Falling to pieces in a job interview is something that I have experienced and witnessed from the other side of the table. And whichever side you are on it really isn’t pleasant. There is nothing more devastating than knowing you are good enough for the job but leaving the room having portrayed yourself as nervous, […]
The sinking feeling you get when you submit an application then don’t get the interview is one of the worst feelings of rejection you can have. You are amazing at what you do but you haven’t even been given the chance to show your potential employer that you are the right person for the job. […]
Job interview rejection is gutting. It actually hurts. And for good reason, social pain impacts the same parts of the brain as when processing physical hurt like a burn. We all feel this pain differently, and you may know someone who always seems bounce back easily, no matter how big the rejection. Why can’t you? […]
This article is not intended for anyone with a sense of entitlement who thinks their company owes them a promotion. I’ve been there. As a young graduate I used to feel I’d done enough that surely my promotion on a plate was ready. At times I perhaps had a point, but mostly I was living […]
Clients regularly come to me for job interview tips because they don’t feel confident at interview. I’ve seen everything from ‘I can’t talk about or sell myself’ to ‘I fall apart and completely lose all brain power’. Let’s face it, job interviews are not the most natural of scenarios! When you add the fact that […]