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Stuck on an interview question? No idea how to answer?

Submitted by Interview Guru on Fri, 05/06/2015 - 07:10

Question: A lot of candidates feel worried that they’re going to come up against questions to which they will simply not be able to have any answer at all. Can you put their mind at rest, what should they do if they just simply haven’t a clue how to proceed?

Learning from the university interview process

Submitted by Interview Guru on Tue, 26/05/2015 - 16:56

We talked to recent graduates about their experiences applying to university - and in particular about the interview process some of them went through:

Q: Only the minority of university candidates are going to be offered places. What, therefore, can the unsuccessful applicant learn from the interview experience?

Google yourself when you’re job hunting

Submitted by Interview Guru on Fri, 15/05/2015 - 17:02

A vital part of the application process for any job is to do a web search on yourself, according to Interview Guru. “More and more organisations now search Google for information on potential candidates before deciding whether to make them a job offer,” said Interview Guru director James Luckhurst. A survey by ExecutNet showed that 77% of recruiters said they used search engines to find background data on candidates. Additionally, 35% admitted they eliminated a candidate because of what they found online – a 9% increase on the previous year’s survey.

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