“Tell me about yourself” is a job interview question that is guaranteed to come up in most of your job interviews. Since it’s often the first question to be asked in an interview, it’s your big chance to make a first impression. Many job searchers hate the “Tell me about yourself” question,” and as a result, don’t know how to prepare and don’t know how to give a strong answer. However, if you prepare correctly, there’s no reason to dread this question. In fact, this question is an opening for you to set the tone of the job interview and emphasize the points that you most want this potential employer to know about you. Don’t waste the opportunity by simply diving into a long recitation of your resume. This also isn’t the time to mention that you love dancing and bingo. Instead, try a concise, enthusiastic response that summarises your big-picture fit for the job. Why Interviewers Use “Tell Me About Yourself” When the interviewer asks you, “Tell me about yourself”, it’s an easy an...

To be noticed and stand a chance of progressing to the interview stage, your resume needs to hook the reader within seconds.  Hiring managers and recruiters will receive hundreds of applications for a single position, and at times only have time to scan resumes before deciding whether to progress candidates to an interview. RELATED ARTICLE: HOW MANY PAGES SHOULD MY RESUME BE?   To make an immediate impact, your resume will need to communicate the following information in the most concise form and be relevant to the position; roles and responsibilities, experience, skills, achievements, education, etc.     Your resume will be scanned for the right kind of experience and if the duties are relevant for the role. Ensure you include all relevant skills gained and required of you in previous roles and mention any achievements as hiring managers love to see results. RELATED ARTICLE: W HAT DO I DO NOW THAT I NO LONGER HAVE A JOB?   So that you grab the hiring managers a...

The team at Client Centric Executive Employment Solutions, offer an essential and desired service to all job seekers alike: interview skills coaching .  The reason why many job seekers become even more frustrated with the lack of success they are having with interviews is that the employers are not providing them with any feedback. For many, it's frustrating hearing that they're unsuccessful only not to be given any indication as to the reason for the rejection. It's like your almost going blind into the whole interview process. The employer interviews you. However, you don't know if you said the wrong thing or maybe someone else is genuinely better and more experienced than you are. Sometimes it's not you. It's not that you don't have the right skills or experience. It's not that they don't like you. It's not that you said something wrong. It could just be that the circumstances warrant hiring someone who has significant and robust exper...

Need help to address a set of key selection criteria?  Look no further than the team at Client Centric Executive Employment Solutions - Australian specialists in writing professional and tailored responses to key selection criteria.  Client Centric Executive Employment Solutions ( www.clientcentric.com.au ) is an Australia-wide, online employment services firm who equip job seekers with the tools and assistance to secure work faster in an ever-increasingly competitive job market, in which you need to stand out to get ahead. Tips On Finding A New Job By Matthew Coppola Most jobs in Government , healthcare , community services , project management , and administration tend to include a set of key selection criteria as part of the job application process. The employer includes a list of criteria, usually in two parts: essential and desirable. The employer wants to make sure that you meet their requirements or as we say, criteria for the job. When You Don't Have An Examp...

What is selection criteria and what is it used for? You may have come across a position and as part of the job application process, they have asked you to address a set of key selection criteria in addition to attaching a copy of your resume and cover letter. So, you may ask, what is selection criteria and what is it used for? According to the University of Melbourne , they define selection criteria as: Key  selection criteria are the skills, attributes, knowledge and qualifications  that the employer has defined as being essential for satisfying the  requirements of the job and can be found in every Position Description.  So that the employer has some level of surety that who they interview can meet the requirements of the position, they use a set of selection criteria , which can be anywhere from 5 criteria to 15 criteria. Candidates who do not address each criterion run the risk of not being shortlisted for the role. A risk, that many wil...

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