Dec
12
Over the 20 years or so that I have been successfully coaching and helping candidates ‘b the best they can be’ at their interviews or assessments centres, one thing usually is apparent – that they leave their preparation as late as possible. This ‘just in time’ approach is, let’s be...
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Feb
23
More and more organisations are moving to running their recruitment and selection online, so it’s very prudent to consider a few points in your preparation if you are to maximise your chance of success. Like everything in life, and especially for interviews, diligent preparation is key. Here are a few...
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Jan
29
Let’s be honest, interviews are a very strange concept and very unlike how you tend to speak normally to friends and family. You have around sixty minutes to talk about some of your awesome past achievements and to big yourself up at every opportunity. The sun should literally shine out...
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Oct
15
Have you got an interview, board or assessment centre approaching in the near future? The chances are then that you are you receiving lots of conflicting advice from just about everyone you talk to, which usually serves to compound your confusion and ramps up your stress levels. Over the last...
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Jan
27
Why do I spend all my time coaching candidates to ‘b the best they can be’ and help them perform at their very best through a selection process? Well, I used to own a recruitment agency and have worked with, interviewed and placed thousands of candidates into job roles within...
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Jan
13
Last year I completed an Ironman consisting of a 3.8k swim, 180k cycle and a 42K run triathlon - a real challenge. But interestingly the hardest part was not so much the physical aspect on the day itself (although that I’m not saying that was a breeze!) but finding the...
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Dec
16
The most common question that we are asked here at bselected towers is “What are your top tips for success at interview or assessment centre?” So here are 3 simple tips to help you ‘b’ the best you can be. 1 Focus Your Preparation Most of the clients that contact...
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Dec
09
Role-plays or interactive exercises are often a part of a selection process. So it makes sense to be prepared for them. The basic principle of a role-play or interactive exercise is that you are due to meet an individual, for example a peer, direct report or partner, and there is...
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Dec
02
Take a look at this definition of simplicity: The contradiction here though is that simplicity, making things easy to understand, is not simple. Keeping or making things simple is hard – it’s much easier to do what you have always done. Making things simple takes commitment and energy to do...
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Nov
22
This is a short but really important blog in order for you to perform at your best at an interview or assessment centre. As part of my business, I often assess at assessment and selection centres for corporate clients whose candidates, like police officers, are put through competency based processes...
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