The interview may have been simulated, but the anxiety was real!
To me, interviews have always been a daunting experience. No matter how much I have prepared, somehow the moment I sit in front of a panel of professionals my anxiety will always get the best of me. You can imagine…
Improving my approach to interviews.
The idea of being interviewed by my course mates was far from appealing to me to begin with. However, having been through the experience I can definitely see its value as it has given me excellent experience and better prepared…
“Where do you see yourself in five years?”
”Many people avoid thinking about interviews until the last possible moment, as if walking through the recruiter’s door is tantamount to entering a lion’s den.”1 It was the morning of the simulated interviews and I was extremely nervous getting ready in…
Starting on a Positive Note!
So, what are your plans after graduation? Have you started thinking about your plan for next year? What are you going to do with your degree? Some of the many, daunting but ever exciting questions spiralling around my head the…
So you think you’re a S.T.A.R?
So, 2nd blog post. This time, it’s interview time. The questions start running through my head on the walk up to the interview room. Have I prepared enough? What sort of questions are these lot going to ask me? Am…
Blowing Your Own Trumpet 101
“I don’t mean to brag…” Or, maybe I do. This is the troubling enigma faced by every candidate in a job interview, fearing the dreaded phrase, “you’re fired“, before they’ve even been hired. With every painful interview experienced, the one…
Blog posts from AEL students on placement
