by Tanya Gray | Apr 12, 2013 | ConsultingHQ Blog
New Zealand’s politically correct laws often block employers from asking job applicants relevant interview questions. To avoid getting into strife with government bodies, like the Human Rights Commission, Privacy Commission or the Employment Relations Authority, I...
by Tanya Gray | Apr 12, 2013 | ConsultingHQ Blog
Are you thinking about Recruiting in the near future? Read these 5 recruitment tips to help you hire the perfect person for the position. Widen the scope of your advertising – have you been using the same old website you have been using the past 5 years? How about...
by Tanya Gray | Sep 6, 2012 | ConsultingHQ Blog
A structured interview is an effective interviewing process in which an employer can measure job related competencies of candidates. Through asking tailored competency based questions that relate to the candidate’s behaviour in the past or their proposed...
by Tanya Gray | Sep 6, 2012 | ConsultingHQ Blog
The STAR method is a structured manner of responding to a behavioural based interview question by discussing the specific Situation, Task, Action and Result of the situation you are describing. Situation: Describe the situation that you were in or the task you needed...
by Tanya Gray | Jul 19, 2012 | ConsultingHQ Blog
Don’t just think of an interview as an opportunity for the employer to find out as much as they can about you, but also for you to find out as much as you can about the company and the position- it is a two way street! When you find out you have an interview...
by Tanya Gray | Jul 17, 2012 | ConsultingHQ Blog
There are a great deal of questions you can ask in a comprehensive employment application form. Ideally these should be tailor made to suit each role within an organisation and should be reviewed on a regular basis to ensure they comply with legal requirements. A one...
