Tag: interview skills coaching

Responding to the interview question: “How would your peers describe you?” By Matthew Coppola

by Matthew Coppola - Career Coach, Employment Specialist and Professional CV Writer

How would your peers describe you? Asking this question to an interviewee provides the employer with an insight from the candidate’s perspective on how their friends and peers see them, providing some kind of indication on what kind of person they are and what they will be like in the workplace. When trying to find … Continue reading Responding to the interview question: “How would your peers describe you?” By Matthew Coppola

Dealing with nerves during a job interview, by Matthew Coppola

by Matthew Coppola - Career Coach, Employment Specialist and Professional CV Writer

#interviewnerves #nervousinterview #interview #jobinterview When conducting interview coaching, I am often asked by individuals about how they can deal with their nerves during a job interview. They feel that that they get so nervous and flustered, that they forget what to say, have a ‘mental blank’ and end up either saying something brief and short, … Continue reading Dealing with nerves during a job interview, by Matthew Coppola

What if I don’t have any weaknesses when asked at an interview? By Matthew Coppola

by Matthew Coppola - Career Coach, Employment Specialist and Professional CV Writer

You may not have any professional working weaknesses that you are aware of that hinder your ability to perform a job to the best you can. Many professionals and tradespersons perform their job very, very well and do not have any areas of concern that they feel they need to address or has been raised … Continue reading What if I don’t have any weaknesses when asked at an interview? By Matthew Coppola

What if I don’t have any questions to ask at the end of an interview? By Matthew Coppola

by Matthew Coppola - Career Coach, Employment Specialist and Professional CV Writer

You may not have any questions to ask in an interview. You might be genuinely happy with everything that you have heard during the meeting and felt that there is nothing you want to ask. But is this always the best approach to take? Think about it from the standpoint of the employer/recruiter. Do they … Continue reading What if I don’t have any questions to ask at the end of an interview? By Matthew Coppola

Should I bring my resume along to an interview? By Matthew Coppola

by Matthew Coppola - Career Coach, Employment Specialist and Professional CV Writer

It is entirely up to you. You may want to have your resume as a form of reference – something that an interviewer can refer to, or if you are interviewed by a panel of interviewers, something that one individual can look at and read while the other interviewer is asking a question. Even if … Continue reading Should I bring my resume along to an interview? By Matthew Coppola

Is it necessary to bring a folio of certificates to show in an interview? By Matthew Coppola

by Matthew Coppola - Career Coach, Employment Specialist and Professional CV Writer

It is up to you if you want to bring a folio of certificates that you have completed over the course of your career. Generally speaking though, it would be wise to include these certificates in your resume for an employer to refer to, instead than handing them a folio for them to sift through … Continue reading Is it necessary to bring a folio of certificates to show in an interview? By Matthew Coppola

What is one approach that I can take in answering a behavioural based interview question? By Matthew Coppola

by Matthew Coppola - Career Coach, Employment Specialist and Professional CV Writer

Most interviews these days will involve both standard and behavioural type interview questions being asked of the candidate. Standard type questions including that such as ‘Why should we hire you?’ and ‘What makes you the best person for this role?’ and so forth. Behavioural questions, on the other hand, are asked of the candidate to … Continue reading What is one approach that I can take in answering a behavioural based interview question? By Matthew Coppola

Interview question: How would you deal with the resulting situation? By Matthew Coppola

by Matthew Coppola - Career Coach, Employment Specialist and Professional CV Writer

During the interview, the prospective employer may pose a question about a scenario that may be problematic to see what your response would be to that situation and how you would manage it. You are put under pressure to think then and there what it is that you would do in such a situation. Before … Continue reading Interview question: How would you deal with the resulting situation? By Matthew Coppola

Interview question: Why haven’t you gone further in your profession? By Matthew Coppola

by Matthew Coppola - Career Coach, Employment Specialist and Professional CV Writer

The employer may be curious as to what your career goals are. Are you career driven? Or are you contempt with your current role? Or is there something holding you back from moving further in your profession. Avoid taking it personal. At the end of the day, you don’t really need to justify as to … Continue reading Interview question: Why haven’t you gone further in your profession? By Matthew Coppola

Interview Skills Coaching and Training in Melbourne | Client Centric

by Matthew Coppola - Career Coach, Employment Specialist and Professional CV Writer

Here at Client Centric, we provide an one on one Interview Coaching and Training Service in Melbourne to help you gain the confidence needed to perform well at job interviews and overcome those nerves. The advice and suggestions will be tailored and specific to your needs.