Eye contact during an interview (or meeting) can be vital. If you let your eyes wander, it can make you appear disinterested, so it's very important to keep looking at the person you're talking with. If you're being interviewed by more than one person, make sure you "share" your eye contact. By missing one person out, you can make them feel "ignored". Similarly, by focusing on only one interviewer, you can make them feel awkward. Your task is to engage with everyone in the room. Try not to look away during hard questions, and try to focus on mostly the eyes. - but don't stare! And last, but no means least - Don't forget to smile!!
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Quick Tip: Interview Eye Contact.
May 15, 2012 9:57 AM
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Mike Wood for RocheCareers
Eye contact during an interview (or meeting) can be vital. If you let your eyes wander, it can make you appear disinterested, so it's very important to keep looking at the person you're talking with. If you're being interviewed by more than one person, make sure you "share" your eye contact. By missing one person out, you can make them feel "ignored". Similarly, by focusing on only one interviewer, you can make them feel awkward. Your task is to engage with everyone in the room. Try not to look away during hard questions, and try to focus on mostly the eyes. - but don't stare! And last, but no means least - Don't forget to smile!!Quick Tip: CV File Names and Formats
April 25, 2012 9:45 AM
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Mike Wood for RocheCareers
I recently had to sift through a big bunch of resumes for a role. I filtered them based on a manual review, and then saved them into a new directory.
It was then that I realised that a number of the candidates were missing an opportunity here to promote themselves.
Read More »It was then that I realised that a number of the candidates were missing an opportunity here to promote themselves.
Quick Tip: Tracking Your Resume
April 18, 2012 11:08 AM
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Mike Wood for RocheCareers
When you put yourresume "out there" during your job hunting, its sometimes hard to know where it goes.One simple tip is to create and include a reference code within it, so that at when you get a call from a company or an agency, you'll know which CV they have and how they got it. It may not always be from where you expect.
For example: if you include "ref: M12-04" in your CV, it might well tell you (assuming you keep alog of them) that this CV was uploaded to Monster in April 2012.
The system is entirely up to you and can be as simple or complex as you like. You could include the code in the body of the CV or as part of the file name - Just remember that if you include it in the filename, don't hide your actual name in a jumble of letters and characters.
Quick Tip: Interview Body Language
April 4, 2012 3:04 PM
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Mike Wood for RocheCareers
Arguably the most important facet of good body language is eye contact. While no one wants to be stared at intensely for the duration of an interview, regular eye contact is important in reassuring the recruiter of both your interest and your attention. Unsurprisingly, you may also want to flash the odd smile particularly when shaking hands at the beginning and end of the interview. Equally, be sure to avoid insincerity at all costs and always attempt to remain natural.Finally, when youre sat down in the interview room, make sure not to slouch. While appearing relaxed is certainly preferable, slouching back in your chair can denote a lack of interest or overall negative body language. Ultimately, while much of this is basic commonsense, it is nonetheless worth keeping in mind on the day.