Interviewing for Careers Advisers

A day of interviewing for Careers Advisers. Its really useful to do this. You get so many insights into the interview process. Its also rather humbling. You know you have a limited number of opportunitis and a plethora of worthy candidates. And here they are, in their suits, working hard at giving a good presentation of themselves – because they need the work.

You also know that some of the candidates will be dumbstruck when they do not get through. Some have qualifications and experience well in excess of the minimum requirement. What more do they need to do to get a job?

When reviewing the interviews the one thing that they could have done to make a difference was:  give an account of why you want the job – make it credible and go below the surface. Say something beyond the obvious – show evidence you have done some research. Cover the job and the organisation – thats two separate areas.