Returning to work after an injury or illness? - CV and interview tips According to the Health and Safety Executive, almost 30 million workdays were lost due to injury and illness last year. A recent study found that 60% of absences were categorised as “long term”, lasting over a month. Returning to work after [...]
Out of all the interview questions I'm asked to help with, “What are your weaknesses?” is one that often worries people the most. I completely understand why it makes people nervous. It's a tricky question because interviews are your opportunity to impress the interviewer and convince them that you're the perfect person for [...]
What are strengths? Do you find it hard to talk about what your strengths are? Is it because it’s too embarrassing to sing your own praises (we’re British after all)? Or is it because you’re not sure what they are? Perhaps you have an awareness of ‘being good with people’, or ‘good with numbers’ [...]
If you have a job interview coming up, there is a strong chance that part of it will include competency based questions. Competencies are skills, knowledge or behaviours that you have and that you can apply at work to be successful in a role. The most popular competencies that are assessed in competency based [...]
“Why do you want to work here?” and “what do you know about this company?” are two of the most common questions you will be asked in a job interview. Use the seven steps below to boost your knowledge and insights about the company, so that you can show the interviewers why you are [...]
