Mediocre application form answers aren’t going to grab the attention you deserve. So how to you spice up your experience without jacking everything in to go off volunteering in Botswana? When you have a life packed to the rafters already, what can you do to make it seem more interesting? Of course it’s important to make sure the examples you ...
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Ninja tricks for passing your interview
Interviewers are trained to evaluate your behaviours, not the person, but even the most highly skilled interviewer is only human and likely not to be completely objective all the time. So here are a few tricks to turning that to your advantage. Research suggests that as hard as they try, it’s difficult to break down what an interviewee says and ...
Read More »How to pass a Situational Judgement Test (SJT) with flying colours
You know you HAVE to pass the selection test that’s looming over you. If you don’t, you’ll be stuck where you are even longer, and let’s face it, you’ve already mentally started spending your potential increase in salary. So what do you do now? Well, first thing is to be proactive. Rocking up and hoping for the best isn’t going ...
Read More »What to do when you have failed a Situational Judgement Test (SJT)
You are bound to be disappointed if you fail an SJT. But take some comfort in the fact that you are not alone. These tests are designed to cut down on numbers, especially important in today’s job market. Passing an SJT will put you in much more of a minority group! So what do you do next?
Read More »What are the most common mistakes people make in Written or In-basket exercises?
You’d be surprised how easy it is to get these exercises wrong, especially when you feel like you’ve worked so hard to get it right. Here are a few to watch out for:
Read More »Biggest role-play fears- and how to handle them
Most candidates find themselves biting their nails far more before the role-play exercises than at any other time. There’s no need to worry, there are ways you can turn it round. Fear- I won’t know what to say. Answer- ask questions, it will take the pressure off you and give you more information to respond to Fear- I won’t understand ...
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