Job Interview: How to Feel Confident and Relaxed

Interview Skills

Would you like to go into your next job interview feeling confident and relaxed? The secret is to prepare well. There are lots of tips and techniques that work. They enable you to talk with ease and authority on a subject in which you are the expert…….yourself! So often I hear people say that they [...]

To Prompt or Not to Prompt – That is the Question!

Should you prompt and probe in job interviews?

While conducting job interviews, selection panels are frequently torn between whether to probe or prompt the job interviewees. Sometimes, members of selection panels become confused about the differences between these two approaches to job interview questions. This article clarifies the issues for selection panels.

The Damage Done by the Good Cop/Bad Cop Approach to Job Interviews

Job Interviews

There can be serious negative consequences from adopting the “Good Cop/Bad Cop” approach to job interviews. Selection panels can lose respect from GenY’s when using this approach to selection interviews because they do not appreciate “intimidation” and assume that this will carry over to the job context.

How to Manage the Fears of the Selection Committee

Job interview skills - Merit Solutions Australia

Behind many job interview questions is a fear that you will not have the capability required to perform the advertised job. Here are some ideas on how you could handle those fears during your job interview.

Don’t Bag Your Boss At Job Interviews

Job Interview - Merit Solutions Australia

A job applicant who feels the need to bag their boss at a job interview, is typically frustrated by their boss or angry at them. They let their feelings control their behavior on interview which, in turn, demonstrates a lack of personal control. This is a fatal mistake in a job interview.

Remote Preparation For Your Job Interview

Prepare for Your Job Interview

Too many job applicants turn up ill-prepared for their selection interview. They arrive at the job interview knowing very little about the organization, the section or unit involved or the nature of the advertised position. It is very difficult to convince a selection panel that you are really interested in an advertised job if you demonstrably know nothing about it! Here are some suggestions on preparation for a job interview.