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Interviews: How do I tackle Illegal Interview Questions?

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This fortnight’s question comes from Sharon, when she asks: Dear Annemarie During a few recent interviews, I have been asked ‘inappropriate’ questions by interviewers about children and my age. I thought these types of questions were illegal? – Sharon. Dear Sharon, Unfortunately, I’d have to say that quite a few of our subscribers have been [...]

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Interview Tips

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How to answer ‘Why do you want to leave your current place of employment?’ Being asked the reason for wanting to leave your current employer can often be daunting, particularly if you have not considered this question and therefore not prepared a suitable response. The tips below will allow you to begin scripting an appropriate [...]

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How to tackle a Telephone Interview?

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This fortnight’s question comes from Sarah, when she asks: Hi Annemarie I’m looking for a job right now – do you have any tips on how to make a good impression in a telephone interview? Thank you in advance for any suggestions. – Sarah. Hi Sarah, A telephone interview is generally a screening meeting, with [...]

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Job Seekers:Importance of First Impressions Pt2

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Did you know that within the first three seconds of a new encounter you are being evaluated – even if it is just a glance? Considering the saying ‘You never get a second chance to make a good first impression’ whether you are at an interview; networking with influential people; or attending a social event, [...]

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Interviewing Tips from a Recruiting Specialist

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A few weeks ago I had the privilege of interviewing Sharon Coffey from Coffey Recruitment on what ‘to do’ and ‘what not to do’ during an interview. Surprisingly, many candidates are still failing to prepare themselves for interviewing, thus eliminating themselves from the running from the onset. To listen to Sharon’s hot interview tips go [...]

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How to handle the discussion of termination when interviewing

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Have you been terminated from your current employer and have no idea how to handle this within upcoming interviews? One of our Career Communique subscribers had the following question: “I was just terminated from my employment. It was a mutual agreement between the company and I. Now I am looking for a job, but what [...]

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Crucial research to catapult your interviews

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After speaking to many clients, I am still amazed that research is one area that unfortunately is often left out of the preparatory tasks. While it may seem impossible to find out information about the company and the job in some circumstances, there are still ways that you can at least arm yourself with some [...]

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Informational Interviews

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I recently had the pleasure of attending a Career Expo and spoke with numerous young (and not so young) job seekers looking for some direction and support in their careers and job searching. It was quite surprising that many job seekers were not aware of ‘Informational Interviewing’ and how this tool could play a significant [...]

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Uncovering mistruths

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I was flicking through an earlier edition of HR Monthly (Feb 2005) and came across an interesting article, "Untwisting the truth." The article addresses a number of possibilities in uncovering candidates’ true values rather than their ‘acting ability and delusions.’ Basically, it boils down to a candidate stretching the truth in terms of who they [...]

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Salary Secrecy

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There still seems to be a ‘culture of secrecy’ with regards to salary in many organisations across the globe. This may be due to a number of factors, for example, the organisation may want to avoid: – causing disruption between staff due to differing pay rates, even if they have the same qualifications, experience and [...]

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