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Managing Interview Nerves

Red Giraffe Team — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:02:27 +0000

Interviews are highly charged situations. Given this, it’s natural to feel nervous. In fact, a touch of nervousness is probably a good thing; it tells both you and your potential employer that you are interested enough in the job to step slightly outside your comfort zone in its pursuit. However, nerves don’t have to be all-consuming. There are ways to manage interview nerves, the biggest one being to take the time to prepare thoroughly.

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Managing Interview Nerves

Communication and Interpersonal Skills- the difference!

Red Giraffe Team — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:54:04 +0000

Communication and interpersonal skills are quite distinct modes of interacting with others. Graduates should take time to understand the difference in order to most effectively employ both.

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Communication and Interpersonal Skills- the difference!

Communicating With Your Manager

Red Giraffe Team — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:39:38 +0000

Good managers take time to get to know their team. But, successful communication is always a two-way street, and the more you understand your manager the better your relationship will be. There are a few pointers to help keep communication flowing.

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Communicating With Your Manager

Use Body Language to Gain an Interview Edge

Red Giraffe Team — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:00:54 +0000

Body language is a powerful communicator. Often it’s subconscious behavior, and for this reason it is usually an expression of truth. Cuing into the motions and postures of your interviewer can help you understand how they are responding to you, and enable you to adjust your verbal communication accordingly.

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Use Body Language to Gain an Interview Edge

Make a lasting first impression in an Interview

Red Giraffe Team — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:27:49 +0000

We form much of our impression of people within the first minute of meeting. Body gestures, speech, dress all contribute to how we view someone – and they us. In an interview all of this is heightened. Interviews are purely about judgement, so interviewers are on high alert for small cues that will tell them what kind of person you are beneath your qualifications. Knowing this can throw many candidates. Time and again candidates will discount themselves for the job in the first 60 seconds of an interview, simply by not paying attention to some unspoken rules.

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Make a lasting first impression in an Interview

Turn your weaknesses into strengths

Red Giraffe Team — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:53:51 +0000

Going into an interview can be very intimidating. The night before you find yourself sitting nervously in front of the mirror, practicing just the appropriate way to sit, to laugh and to smile. You recite with just the right air of confidence your strengths and your achievements. You've got it down pat and you're ready to go. But are you? What happens when you are asked about your weaknesses? Do you freeze up, start stammering or change the subject? If so, then it's time to get prepared!

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Turn your weaknesses into strengths

Make every interview count!

Red Giraffe Team — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:27:04 +0000

Creating the perfect resume, searching for job vacancies and graduate job opportunities, practicing interview questions and attending job interviews are all important facets of the application process. While each of these components is an integral part of finding the right job, it is also important to manage your expectations during the entire application process and to see each step as an opportunity to learn and grow, regardless of whether or not it results in a job.

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Make every interview count!

Strategies to build rapport in an interview!

Red Giraffe Team — Thu, 21 May 2009 04:15:26 +0000

Building rapport is easier said then done! Use these simple yet practical methods to build rapport with individuals you are meeting for the first time.

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Strategies to build rapport in an interview!