Career advice archive - February 2022
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Posted on Monday, February 28, 2022 by Dean Bruce — No comments
With the pandemic came a shift in the way people talk and communicate with each other. People worked further apart, and a great many did so at home. The use of video conferencing rose very steeply and became a part of our day to day working lives. The phone will, of course, cut it if you can't get to an office, but nothing beats seeing each other face to face, especially when you are talking ...
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Posted on Monday, February 28, 2022 by Dean Bruce — No comments
A telephone interview often happens in the early stages of the job application process. After a person's CV is received for a particular job and looks suitable, a member of the recruitment team will get in touch to arrange a time and date to phone you. Often this is part of a screening process in larger firms, where they have many applicants and an appropriately robust HR department that can help ...
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Posted on Monday, February 28, 2022 by Dean Bruce — No comments
The interview Interviews are a big deal. They are a potentially life-changing events, and you have most probably already passed several tests to get to this important stage of the process, including the CV sift and preliminary telephone call. In the interview first impressions are everything, and every answer you give puts your future on the line. But they can be an important exercise in ...