Feeling Stressed But Staying Calm… Until You’re Not

The purpose of the skills based interview is to isolate a candidates particular skill set. This will usually be conducted by someone with a specific skillset akin to that required by the position needing to be filled. Generally it would not be a separate interview but would become part of a panel interview where one…

A couple of months ago, I was asked about my opinion of job auditions for an article by Jasmine Crittenden from HRM Online. My response focused on the concern that job seekers might be taken advantage of during the process and the ability for potential employers to act in an unethical manner. Certainly, there has…

Whenever you write, it is important to ensure that the document is suitable for the intended purpose. So far, we have addressed issues that will be relevant for human readers, but more and more, cover letters and CV’s will be read by computer using AI and ATS. It is even possible that the initial reading…

Emotional intelligence (EQ) is sometimes compared to IQ, although they are quite different,  EQ is a relatively new concept and seeks to describe how someone’s inherent emotional skills can adapt to new situations and ‘read’ the needs of others.

Have you ever noticed that when you deal with people they get angry over trivial issues?  It is actually common, and you have probably seen it in your professional and your personal life.  It might have even been you who got angry.  But why does it happen and what can you do about it?  Let’s…

LinkedIn is sometimes described as a ‘professional Facebook’ Each user creates a professional profile, and this is on display and searchable to others within LinkedIn, and more generally on the web. It has a number of purposes including: Networking for business opportunities For recruiters to headhunt and find individuals they might want to interview for…