Interview techniques for employers
If both parties are to get the most out of an interview it is important to give careful consideration to the type of questioning technique you are going to adopt.…
How to deal with a counter offer
Should you stay or should you go? So you’ve decided the time is right for a career move and have smartened up your CV, met with your friendly recruitment consultant,…
Body Language
Body Language Tone of voice and body language accounts for 65% of what’s communicated. Words account for 35 of the message that’s communicated. Body language can give away a lot…
Putting candidates to the test
Your shortlist of candidates is drawn up, you’ve arranged the interviews and have your questions at the ready. But first impressions can be deceiving and making a recruitment mistake can…
Handling tricky interview questions – why do you want to leave?
The job interview is going well and you and your interviewer are getting on famously. Until she casually chucks in the killer question about why you want to leave your…
What Not To Say At Interview
Interviews are easy, right? In theory all you have to do is dress appropriately, arrive on time, and say all the right things. But add in a list of tricky…
Writing your CV
The 5 rules to writing a good CV Understand the employers requirements and tailor the CV to meet those requirements. Your CV should: Be easy to read Easy to read…
Time to change to a new career?
A career change can be prompted by a variety of triggers, from a need for new personal challenges, to shifts in the industry. The advertising, marketing, digital and design sectors…
Interview techniques
The 8 steps to a good interview Good preparation brings dividends – find out as much as you can about your prospective employer, its outputs, branches, turnover, customers, etc. The…
How to sell yourself
Believing in yourself is the key to successful selling in any situation. Reflect on your skills and experience and why they make you valuable to an employer. You are every…