If you have succeeded in getting to final interview for a professional job in Higher Education, the chances are that you will be asked to deliver a short presentation to the panel. You will usually be given a specific topic to prepare: typically this might be to address a current…>
Professional Interviews
How To Succeed In Competency Interviews
What are competency-based interviews? Competency-based interviews use questions which aim to find out how you have used specific skills in your previous experience and how you approach problems, tasks and challenges. Also called behavioural or situational questions, they are often used in first interviews. These interviews are based on the…>
Top Tips for a Telephone Interview
Conducting a Telephone interview is becoming more and more common amongst recruiters, but that’s only half the story when it comes to job hunting. Find out why, when you’re looking for work, the phone can be your best friend or your worst enemy. Before Even in the days of online…>
Transferable Skills: The Secret of Success
Can you put over your point of view effectively? Would you be able to utilise your transferable skills to explain a complex technical point to someone with only basic English skills? Have you any idea what to do if a colleague trips over and knocks himself out? Are you any…>