The Ultimate Guide for Converting Interviews into Job Offers

"The Complete Job Interview Guidebook"

What's included:

  • 140+ pages jam-packed with easy-to-follow strategies, scripts, and templates designed to help you master the interview process and secure job offers
  • A step-by-step approach to preparing for interviews, including research and practice techniques that will make you feel confident and well-prepared
  • Strategies and guidelines for each stage of the interview process
  • An in-depth exploration of the most common interview questions, with detailed guidance on how to answer them effectively and showcase your unique strengths
  • Scripts for answering the most problematic questions (lacking experience, employment gaps, job-hopping, overqualified, relocating, ageism, incomplete education)
  • A simple framework to help overcome nerves
  • Email templates to assist your communication with hiring teams
  • Guidance on managing job offers
  • Lifetime access to all future updates
Success stories 🤝

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 get 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 you’re lacking experience?
  • What should you do if you don’t 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 & answers for the most common interview questions

  • “Tell us about yourself?”
  • “Why did you apply for this job?”
  • “What is your understanding of this role?”
  • “Why do you want to work at this company?”
  • “How will you add value to this company?”
  • “Why should we hire you?”
  • “What makes you unique?”
  • “What’s your biggest strength?”
  • “What’s your biggest weakness?”
  • “Why did you leave your last job?”
  • “Why are you looking for a new job now?”
  • “Where do you see yourself in 5 years?”
  • “What are your interests outside of work?”

Section 4:  Behavioural / competency-based interview questions

  • How to answer behavioural/competency-based questions

Guidelines and sample answers for the following behavioural/competency-based questions:

Adaptability

  • “Tell me about a time when you were asked to do something you had never done
    before. How did you react? What did you learn?”

Proactivity/Forward-Thinking/Innovative

  • “Tell me about a time when you came up with an innovative new idea or strategy.”

Management and leadership

  • “Can you share an example of how you were able to motivate a coworker or your team?”

Problem Solving

  • “Describe a situation when you faced a problem at work. How did you solve it?”
  • “Walk me through the process of making a decision or judgement call.”

Communication

  • “Describe a time when you had to persuade a coworker or manager.”

Customer Service

  • “Tell me about a challenging client-facing situation and how you handled it.”

Conflict in the workplace (conflict management)

  • “How do you handle conflict in the workplace?”

Decision Making

  • “Tell me about the toughest decision you had to make in the last six months.”

Failure

  • “What was your biggest failure?”

Time Management

  • “Tell me about a time when you were not able to meet a time commitment or
    deadline.” / "Tell me about a time when you made a mistake, and what did you learn
    from it?"
  • “How do you prioritise emails?”

Team Work

  • “Tell me about a time when you worked as part of a team to reach a specific objective.”

Ambiguity

  • “Tell me about a time you faced ambiguity in your workplace."
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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."

Rose McCauley

Permit Coordinator | MSD Ireland / Merck & Co.

"Paddy helped me so much go from my first job to a much more senior position. With Paddy's career services, I landed so many interviews and even had my choice of offers presented to me. Paddy really helped me get ahead in life and I am so grateful. He was always there for me as I progressed into second-stage interviews. He answered all my questions when I really needed help. Thanks so much, I am forever grateful."

Jonathan Hynes

Product Business Partner | TikTok

"I availed of almost every Paddy Jobsman offer. From CV writing service, interview tips and tricks to salary negotiation. I'd also DM'd a couple of times with questions. When I say that I would not be starting my new job on Monday without all of his resources I am not exaggerating. I am going into a job that has almost doubled my salary and benefits. I could not be more thankful and could not recommend Paddy Jobsman more!"

Access the job interview guidebook now for €29📕
Access the job interview guidebook now for €29📕
Access the job interview guidebook now for €29📕
Access the job interview guidebook now for €29📕
Access the job interview guidebook now for €29📕