Helping you to be your best
This open ended question is designed to get to know you beyond your ‘qualifications’ and is another way of asking: Do you understand our organisation and are you committed to what we aim to accomplish?; Tell us something about yourself that we do not know already?; What inspires and motivates you?; What are your ambitions?; […]
This is the question that I find so often baffles candidates and I think that this is because it is in what you do in your spare time that reveals so much more that just your qualifications. And as such, it can be awkward to answer. Talking about yourself outside of the workplace […]
This question regularly comes up. It might feel as if you are being put on the spot with this one and it can initially feel rather awkward to respond to, but with careful forethought this question provides the perfect platform from which you can reassure your interviewers that you are the perfect answer to their […]
I regularly remind students preparing for first interviews, that these occasions are just conversations (with purpose and a certain formality) through which the interviewer can get to know them beyond the paperwork. Already they have read your CV and covering letter, but it is through meeting you in person (or via Zoom) that depth […]
