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Guest blog: Advice from the internet
After doing some work experience at Careers New Zealand, I’ve been asked to write something for this blog. Unfortunately, I am completely unqualified to give career advice. And as I have only just...
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Got an interview? Don’t blow your chances before you turn up
A great blog from Miriam Salpeter lists some what-not-to-dos. Helpful tips include: how often to check your email when not to answer your mobile phone what to ask if the the interview in a different...
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Don’t choke at your next job interview!
Focus and preparation are vital during job interviews – otherwise you could end up with a mouthful of crumbs – and your dream job dreams crumbling around you. I can still remember being offered a cup...
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Three right and wrong ways to ask for help with your job search
Some of our recent blogs have suggested asking people for help with job hunting. Don’t be daunted – this can be easier than it sounds – as long as you ask for the right sort of help. It’s not about...
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Four steps and one tip for your best shot at a job interview
Recently we’ve been blogging about changes in interviews. One of the biggest changes is in interview style – many interviews now involve behaviourally-based questions. This is where an employer asks...
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How to answer behaviourally-based interview questions – for older job seekers...
If you haven’t had a job interview for a while, you may find that the expectations have changed. You can’t just state that you are hard-working and effective – you need to prove this, with evidence....
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Interview tip: Lessons from X Factor on overcoming nerves
She had sung for hundreds of people before. She had a voice that would make birds swoon and your mother weep. X Factor’s two tough judges thought she had it. She would smash it. But it was over. She...
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A (Nearly) Universal Truth about Interviewing
Originally posted on Leadership, Marketing...and Everything:Going for job interviews can be intimidating, and in a multi-stage hiring process characterized by several callbacks the pressure can build....
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Don’t overlook potential winners when employing staff
First impressions can be deceiving: Sharon sat shyly with her baby at a table kneading playdough. Hair over her face, she hardly looked up as people buzzed around her at the early childhood centre....
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The one thing I did that failed my interview
Failure is not an easy thing to admit, right? But I’ll own up to it: I’ve failed spectacularly at some job interviews. I’ve done it all. I’ve: sweated so much that it looked like my forehead was crying...
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