Job Interview Basics

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Here's How To Handle Frightening Interview Nerves

While some interview anxiety is normal and can even be beneficial; excessive nervousness can hinder your performance. Don't panic - Monster are here to help - This article provides practical strategies to manage and mitigate interview nerves, enabling you to present yourself confidently to potential employers....

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What does the Retail job interview process consist of?

By Monster Contributor

Your CV has sufficiently impressed an employer to invite you to an interview. Now you are just a couple of steps away from securing the job that you want. But first you need to make a good impression at the interview. In general, large retailers will conduct interviews via a series of assessment tests which can range from a couple of hours to an...

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How to Impress in an Interview

By Monster Contributor

Your well laid out CV and engaging cover letter have landed you an invitation to interview for your ideal job. What’s standing between you and success is knowing how to impress in an interview to make a lasting impression and stand out from other candidates. We all know you should never judge a book by its cover, but we’re all guilty of it. Ther...

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7 Tips for Staying Calm Before Your Interview

By Venus Gentile

Searching for a job can be a stressful process. You've spent countless hours reviewing and updating your CV and tweaking your cover letter. You've sent them off into cyberspace, and now you wait for what can seem like an eternity. With so many moving parts, it can feel like a job in itself. Congratulations! Your impressive CV has hit the spot wi...

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Tips from the Career Coaches: How To Follow Up After an Interview

By Helen Geoghegan, Career Development Coach

I know waiting for the outcome of a selection interview is a stressful time for applicants. My career coaching clients often re-live interview answers and reflect on what went well or wish they had used better examples to impress the interviewers. They wonder what the outcome will be, and when will they know? And how to follow up after an interview...

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Tips from the Career Coaches: How to Prepare for an Interview and Manage Stress

By Sarah Pumfrey, Career Coach

One of the things I love most about my career coaching work is when clients tell me they’ve landed an interview for their dream job – but are unsure of how to prepare for an interview. I can tell they’re excited; but also nervous. Rest assured, that’s totally normal. I tell them not to panic. The first thing to remember is that an interview, in ...

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How to Handle Rejection

By Tanya de Grunwald

Great news! Journalist, author and campaigner Tanya de Grunwald has made her e-book “How to Get a Graduate Job in a Pandemic” available to you for FREE - on her website Graduate Fog. The book is an amazing resource for graduates, and it’s packed with practical and realistic advice on choosing your career, how to spot a good internship (clue: it ...

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Prepare for a Video Job Interview

By Rod McMillan

Get ready for the interviewer to see a lot more than just your CV. If you are not entirely comfortable on camera, it’s time to take steps to fix that. Your next job could depend on it. Not because you’re going to switch careers and get into movies or broadcasting or reality TV, but because video has changed the way employers connect with job ca...

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How to prepare for a job interview

By Monster Contributor

Congratulations – you’ve bagged yourself an interview. This means you’ve seen off most of the competition, and the company feels you’re worthy of a spot on the shortlist. Let that confidence boost sink in, then get ready for the next step. It's natural to feel nervous about an interview, but it's important to project a sense of confidence, prese...

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What to do after an interview

By Monster Contributor

And breathe. The interview you prepped so hard for is over. What next? Attending an interview is often a nerve-wracking experience. It’s easy to leave the room, let out a sigh of relief and simply wait for your prospective employer to call. However, the next bit isn't just a waiting game. The steps you take now can boost your chances of securing...

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What does my body language tell my interviewer?

By Monster Contributor

It begins even before you say your first word. They’ll be sizing you up as you walk across the room to shake hands. Be conscious of how you look and what you’re doing, and try not to overlook the verbal and non-verbal signals you’re sending out in the rush to parade your carefully prepared answers before them. Pace yourself Speak deliber...

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Five essential points to get across in an interview

By Monster Contributor

Everyone gets criticised from time to time, it's how you handle this criticism that sorts the good candidates from the bad. The video below will give you an idea of the best answer. If you want to test yourself before your next interview, our Virtual Job Interview tool will allow you to have a few practice runs so you don't freeze like a rabbit ...

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How do I tell if I'm doing well in an interview?

By Monster Contributor

When it comes to doing interviews, you'll rarely be told how well you've done. Obviously if you get the job, then you'll assume you did well, but in so many cases, when you haven't got the job, it helps to work out if there was something you could have done better, so you can improve for the next time. Most opinions about candidates are forme...

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What does the Education job interview process consist of?

By Monster Contributor

Your CV has done its job and you have the date and time confirmed for the day that could kick-start your new career. Now all that stand’s between you and your first ever teaching position is the small matter of an interview. Unlike their counterparts within the commercial sector, education employers tend to follow the traditional interview forma...

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What does the Engineering job interview process consist of?

By Monster Contributor

Your CV has sufficiently impressed an employer to invite you to an interview. Now you are just a couple of steps away from securing the job that you want. But first you need to make a good impression at the interview. Some recruiters prefer to follow the traditional one-to-one two-stage format which is normally conducted by the departmental head...

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What does the HR job interview process consist of?

By Monster Contributor

Understanding what format your interview will take is vitally important so that you can prepare properly and anticipate what will be thrown at you. It's not just unexpected questions that can throw you, unexpected attendees or environments can just as easily knock you off your stride. Fortunately in the world of HR it's uncommon for employers to...

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Top 5 Assessment Centre Tips

By Monster Contributor

in association with Don't just do it – show the assessors you're doing it Remember when you passed your driving test. You didn't just need to look in your mirror before you made a manoeuvre, you had to move your head to show the examiner you were looking. It's the same in an assessment centre. You not only have to listen to what people ...

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How will a second job interview differ from the first?

By Monster Contributor

Once you’ve reached the second interview stage, it can be tempting to think you’re almost there and that the job’s there for the taking. It is, but there’s still a lot of work to do. Prepare as well for the second interview as you did for the first. Think about what it is about you that makes them want to consider you for the job. They may want ...

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What is an assessment centre?

By Monster Contributor

These days many organisations use assessment centres to select the right people for their job vacancies. If you are looking for a job it is more than likely that at some stage you will have to participate in such a process in order to get the position you want. People often find the experience quite uncomfortable at first so it useful to prepare as...