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August 2, 2019
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How do you answer competency style interview questions?

By Simon Davis | Interview Advice and Tips

When many companies conduct their interviews, they’re looking to see if a candidate’s experience on a CV matches with the skills required for the job. You’ll be asked about your skills, and to give examples…

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September 18, 2017
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Dress for the job you want: is it really good advice?

By Simon Davis | Career Advice and Tips, Interview Advice and Tips

It’s a common saying. Dress for the job you want, not the job you have. But is it true? Will suddenly showing up for work in a suit get you a promotion? In short, yes….

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July 24, 2017
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Polished shoes, and a clean, smart outfit: preparing for your job interview

3 Things You Need To Do In Preparation For A Job Interview

By Simon Davis | Interview Advice and Tips

Job interview success isn’t just about first impressions and how you come across. Your preparation before you get there is often what separates a new job from a rejection email. So these are the 3…

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June 5, 2017
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Hiring the candidate you want is a race against time

Hiring is a race against time, so don’t slow things down more than you need to!

By Simon Davis | Interview Advice and Tips, Recruitment Tips and Advice

It’s worth taking the time to find the perfect people to join your business. But when they do come along, snap them up quickly. You won’t be the only company that thinks they’re perfect. Yours…

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November 28, 2016
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Body language advice for job interviews

How to use non-verbal communication to ace your next job interview

By Simon Davis | Interview Advice and Tips

10% of communication is what you say.  The rest is non-verbal communication; body language is a big part of that. There are other forms of non-verbal communication you might need to be aware of besides…

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November 14, 2016
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Cover up tattoos in a job interview

Tattoos and Piercings at Work – Art or Unprofessional?

By Aimie Broadhurst | Career Advice and Tips, Interview Advice and Tips

Can ink be a stain on your career?  Can a piercing puncture your chances of work? Facial piercings and tattoos are wildly popular. It’s not just rappers and footballers that have them on show either…

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October 24, 2016
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What mistakes can businesses make in job interviews

What’s the biggest mistake a business can make in a job interview?

By Simon Davis | Career Advice and Tips, Interview Advice and Tips, Recruitment Tips and Advice

For some of us, the idea that you’d get offered a job on the spot in a job interview might sound like the best case scenario. It means you’ve made a fantastic impression and blown…

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September 2, 2016
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Should prospective employers be asking about your current salary?

By Simon Davis | CV Advice and Tips, Interview Advice and Tips

A new law has come into effect in the American state of Massachusetts to ban a job interview question. The offending question: “What is your current salary?” The law has been brought in to try…

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August 22, 2016
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Rule number 1 to succeed in a job interview

By Simon Davis | Interview Advice and Tips

If there’s only one thing you remember about job interviews, make it this. It isn’t asking “What’s my salary?” or showing up in flip-flops and shorts (though we don’t advise doing either of those things). …

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July 22, 2016
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Handling job interviews and business dress in the hot weather

By Simon Davis | Interview Advice and Tips, News

It was pretty warm last week, with temperatures exceeding 30 degrees, Britain was hotter than Jamaica!  But, when you’re trying to look smart and professional for a job interview, a heatwave isn’t necessarily your friend. You…

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June 20, 2016
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What NOT to ask in a job interview

By Simon Davis | Interview Advice and Tips

Last week we suggested 5 questions that you ought to ask when you’re being interviewed for a new job: whether they’re to impress your interviewer, or to give you a better idea about what the…

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June 13, 2016
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5 Great questions to ask your interviewer

By Simon Davis | Interview Advice and Tips

  A job interview isn’t just about demonstrating that you’re capable of taking on a new role: you should be making sure that it’s a job that you want to be doing as well. So…

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April 11, 2016
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Don’t sweat it. 4 tips to steady your nerves for those high pressure situations

By Simon Davis | Interview Advice and Tips, News

Job interviews. Presentations and pitches. Important meetings. We all get nervous in these sorts of situations. Flashbacks to messing up our lines in a school play, anyone? But some people do handle things better than…

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March 14, 2016
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Different types of interview questions, and how to answer them

By Simon Davis | Career Advice and Tips, Interview Advice and Tips

Job interviews are unpredictable – you can control what’s on your CV, cover letter and application forms, but now the fate of your career is in someone else’s hands. While you don’t know what exactly…

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February 1, 2016
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Ask Essential Personnel!

By Simon Davis | Career Advice and Tips, Interview Advice and Tips, Job Search Advice and Tips, News, Recruitment Tips and Advice, Workplace Advice and Tips

At Essential Personnel, we like to use our blog to share great advice with job seekers in Stockport and the North West so they can go on to find great jobs.  We also of course…

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October 12, 2015
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Landed an interview? Now how should you prepare?

By Simon Davis | Interview Advice and Tips

Your CV has ticked all the boxes, and you’ve been offered an interview.  The recruitment agent who has been dealing with the position tells you: “Make sure to research the company!” But what does that…

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October 5, 2015
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What does a shortage of soft skills mean?

By Simon Davis | Career Advice and Tips, CV Advice and Tips, Interview Advice and Tips, Job Search Advice and Tips, News

The skills shortage in many sectors is one of the biggest news stories when it comes to all things job-related.  While the focus is usually on technical skills in IT, science, technology and finance, the…

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September 14, 2015
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How can a smile help you ace that interview?

By Simon Davis | Interview Advice and Tips

38% of hiring managers say they’d be less likely to hire someone who doesn’t smile in an interview.  After poor eye-contact, failing to smile is the biggest body language faux-pas when it comes to job…

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August 10, 2015
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Pre-interview tasks and testing: what’s the point?

By Simon Davis | Interview Advice and Tips, Recruitment Tips and Advice

We’re seeing more and more businesses setting a short task or test as part of their interview and recruitment process. While they were once limited mostly to graduate schemes to narrow down large volumes of…

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November 27, 2014
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Have you ever got stuck for words at the end of an interview?

By Aimie Broadhurst | Interview Advice and Tips

  I think it is important to understand that interviews are a two way process.  It’s not just about the employer asking questions about one candidate to see if you fit in, It’s also about…

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July 29, 2014
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How To Use Body Language To Ace An Interview

By Aimie Broadhurst | Interview Advice and Tips

10% of communication is what you say.  The rest is non verbal communication, of which body language is a big part. This fabulous infographic from Melissa Dawn shows how to use body language in an…

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June 6, 2014
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10 Tips For The Perfect Phone Interview

By Aimie Broadhurst | Interview Advice and Tips

More and more of our clients are asking candidates to undertake telephone interviews prior to a face to face interview.  It isn’t a chat on the phone, it is a formal interview and the first…

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June 3, 2014
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Confessions Of A Recruitment Consultant

By Aimie Broadhurst | CV Advice and Tips, Interview Advice and Tips

Here at Essential Personnel we love our jobs as Recruitment Consultants.  We match employees with employers and on a daily basis we encounter the good, the bad and the downright weird.  Here are some recent…

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May 30, 2014
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Job Interview Wear On A Budget

By Aimie Broadhurst | Interview Advice and Tips

You have been called to a job interview – congratulations!  What do you wear?  Making a great first impression counts, yet if you are on a budget, how do you do it?  Here are some…

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March 7, 2014
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Young People Looking For Work – Ignore The Media, There Are Jobs Out There

By Aimie Broadhurst | Career Advice and Tips, Interview Advice and Tips, Job Search Advice and Tips

Hello fellow young job seekers and workers. School and College are finishing in the next couple of months and you will soon have to start looking for a job.  You have heard in the media about the…

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