Unemployed – Interview Techniques – Behavioural or Competency Based Interviewing
Image by MattHurst via Flickr STAR Stories for Optimum Success An earlier post explained how to build your STAR stories. When faced with a Behavioural or Competency Based Interview they will serve you...
View Article12 Tips for a Confident Interview
So many people I know and work with are going for job interviews. I thought it would be useful to record some tips for approaching them with confidence. There lots of interview tips around but I...
View ArticleTycoonwoman takes on the Abyss of Self Doubt
Ola Agbaimoni (Tycoonwoman) left the public sector a year ago after 25 years in local government. She took the plunge, left and set up her own company, Leaders to Follow Ltd. She works with work with...
View ArticleUnemployment – looking after your mental health!
Losing a job is one of the most difficult things we have to deal with in life. It ranks right up there with losing someone you care for or going through divorce. “It’s a serious fracture in one’s...
View ArticleAssessment Centres – how to do well!
My friend Jim has just got through to an assessment centre and I think he has done really well. It is a job he really wants and I think he will do well in the role. Clearly the recruiters think so...
View ArticleDanger Unemployment – skirmishes ahead!
Today we have a new update on Dave’s page – you can find it here. It is now over nine months since Dave left the Civil Service and his wife, June, is still waiting for him to find a “proper job”. She...
View ArticleFive Tips to Help You Feel More Confident
Five Tips to Help You Feel More Confident This is a post I published a few years ago now but I believe it still useful. Having a healthy amount of self-esteem and self-confidence is something that...
View ArticleJob Search – Please Write Those Important STAR Stories
Job Search – Please Write Those Important STAR Stories Today we republish an extract from an earlier post. But I make no excuses because I think writing STAR stories can make such an important...
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