Asking the Right Questions: How to Have More Meaningful Conversations about DE&I

We spend a significant amount of time at work and therefore ensuring that a prospective employer promotes a culture that you believe in is an important ingredient to long-term job satisfaction. Evaluating an organization or firm’s perspective on and commitment to DE&I is a great place to start in determining what kind of culture or values you can expect to see if you were to start there as an employee.

By |2023-05-08T06:54:45-04:00May 8th, 2023|Interview Preparation, Job Search|0 Comments

Reducing Bias in the Interview Process

Traditional interviews can be prone to bias, may not provide a complete picture of the candidate’s abilities, and may not be a reliable predictor of job performance. As a result, organizations may benefit from using additional assessment tools, such as competency or behavioural interviews, to supplement traditional interviews and gain a more accurate assessment of candidates and reduce bias.

By |2023-03-27T13:37:58-04:00March 22nd, 2023|Interview Preparation|0 Comments

Remote Interviews: Assessing Company Culture

The move towards video interviews has created a new challenge for candidates: how do you go about assessing a company’s culture in a remote interview? In the absence of contextual clues you might have previously relied on to gauge company culture, it is important to consider and prepare questions in order to gather the information you need to make an informed decision.

By |2020-06-05T09:41:20-04:00June 5th, 2020|Interview Preparation, Job Search|0 Comments

Call Me Part 2: The Video Interview

As companies become more global, it can be difficult to schedule high level executives for face to face interviews in a timely manner and these video tools help solve that problem. The key to remember when asked to do a video interview is to not let the technology (or any technology-related issues you encounter) act as a barrier to making a connection with your interviewer.

By |2017-05-17T15:23:03-04:00January 27th, 2017|Interview Preparation|Comments Off on Call Me Part 2: The Video Interview
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