As an interview is concluding, the interviewer will typical ask if you have any questions for them. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to demonstrate how much you know about the company, the industry, your work ethic and just how much you are interested in the position. In the next blog, which is published [...]
Business is more competitive than ever before and hiring the right people into your organisation is vital if you want continued success. Ok, that may feel a little bit like teaching grandma to suck eggs, but grandma should realise that there is a real skill to identifying top performers and separating them from the hundreds [...]
Following on from the first part of dealing with bully bosses in the workplace, where we looked at the seven types of bully bosses, this second and final part looks at strategies you can adopt to deal with a bully boss and we start with Robert Mueller, whose classification of the bully bosses I mentioned [...]
In the late Nineties I had a boss who had the appearance of Barbara Windsor, but underneath that demure exterior lay a management style that was more akin to Rupert Murdoch. And just like the Machiavellian Aussie, Barbs certainly liked to manage with fear and intimidation. Although I really enjoyed the job at the time, [...]
It is the year 2000 (the distant future) and a time when I was still finding my professional feet. I found myself working in a business where the direction was rudderless at best and a place where sending you on a course seemed to be the solution to all the problems that management faced. I [...]
When recruiting for a new role, the likelihood is that you will sift through a pile of CVs with a set criteria of exactly what you want your ideal candidate to look like. And when seeking a perfect fit for a role, you may also place a heavy emphasis on candidates who have a history [...]
First impressions count, especially with a CV. When your CV is in front of a recruiter, it will typically get between 10 and 30 seconds of their time to impress the socks off them, so don’t let your CV become a rejected CV. To be in with a shot of getting an interview for that [...]
As a manager, one of the most challenging issues you will ever have to tackle is how to deal with an employee who you class as an underperformer. I don’t think I have ever worked anywhere where there isn’t an ‘underperformer’ somewhere in my midst. And before you ask; no it wasn’t me, well not [...]
Sweaty palms and a dry mouth; if this is the way you typically feel before going into an important job interview, don’t worry, you’re not alone. It’s natural to feel nervous occasionally, and far from being a negative, sometimes nerves can help you focus and stay alert in pressurised situations. However, whilst it always natural [...]
In the first part of writing the perfect covering letter, I detailed the importance of personalising your covering letter and how to structure it to get the biggest impact. Part 2 and the final 5 tips are detailed below and at the foot of the article there is a link to an example covering letter. [...]
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