Job Interview questions (and how to answer them)
Prepare for questions you might be asked. Preparation is the key to your success here Continuing the interview theme, the following is a list of questions you may be asked at an interview. Some suggestions are given which you can to use to prepare your own answer. Thorough preparation will give you the confidence to [...]
Be a STAR at interviews – how to get the job you want
Back to that job interview… Are you sitting comfortably? You are likely to be asked a a range of competency questions and you will need to have prepared some robust answers. Using the STAR method technique will enable you to reply to the tough work related questions (not limited to job interviews) in a subtly, [...]
How to get the job you want – Job Interview tips
Getting invited to an interview means you’ve passed the first hurdle – your application must have made a good impression. Now you need to prepare yourself for the interview to make the most of the opportunity. Plan for the interview Get information… Find out about the employer and the job – you could ask the [...]
The real PITA: Professional Acronyms
Did you realise it’s nearly EOW? It seems acronyms such as End Of the Week are now fully accepted office jargon. How lazy and thoughtless is it to write and talk in acronyms? English doesn’t seem to be the same language as it was or am I becoming a dinosaur? Abbreviating what is said and [...]
When I grow up, I want to be…
“… a teacher” said the delightful 4 year old sitting at the table. Completely unprompted, she held court giving her reasons to her enthralled parents, grand parents and great grand father. They asked her why and she replied “I want to help children to count; I want to show them books.” Is this a childhood [...]
In her shoes: My descent in entrepreneurial hell
In her shoes is a series of anonymous posts from women in business, sharing their experience. In your comments you are asked to answer the question – What would you do in her shoes? My story began 9 months ago; it is a story of self-realisation, friendship, love and betrayal. After 11 years at home [...]
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