Method: Take the following interview questions, garnish with a little personality, and you’ll be able to serve up a top-performing long-term candidate! Achievements Tell me about your greatest achievements… Decision-making Give me an example of when a decision needed to be made – what was the outcome? Leadership Tell me about a project you were…
Traditional interviews have limited ability to assess soft skills and weaknesses of the candidate, instead try the following five innovative techniques to get a greater understanding of your prospective employee… Soft skills assessment measure traits like teamwork and give a more holistic picture of candidates. Click here for further insight into which soft skills you…
This question can be a blessing in disguise, so don’t shy away from it! The goal of this question is to help measure cultural fit by analysing the following factors: how humble is this candidate? How transparent are they in talking about difficult subjects? One approach to answering is to analyse the key skills needed…
They say first impressions last forever, so ensure yours is the RIGHT one and you could be closer to landing your dream job! Business analyst and recruitment specialist Sheetal Rai from Worknrby.com gives you some essential advice for making that first meeting count… When the interviewer asks you, ‘Tell me about yourself’, what is he /…
Almost every interview starts with this question. This is your chance to give a great first impression! What is the interviewer looking for? A high level summary of your career You may want to start chronologically, focussing on specific achievements.Why did you make those career choices? If you say you are always looking for the next challenge…
Matt Kurleto is a serial tech entrepreneur helping customers around the world to improve their business with AI and blockchain. He is also the CEO of Neoteric, a software development company that specialise in cloud and APIs, and an advisor on digital transformation, investments and building innovation labs for enterprises. In this interview Matt shares…
As an author, entrepreneur and futurist/strategist Mark helps global companies to build data-driven and information-centric organisations that can tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges. He is also a speaker on artificial intelligence, blockchain and big data analytics and how these emerging technologies change organisations. Telling stories is his speciality, which makes him the perfect…
Austin is the founder of Cultivated Culture where he teaches people how to land amazing jobs without prior connections or ‘traditional’ experience, and without applying online. His strategies have been featured in Forbes and Business Insider and they have helped people land jobs at Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Deloitte, and more. In this exclusive interview Austin…
Skip level interviews are a great way to build relationships with employees – supporting retention efforts at your company. They are most effective when leaders take the time to build meaningful relationships; from these conversations the leader learns more about the employees and their working environment. Firstly, just what is a skip level interview? Skip…
‘I wish I had called you sooner’ is a common comment Sarah Johnston hears from her clients. As a former corporate recruiter, Sarah got tired of seeing great people get passed over for opportunities because they didn’t interview to the best of their ability. She launched her business, BriefcaseCoach.com in 2016 to partner with high…