The Ultimate Guide for Converting Interviews into Job Offers
"The Complete Job Interview Guidebook"
What's included:
Success stories đ¤Table of contents
Section 1: Strategy
- Mindset: overcoming interview nerves
- Understanding the company's needs
- Delivering exceptional answers
- How to establish trust
- How to predict what questions will be asked
- Non-verbal communication
- De-risk yourself
- Game day guidance
- Conversation starters
- Asking questions
- End of interview
- Second / third round interviews
- Panel interviews
- How to put yourself in a league of your own
- Following up
- Considering offers
- Accepting offers
- References
- Rejecting offers
- Leveraging job offers
- Leaving your job
- Rejection
- Numerical, cognitive and personality tests
- Remote / online interviews
- Working with agency recruiters
- Green and red flags
- Interview assignments
Section 2: Handling problematic questions
- What should you do if youâre lacking experience?
- What should you do if you donât know the answer to a question?
- Employment gaps
- Dropped out of college
- What do you do if you held multiple jobs over a short period of time?
- Overqualified
- Returning from self-employment
- Lack of education
- Age
- Relocating
Section 3: Guidelines & answer templates for the most common interview questions
- âTell us about yourself?â
- âWalk me through your CV / Resumeâ
- âWhy did you apply for this job?â
- âWhat is your understanding of this role?â
- "Describe your work style?â
- âWhy do you want to work at this company?â
- âWhy should we hire you?â
- âWhat are you looking for in a new position?â
- âWhat are your career goals?â
- âWhat is your greatest strength?â
- âWhat is your greatest weakness?â
- âWhy did you leave your last job?â (Strategies included for being terminated and dealing with a bad reference)
- âWhy are you looking for a new job?â
- âWhere do you see yourself in 5 years?â
- "How do you handle stress and pressure?"
- âHow do you prioritise your work?â
- âHow do you prioritise emails?â
- âWhat are your interests outside of work?â
Section 4:Â Behavioural / competency-based interview questions
- How to answer behavioural/competency-based questions
Guidelines and answer templates for the following behavioural/competency-based questions:
Adaptability
- âTell me about a time when you were asked to do something you had never done
before. How did you react? What did you learn?â - âDescribe an instance when you had to go above and beyond your regular duties to get the job done.â
Proactivity/Forward-Thinking/Innovative
- âTell me about a time when you came up with an innovative new idea or strategy.â
Management and leadership
- "Can you describe a situation where you took the lead on a project? What was the outcome?"
- âCan you share an example of how you were able to motivate a coworker or your team?â
Problem Solving
- âDescribe a situation when you faced a problem at work. How did you solve it?â
- âWalk me through the process of making a decision or judgement call.â
Communication
- âDescribe a time when you had to persuade a coworker or manager.â
Customer Service
- âTell me about a challenging client-facing situation and how you handled it.â
Conflict in the workplace (conflict management)
- âHow do you handle conflict in the workplace?â
Decision Making
- âTell me about the toughest decision you had to make in the last six months.â
Failure
- âWhat was your biggest failure?â
Time Management
- âTell me about a time when you were not able to meet a time commitment or
deadline.â / "Tell me about a time when you made a mistake, and what did you learn
from it?" - "Describe a time when you had to work under pressure. What was going on, and how did you get through it?"
- âDescribe a time when you had to juggle several projects at the same time. How did you organise your time? What was the result?â
Team Work
- âTell me about a time when you worked as part of a team to reach a specific objective.â
Ambiguity
- âTell me about a time you faced ambiguity in your workplace."
Success stories
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Luke Canning
Compliance Operations Analyst | Novi (cw) at Facebook (Meta)
"Paddy coached me to land my current role. We worked on interview preparation and role-played various interview scenarios and potential questions. He also introduced me to a number of highly effective techniques for building my interview confidence. I had failed previously in landing a new role and decided to go to Paddy for advice. This advice changed how I see and approach job interviews. I would highly recommend his career coaching services."
Eddy Mehmedovic
Business Dev Lead | Amazon Web Services (AWS)
"Paddy's coaching was a key reason I got my current job at Amazon Web Services. He is an exceptional communicator and has a very professional approach when it comes to coaching, tailoring CVs and conducting interview preparation sessions. Paddy added immense value to my job search. Along with his positive attitude, he went above and beyond his call of duty to help me get the job I wanted at Amazon. I would definitely recommend Paddy and his coaching services."
Danilo Dusoswa
Senior Account Director - Talent Solutions | LinkedIn
"What can I say? Paddy is the real deal. He understands what will get your CV into the hands of hiring managers. His formula is designed to ensure that the company that you are applying for can quickly make a decision to qualify you in or out. He teaches you to remove the fluff and write truthful CV copy that is designed to get you that role that you are looking for. Not only that, but he will teach you how to perform well in interviews. You can be the best person in the world at your job, but if you aren't good at interviews it will be your Achilles heel. Paddy, thank you for all you have done to help me."
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