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Why wasn't I successful?, Interviewing for Executives, Re-energise your job search

Interview Trends. What are the top three skills sought by hiring managers?

  • Laura-McGrath
  • November 7, 2022
  • executive interview, interview trends, senior management interviews

Throughout my career I’ve worked in partnership with hiring managers to ensure they attract and retain the best talent. In the past five years in executive interviews there’s been an increased emphasis on soft skills, with particular attention being paid to three focus areas. What are those skills? Influencing, learning agility and emotional intelligence.

In this article, I’ll explore why these qualities are important and guide you on how to weave them into the interview process.

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Interviewing for Executives How to Stand Out
Women in Leadership, Interviewing for Executives

Interviewing for Executives – 5 tips to ensure you stand out

  • Laura-McGrath
  • November 7, 2022
  • executive interview, leadership, senior management interviews

The interview process is a highly competitive one and like any elite sport the difference between winning and losing is marginal.  With this in mind, it’s useful to look at the characteristics shared by successful candidates.

They reposition themselves from job applicant to business partner:

When coaching clients, I always encourage them to understand the world from the interviewer’s perspective. I invite them to focus on what they need to be successful in their new role and explore how they can add value to their new employer. This injects pace and passion to the interview……

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Where do you see yourself in 5 years' time?
Popular Interview Questions

How to answer the interview question – Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

  • Laura-McGrath
  • November 7, 2022
  • interview tips, interview questions, interviewtip, interview answers

Even if this question isn’t specifically asked in the interview, it will be the elephant in the room. With this in mind, what do you need to consider when answering the question “where do you see yourself in five years’ time?”

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Only 4% of CEOs are Women - What's Wrong?
Women in Leadership

Only 4% of Fortune 500 CEOs are women. What’s going wrong?

  • Laura-McGrath
  • November 7, 2022
  • women in leadership, diversity, equality, womenempowerment

In 1918 Irish women got the right to vote. 1973 heralded the abolition of the marriage bar; 1977 saw the introduction of the Employment Equality Act. Girls now consistently outshine boys across the globe in exam results. Having made so much progress, why are women still underrepresented in political circles and the upper echelons of business?

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5 tips for dealing with the overqualified issue
Why wasn't I successful?, Re-energise your job search

5 Tips for dealing with the ‘Overqualified’ issue

  • Laura-McGrath
  • November 7, 2022
  • overqualified, ageism

In order to get back into the job market after a career break, many people are applying for roles that don’t require their level of experience and qualifications.  In this situation, how do you avoid running the risk of being overlooked in the recruitment process and rejected on the basis of being overqualified?  The following 5 tips should help:

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