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Begin with upgrading your recruitment process. You can only learn so much about a candidate from their resume and cover letter. But it is the recruitment process that reveals the most about your potential new employee. The interview stage is your chance to really get to know the candidate, only if you use …
You spend weeks preparing for this job interview, you give your best on the hot seat and you walk out feeling confident and relieved. It’s done! But it isn’t. There’s one more step you need to take for the icing on the cake. And it’s a thank-you email. Did you know that some hiring managers, …
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio This is a very common interview question! While many of us are quick to elaborate on our strengths, weaknesses can be hard to tap into. Especially if you’re worried that the hiring managers might view your weaknesses as a reason not to hire you. However, by establishing the appropriate context, you can …
Photo by Ketut Subiyanto Nod your head in agreement if you’ve been through a number of video interviews recently. Are video interviews the new norm? As organizations work towards digitalisation, we will see more recruitment teams reimagining their recruitment processes. Whether video interviews will be a new norm for job seekers, however, remains a question to …
Photo by burak kostak Rejected again? Here’s what you can do differently. In this quick, insightful post about human potential, I share bits on how job seekers can make themselves more attractive during this tough employment season. To my fellow job seekers, there is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the employment situation for …
Score! You just got shortlisted for a job and now have to prepare for the daunting interview round. Interviews can be tough, especially when there is an immense amount of pressure on your shoulders to impress the interviewer(s). What anyone can do at best, is to prepare and anticipate the questions that will be asked …
