Interviews, up close and personal

Job interviews are stressful; believe it or not they are for both candidates and interviewer. The job market is more competitive than it has been for many years. Qualified and experienced individuals are competing with bright, academically qualified graduates for the best roles.

Occasionally, even after the online selection and the assessment centre are completed, it is

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Lessons not failures

Failure, I dislike the word intensely.

The word failure delivers a sucker punch to hope, optimism and self-belief.

As an alternative, I propose the word ‘lesson.’

Lesson conveys: an experience, one which we can evaluate, reflect and make our own minds up about. A natural outcome to any lesson is: we feel either positive or negative about the experience.

If

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