We’ll explain what a competency based interview is and give you tips and hints for successful performance at interview. You will be meeting a member of our graduate recruitment team so will have the opportunity to ask any questions and find out more about our own recruitment processes.
Tag: interview
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Finalists: ace your interviews
Got an interview coming up? Come along to this workshop to prepare and boost chances of a positive job offer! Improve your interview skills in this practical session, covering: – First impressions – how to appear confident (even if you don’t feel it!); – Preparation – what you can do before the interview; – Difficult …
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Dec 18 2018
How to use the STAR technique in a job interview
Jessica Ching is Digital Content & Marketing Executive at the London-based graduate recruitment agency, Give A Grad A Go. Since 2009, they have placed nearly 3,000 candidates in their ideal graduate jobs. Browse the latest Graduate Jobs on Give A Grad A Go’s website. A graduate job interview can consist of many different types of interview questions; including knowledge-based, …
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Mar 02 2018
Strengths vs skills
If you’re heading to an interview or an appraisal you may be asked to talk about your strengths, but many people are confused about the difference between strengths and skills. That’s because it IS confusing: people all over the internet are defining skills, clarifying strengths, underlining the differences and at the same time using them …
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Jan 03 2018
Prepare for a job interview
Or not? Written by Alison Taylor, Careers Consultant I’ve got an interview coming up – can I blag it? Well … you know how I’m going to answer that question, don’t you?! Call us boring, but here in Careers, we certainly wouldn’t advise it!
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