Job interviews are rightly challenging. After all the hiring organisation is making a significant investment decision. It’s also a big decision for you. Many candidates make a mistake in believing that it’s all about what you do on the day of the job interview. Of course it’s important to realise that about 80% of your success comes down to […]
Continue readingGetting invited to interview for a job means you are much closer to getting offered the job. Of course there’s still a lot to do to make that a reality. One of the tasks I encourage people I work with to do is practice answering questions ahead of the job interview. Writing down or typing up answers is […]
Continue readingJob interviews tend to follow a similar pattern. Typically 60-90 minutes for a first formal interview. In that time there’s a limit on how many questions you are going to be asked. Of course how many questions you will be asked and how many you need to be ready for is very different. Whenever I’m speaking about landing your […]
Continue readingYou have made it to the job interview stage and have been invited to interview. Now you are a huge step closer to landing your next accounting job or next job in your professional field. Before the interview you want to prepare. Most understand this. Trouble is what people understand and what they do is often very different. From […]
Continue readingJob interviews are strange in some respects. From your perspective as a candidate you are making a decision on where you are going to spend a significant part of your awaken hours. From an employers’ perspective it’s a major investment decision. It’s not just your salary cost. There are other costs that could include:National insurance contributionsPension contributionsBonusesCar […]
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