Entries in the 'INTERVIEW GUIDE' Category

Careers & Interview Seminar Guide. Dr Chris Hart.

Worried about the direction your career is taking?

Not sure how to handle interviews and job search in today’s competitive Kenya job market?

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Kenyan HR Manager Response To A Job Seekers

Yesterday after writing how  Kenyan HR managers should style up and start communicating to job candidates they have interviewed on the interview results we received a couple of responses and you can can get the results by clicking here.

Grace who works for an international  NGO as a HR manager was gracious enough to provide us with A HR perspective.  Here is her part of the story.

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Answering What Is Your Salary Expectation Question.

Sooo….. you did it. Created a great, relevant CV. Sent in a killer cover letter to the right person. Aced the interviews. Took care of your references. But, did you handle the “how much do you need?” portion of the process? You know: the awkward, who-blinks-first-loses moment.

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Some Classic Interviewing Mistakes Tips

Talking too much
1. I think calling them “Interviews” is actually misleading. The right word should be “Conversations”. The subject matter wraps around whether or not a match between you and the company you’re in conversation with would benefit both parties. Don’t feel like each time you get asked a question, it’s your job to blather on & on. Give them a chance to converse with you – even if they decide to make you an offer despite your wall-of-sound in the conversation, how are you ever going to evaluate the pros & cons of the job if you never gave the other party a chance to talk about the role?

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