8 Steps to Giving Really Constructive Feedback

A Feedback Conversation Unpacked (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) left to Christmas. At the firms I worked at, by now, the annual performance appraisal process was in full gear so in my last three articles for 2011, I will focus on giving and receiving feedback. In this first […]

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Interview Tips Part 2: Getting Started

How to Get the Conversation Rolling (Click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) 3. The “Experience Story”: It’s How, not What. In my previous post, I mentioned the “experience story”. This is how you answer interview questions: by showing how your knowledge, skills, and prior experience are relevant to the […]

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Interview Tips Part 1: The ‘Top 5’ Questions

What Interviewers Are Looking for (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) Today’s labour market remains tough. When the market is competitive, the likelihood that there will be several candidates after a given job is high so it is important to differentiate yourself quickly from your competitors. That’s why I […]

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Bringing Down Darth Vader

Dealing with Conflict (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) Hello dear reader, I’m writing you from London, and today it’s the Royal Wedding!! Did many of you watch it? Ladies, did you think Kate looked gorgeous? As promised, in this last post on self-confidence, here are more tips to […]

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