- To see if you’re self-aware and to identify your mindset and attitude
- To verify if your strengths fit the job spec and whether they match your CV
- To check your consistency across the interview, application process, CV etc.
- To consider if you are self-aware and mature enough to know and express your strengths and acknowledge your weakness
- To gauge if you have the good judgement to decide which of your strengths / weaknesses should be emphasised as they could ‘fit’ to the organisation, culture, job
- To explore if you have figured out how to address and manage your ‘allowable’ weakness
- To see if you can handle the question – are you prepared, honest and objective (with a healthy self-critique)?
- Stay calm – remain composed
- Remember the feedback from your colleagues – what are your personality / leadership / behavioural strengths?
- Highlight positives. Giving an example of your strength say e.g. ‘I am told consistently that I am strong with….’
- Make the link from your interests to your skills – always link to the job
- On weaknesses, choose a non-critical competence or skill (an ‘allowable weakness’)
- Ensure you can turn the weakness into a positive – show how it ‘works’ for the target job
- Show how you have dealt with it and prove you have overcome it. Show resilience
- Appreciate and emphasize the learning you get from managing your weakness
- Present examples of positive feedback you have received from all sources
Mindfulness at Work – why everyone talks about it?
Many companies across Ireland have benefited from and acknowledged effectiveness of Torc's Mindfulness at Work programmes. What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness is a way of paying attention to what is happening in the present moment, without thinking about past or...
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Guardian Jobs published a very interesting guide to Employer Branding – a topic which is very relevant to every company. This is the third of a series of short articles based on the Guardian guide. 5 tips for bolstering your employer brand Use insight from...
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Guardian Jobs published a very interesting guide to Employer Branding – a topic which is very relevant to every company. This is the second of a series of short articles based on the Guardian guide. Why is an Employer Brand important? Impact on internal talent...
Employer Branding (1)
Guardian Jobs published a very interesting guide to Employer Branding – a topic which is very relevant to every company. This is the first of a series of short articles based on the Guardian guide. What is an employer brand? In short, an employer brand is the...
Protect Your Employees Mental Health
During this unprecedented time, it has become more important than ever for employers to take every opportunity to protect the wellbeing and mental health of their employees. We are pleased to present our NEW Programme for Employees 'Maintain and Boost Mental Health'....
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your biggest professional achievement? This is the eleventh of the series of typical interview questions. For each question we outline why the interviewer is asking the question and how the interviewee should respond to it. Our suggestions should be treated as...
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Employers and recruiters – get ready for Generation Z!
Employers, along with assisting recruitment consultants, should start thinking of attuning their organisational brands to the new trends and tendencies shaping the workforce. Generation Z (Gen Z) are people born between 1995 and 2010 who succeed the generation of...
Christmas Wishes
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