The STAR Technique

August 31, 2020 by zac sky in career, interviews, job hunting, Jobs, Recruitment, Success, Tips and Tricks

When it comes to progressing your career through new jobs, the STAR technique is your best friend. You can use it when crafting your CV, writing a job application, and especially when preparing for your interviews.

The STAR technique ensures you tell your story properly, providing all the relevant information that a hiring manager and interviewer wants to know.

Do not leave it up to chance or hope the hiring manager will ask follow up questions. Use the STAR technique to tell a well structured and engaging story that shows how you exceed their expectations and have the relevant experience they are looking for.

The Dreaded Salary Question: What is your current salary?

October 04, 2019 by zac sky in career, interviews, job hunting, Jobs, Recruitment, Work

I remember the surge of fear I would feel when asked this in the early years of my career. I was afraid of saying the wrong thing and selling myself short.

What if I told them my current salary and then they only offer me that when I think I am worth so much more? What if I ask for 5k more but they would have been happy to pay me 10 or 20k more? What if…what if….what if?!

But, for the majority of situations, that's not how that question works. Let me tell you why.

I started a YouTube Channel

November 15, 2018 by zac sky in Creativity, interviews, Jobs, Leadership, Personality, Recruitment, Work, Tips and Tricks

In the last 3 months I have seen my pet project - Dream Career Project - gain a following of nearly 200 people who want to hear from me about job applications, CVs, interviews tips, and advice on how to build a fun and exciting career.

Buoyed by this interest in my content I have decided to try my hand at videos. I've created a personal YouTube channel and I’m having a lot of fun…

How to Nail the Phone Screen Interview

March 12, 2018 by zac sky in interviews, Recruitment, Jobs

The phone screen interview is an essential step in the recruitment process because it helps the hiring manager weed out unsuitable people and focus on the higher quality candidates. But it can work in candidate's favour too. If you nail the phone screen interview it can set you up for great success in the remaining interviews.

3 Uncommon Reasons Why You should Do Reference Checks

February 07, 2018 by zac sky in Leadership, Recruitment, Work

Reference checks are a funny beast.

Most hiring managers I have met tend to view them as a waste of time. In larger bureaucratic organisations they end up becoming merely a box-ticking exercise in arse-covering and in smaller organisations they just seem like an unnecessary overheard.