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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!

Interview Pitfalls to Avoid

Red Giraffe Team — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:29:49 +0000

Plenty can go wrong in an interview. Often, when an interview does take a dive, it’s through our own poor management of the process. Commonly what trips us up is a tendency to blunder in and try and take over the interview. There are many ways in which this can happen.

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Interview Pitfalls to Avoid

Why You are the Right Candidate

Red Giraffe Team — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:09:49 +0000

It’s common to talk yourself out of your suitability for a role before you’ve even entered into the application process. We all doubt ourselves. The important thing is to recognise when we are doing this and to then turn these thoughts around. The fact of the matter is that there will be many “right” candidates for one role. A shortlist is effectively a group of “right” candidates. Each could carry out the job; it’s generally a candidate’s personal attributes rather than technical know-how that ultimately set them apart. Believing that you are this winning candidate comes down to mindset. There are certain methods you can use to help you build a robust mindset.

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Why You are the Right Candidate

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

Good job interviews hinge on Attitude

Red Giraffe Team — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:40:44 +0000

Graduates looking to establish their careers must keep in mind that attitude is the most important quality an employer will look for during an interview. While the appropriate knowledge and skills are important in gaining employment, it is worth noting that skill and knowledge gaps can be bridged with additional training but attitude cannot be taught thus making it a priceless commodity.

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Good job interviews hinge on Attitude

Entering a peak state prior to being considered!

Red Giraffe Team — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:03:05 +0000

You have an interview. Finally, you got the call that you have been waiting for to interview for a really great job with all kinds of benefits. Do you know how to pull off the interview so that you will not only show your capabilities and impress your potential employers? Here are a few steps that could really help you to ace your interview and get the job you want.

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Entering a peak state prior to being considered!

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

Managing Your Expectations Throughout the Interview Process

Red Giraffe Team — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:25:39 +0000

Creating the perfect resume, searching for job vacancies and graduate job opportunities, practicing interview questions and attending job interviews are all an important part of the application process when seeking out employment. While each of these components is an integral part of finding the right job for you, it is also important to manage your expectations during the application and interview 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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Managing Your Expectations Throughout the Interview Process