Tips to succeeding in a video or phone interview
By Cham Posted Date: April 07, 2017
For certain job applications they may host a video or phone interview prior to hosting a formal face to face interview. This is especially true if you are applying for a role that’s located in a different city. Discussed below are some tips to help you get through a phone or video interview if you face the hurdle:
Dress and act as if it’s a face to face interview: A mistake that a lot of candidates make is to take a more casual approach towards the phone or video interviews considering it’s not a face to face one. The fact is you have to maintain your professionalism in the best way possible, if it’s a video interview dress appropriately. Make sure your body language and the way you speak are all in a professional manner, with respect and authority. Show your confidence in your responses to any questions they may have while also reflecting a friendly and approachable attitude...
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Avoid the most common interview mistakes:
By Cham Posted Date: March 31, 2017
One of the most vital stages of a job application is the interview – if you receive a request to attend a job interview that means you’ve been shortlisted as one of the potential candidates they want to hire. This is essentially a good thing, however it’s very important to ‘wow’ the employer and convince them that you’re the right person for the role.
Discussed below are some of the most common interview mistakes to avoid...
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Characteristics Of A Good Recruiter
By Cham Posted Date: March 21, 2017
Sometimes a good skilled worker or specialist worker can be rejected by one company yet considered valuable by another, ever wondered why this is? The team of professionals within a company largely depends on the skills of the recruiter. Some have the talents to hire good candidates while others end up losing the best candidates without even short listing them.
Below we discuss what it takes to be a good recruiter and the characteristics of one...
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Tips to writing a good cover letter:
By Cham Posted Date: January 25, 2017
A cover letter if it serves its purpose correctly will help your application stand out from the rest of the pack. If not enough attention is payed to the cover letter then it can result in making the candidate look like a copy-paster who lacks creativity. It’s very important to pay attention to your cover letter and what you are saying especially considering the vast majority of applicants have cover letters that read more or less the same. You don’t want to be one of them, most hiring managers wouldn’t read through a generic cover letter knowing very well that it has that same copy-paste style of speech.
Below are some good tips on how to write a great cover letter...
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How do you become more career confident?
By Cham Posted Date: November 07, 2016
Building professional confidence is no easy feat, and no matter how we perceive confidence, it’s never as easy as putting on a brave face. Career confidence can significantly contribute to your success in the work environment and is a very useful trait to have. Regardless of whether it’s to be heard at meetings and discussions or request for a promotion and pay rise, confidence is key.
Having the right mentors to look up to is a good start as they can be a great source of confidence and motivation. However there are several other ways you can also improve your confidence at work so you can be even more successful, we discuss some of these points below...
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