to prepare for than others.  This article explains how competency based interviews work. It gives you an example of a typical set of competencies and tells you how to prepare. By following this career coaching guidance you can be confident about the interview and give yourself the best chance of getting the job.

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Difficult Interview Questions – How to Answer Them

This guide looks at difficult interview questions and how to answer them. In our career coaching practice often clients have not been for an interview for a long time. So they can be nervous about them, particularly about what they term difficult questions.

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10 Top Tips for Assessment Centre Success

10 Top Tips

The 10 Top tips for assessment centres given here are based on the guidance we provide our career coaching clients. Some career coaching clients ask for help in preparing themselves for a forthcoming assessment centre. Because of our experience in designing and running assessment centres we have found the career coaching tips given here enable our clients to be successful in getting the job that they want.

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Headhunters and Executive Search – A Candidates Guide

Executive Search Companies are also known as headhunters and can be a valuable tool in helping you find a new role. Continue reading “Headhunters and Executive Search – A Candidates Guide” »

Recruitment Agencies – A Job Hunters Guide

This is a candidates’ guide on how to work with and use recruitment agencies in order to find a job. Continue reading “Recruitment Agencies – A Job Hunters Guide” »

Numeracy Tests

This guide to numeracy tests focuses on numerical critical reasoning tests. It explains how and why companies use them. It also gives you tips to help you achieve a satisfactory score. Continue reading “Numeracy Tests” »

Personality Tests – a Candidates’ Guide

Are you worried about doing a personality test as part of the selection process to get a job? This guide explains what they are and gives you some hints and tips for completing personality tests. Continue reading “Personality Tests – a Candidates’ Guide” »

Online Job Applications – 10 Top Tips

Many companies now use an online application process to recruit new staff. If you don’t know what you are doing it is easy to fail at this stage and not get to interview. Continue reading “Online Job Applications – 10 Top Tips” »

Telephone Interviews – How to be Successful

Telephone interviews are used by employers as a means to reduce the number of candidates for a face to face interview in order to make sure the best candidates are seen. Continue reading “Telephone Interviews – How to be Successful” »