Archive for the ‘Interview advice’ Category
I was sitting in a coffee shop this week, moments before starting a large graduate assessment day. In preparation for the 40 or so graduates who were about to be in attendance, I was quickly eating some food and drinking a quick coffee, knowing it would be the last time for the next 6 hours [...]
It is very common for graduates to seek a career in marketing after University, partly due to the popularity of the subject at University yet also because it appears a “safe” career choice. We speak to hundreds of graduates each week and most of them will express their desire to get involved in marketing. The [...]
One of the biggest frustrations that job seekers have, is the amount of time spent applying for roles online, for such limited return. I can understand this, when hours are invested in clicking around websites, browsing and attaching generic, badly written resumes. Typically, what follows is lots of recruitment companies gathering resumes (sent by lazy [...]
When you are introduced to someone for the first time, there is a window of 4-14 seconds to create a good first impression. If a poor first impression is made, it will take this person a further 21 encounters for them to change their mind about you. With this in mind, it pays to create [...]
One of the most common styles of interviewing, is to ask “behavioural based questions”. Whilst this is a common line of questionning in interviews, many are still under-prepared. Not knowing what to expect can lead to more nerves which will have an impact on your performance in the face to face interview. This line of [...]
ProGrad continue to run Assessment Days during December to ensure we fulfill the Client demand for new recruits. We’re working on several projects with our clients who are currently looking to fill junior roles using our ProGrad graduates. We have a number of open roles to be filled in December and are likely to have [...]
In the current job market, you’re likely to be applying for roles which are being advertised on recognised job boards. You’re not the only one. In fact, more candidates than ever before are applying for a limited pool for jobs, and HR managers/ Recruiters and Hiring Managers are inundated with resumes and covering letters. Our [...]
No matter how many horror stories we tell our candidates about the disasters of Facebook during an interview process, it never ceases to amaze me how many horrors I see myself. Take last week for example. On Thursday, during a presentation to over 40 graduates we discussed the importance of ensuring that profiles and pictures [...]
ProGrad have seen a definite lift in market confidence over the last few weeks as the demand for graduates increases dramatically. Many redundancies were made at a variety of levels months ago, and it was quite a wake-up call to everyone involved. As the market has settled down, conditions are steadily improving and more and [...]
When employers are interviewing you, they are primarily going to be assessing for the chemistry that lies between both parties. Whilst you might be the most experienced, well qualified individual for the role, this doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re the RIGHT person for the role. Interviewers are assessing for whether you would work well together. [...]
