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Guy Liddall
We know what you do, not what you've done
If you are going to apply for positions in the motor industry then if you currently work in this sector, can I whisper a little secret? ...
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Guy Liddall
- Mar 13, 2023
- 1 min
Keep to your Timetable
You have a packed day of interviewing ahead. But unless you are disciplined it will almost certainly over-run, making the company look...
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Guy Liddall
- Jan 16, 2023
- 1 min
Numeracy tests
To be honest, I'm not certain why these are still used. Most of the information you were required to calculate in days gone by is done on...
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johannaj59
- Oct 22, 2018
- 1 min
Difficult questions say more about the questioner than the questioned
I ran a blog recently about difficult questions in interview. You know the type, they have no right or wrong answer but they make you...
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johannaj59
- Oct 3, 2018
- 2 min
A good interviewer needs a good system
Recruiting is a difficult task, everybody tells me there is a shortage of talent. But sometimes there are a lot of candidates, and you...
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johannaj59
- Aug 29, 2018
- 2 min
Tactical or Strategic?
I spoke to another candidate this week who was going along to an assessment centre. It is not unusual. For this one they had been asked...
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johannaj59
- Aug 22, 2018
- 1 min
How can I interview people better?
Do it more is the first and most obvious answer. Interviewing people is a skill that can easily be learnt. But learn it you must and then...
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johannaj59
- Aug 20, 2018
- 1 min
What would you do if you found a battleship in a forest?
Look, I know it is not a problem you are probably going to have to solve very often. But I remember reading a book on interviewing 25...
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johannaj59
- Aug 13, 2018
- 2 min
Why have you applied to us?
This is one of those questions that you are going to be asked in interview - if you haven’t thought about it and haven't prepared, then...
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johannaj59
- Jun 28, 2018
- 1 min
Tell me about yourself
Apparently this is the most feared question in interviews, and features in more Internet searches than any other interview question. And...
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johannaj59
- Jun 4, 2018
- 1 min
Don't cancel too late
Interviews are speculative things. You might suddenly change your mind, you might have a chat to your other half at home and decide the...
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johannaj59
- May 30, 2018
- 1 min
Competency based interviews
These used to be extremely popular, I see them less often now but they are still used, especially in some assessment centres and...
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johannaj59
- May 16, 2018
- 1 min
Be old-fashioned - send a thank you note
I am not suggesting you say it with flowers, but many successful interviewees leave their interviewers with a strong impression. A...
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johannaj59
- Mar 7, 2018
- 1 min
Dress properly
Pay real attention to your personal appearance. You might resent looking smart, might really hate the fact that appearance matters. I...
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johannaj59
- Feb 14, 2018
- 1 min
Golden Rules for interviews
Interviews - the dreaded part of the recruitment process that some people are great at, others seem to fail every time, even when they...
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johannaj59
- Jan 8, 2018
- 1 min
You won’t do this again
You never get a second chance to make a first impression. If some people are to be believed then most interviewers make up their minds in...
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johannaj59
- Nov 15, 2017
- 1 min
JFK had it right
We meet hundreds of candidates every year and help many more in outplacement projects. Very few do themselves full justice with us; I...
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