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Overcoming interview nerves

Getting ready for an interview can be very stressful and the thought of the interview itself can bring anxiety into the calmest of minds. Being a little nervous is perfectly normal, but, taken to the extreme, this psychological reaction will lower productivity levels and hinder you from answering the interviewer’s questions. To make sure you do your best and show that you are the ideal candidate, here are a few tricks that you can use before and during the interview to overcome anxiety.

Mobile recruiting

Mobile recruiting refers to the use of mobile career pages and mobile software to actively search for job candidates. While more and more job hunters and passive candidates are using their mobile devices to search for work, mobile recruiting has become a vital strategy used by recruiting companies. This quick job application process is not only efficient, but it is also encouraging and allows job seekers to apply to as many jobs as possible in record time.

Employee Branding

Employee branding is probably one of the most important aspects that people consider when they turn their attention to a certain company for work. In a world where jobs occupy a large portion of our lives, more and more employers have decided to improve the work experience or create a lively and strong corporate culture. What this means, in simpler terms, is that managers and heads of the HR departments are dedicating their attention towards making the workplace desirable and enjoyable for both the present staff members and the future ones that are expected to join the ranks of the firm.

Welcome

Gerry O’Sullivan is a best selling author, speaker and management consultant with 30 years experience in workplace/corporate training and adult vocational education. His experience ranges from training small and large groups up to executive management and ownership of a registered training organisation providing courses to 1,000 students per year.

He has highly developed communications skills; written (published novelist and technical writer) verbal (trained in media presentation skills) one-to-one (qualified and experienced management consultant, career coach and psychotherapist) and group (teaching, training, lecturing, workshops, public speaking).

Gerry brings an international perspective to his work – he is widely travelled, has lived in Europe, Australia and Asia and has trained students from 61 countries. He is particularly skilled at teaching/training non-native English speakers.