Charlie Gibbs-How to Answer Hard Interview Questions

Charlie Gibbs-How to Answer Hard Interview Questions

 FINDING THAT JOB
Filling in your application form
Curricula vitae
 PREPARING FOR THE INTERVIEW
Assessing yourself
Personal ratings and competencies
Levels of competence
Researching the organisation
Timing is everything
Planning what to wear
What should I take with me?
Outside the dragon’s den
 LEGISLATION THAT EMPLOYERS NEED TO COMPLY WITH
Legislation affecting recruitment
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
Sex Discrimination Act 1975
Race Relations Act 1976
Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992
Disability Discrimination Act 1995
Asylum and Immigration Act 1996
Police Act 1997
Employment Equality Regulations 2003
Data Protection Act 1998
The employment tribunal

 UNDERSTANDING THE EMPLOYERS’ PERSPECTIVE
Preparation
Conducting the interview
The importance of interview notes
 CONDUCTING YOURSELF AT THE INTERVIEW
 COMMON INTERVIEW QUESTIONS ... AND HOW
TO ANSWER THEM
Questions about ...
... your drive for achievement
... your strategic thinking
... your relationship building
... your commercial awareness
... your leadership of change
... your leadership skills
... your continuous improvement
... your customer awareness
... your decision-making skills and judgement
... your influencing skills
... your development of self and others
... your teamworking skills
The ‘... and finally’ questions
 QUESTIONS YOU CAN ASK AT YOUR INTERVIEW
First-round interviews
Final-stage interview
 AFTER THE INTERVIEW
Learning from rejection
Resigning from your current job

 TELEPHONE INTERVIEWS
 FURTHER TYPICAL INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
Drive for achievement
Strategic thinking
Relationship building
Commercial awareness
Leadership of change
Leadership skills
Continuous improvement
Customer awareness
Decision-making skills and judgement
Influencing skills
Development of self and others
Teamworking skills
Specialist knowledge

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