Posted on 7th May 2008 in Interview Advice by Career Slave

Interviewing tips for jobseekers

The dreaded interview is undoubtedly the hardest part of the job hunting process.  We’ve already covered how to prepare for an interview, questions to ask in an interview, reason to give for leaving your last job and the horrible, “what is your expected salary?” question – now let’s look at some more general interviewing tips for [...]

Posted on 2nd April 2008 in Interview Advice by Career Slave

Sample Interview Questions – Questions Asked in an Interview

Yup, this can be one of the hardest part of an interview to prepare for – the questions!  You have no idea what your interviewer will ask so it is very tough to be ready for your grilling, but there are lots of common questions asked in interviews that you can prep answers for.
Here are [...]

Posted on 9th January 2008 in Interview Advice by Career Slave

Preparing for an interview – what to do before you go

The day before any interview can be a nerve-wracking experience, so it can be difficult to do anything constructive.  You may think that just because your interview is tomorrow that there is nothing you can do today.  Wrong!

Posted on 3rd December 2007 in Interview Advice by Career Slave

What is your expected salary? Dodging that awkward interview question…

“What are your salary expectations?”
Not an easy question to answer at your interview – as I’ve looked at other tough interview situations over the past few weeks (such as “reasons for leaving your job“), I thought it was worth covering how to deal with being asked what salary you expect to get.

Posted on 1st December 2007 in Interview Advice by Career Slave

Reasons for leaving a job – the dreaded interview question!

So why did you leave your last job?
OK, so you are an honest person and your gut is telling you to say, “my manager was a complete asshole – he spent too much time with his head surgically attached to the owners butt that he made life hell for me”.  While that is a completely [...]

Posted on 22nd August 2007 in Interview Advice by Career Slave

41 Questions to Ask at a Job interview

It could perhaps be the most horrid part of the job interview – “So, do you have any questions you would like to ask us?” – Aaarrrgh!   You know fine well that a sheepish smile while shaking your head and saying “Nah I’m good thanks” isn’t exactly what they want to hear!
So with [...]

Posted on 21st August 2007 in Interview Advice by Career Slave

Attending an interview – be prepared!

For most people, the job interview can be one of the most nerve wracking points in their career, especially early on.  You get told about the interview for a job you really want – then you spend the next few days (or even weeks) worrying about how it will go!  After all, this could be [...]