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Become Inspired
by Become RecruitmentHints, tips and strategies for job seekers in the Creative, Digital and Media industries. Applying for a new role can be daunting. We are here to help you stand out from the crowd and land the job of your dreams. Our easy to follow tips and strategies will help take your job search to the next level and will arm you with the tools to lead you to success.
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#8: Become a S.T.A.R with this killer interview technique
13m · PublishedBecome a star with this killer interview technique
· Use this technique to frame your interview answers
· This is a way to sort out your preparation
· Situation-based questions can often be asked, so it’s good to be prepared
· Gives you a bit of a framework to answer the question more effectively
· Use this technique, not as a template but more as a guide
· You don’t want to sound robotic
S.T.A.R. stands for:
· Situation
· Task
· Action
· Result
Situation:Part of the interviewing process is a bit like storytelling (truthful stories!), so you want to be engaging as possible when explaining the situation.
Task: What were you asked to do? What was the objective? What did you need to achieve to get the desired result?
Action:What did you actually do?
Result:Talk about tangible results
Remember to keep it engaging and succinct. Keep it as relevant to the question
It is really beneficial to try this out with your friends using this technique or write it out or speak it out, for practice. Muscle memory, it goes in a bit more and you will much more prepared for your interview!
Here are some examples to help you:
Example 1- Question: Tell me about the time you had to resolve conflict?
Let’s use the frame work for this question:
· Situation: During this time I was working for (company), this was the size of the team, we had a tricky client with super high expectations. They made a complaint.
· Task: I was involved in smoothing out the relationship.
· Action: I conducted a phone call with the client, listened and worked through their concerns to come to a resolution
· Result: Due to inefficiency in the team, further training was provided. I took over the next 3 months to manage the account and our sales went up etc.
Using this format demonstrates, good communication and leadership skills.
Example 2
· Situation: We provided a weekly magazine, which had a strict timeline. The printer let us down and this threw everything out and we risked missing the deadline.
· Task: I had to ensure the magazine was printed on time.
· Action: I spoke to three new printers and negotiated new rates and managed to secure a better rate overall.
· Result: We now have a back-up printer for future situations like this. I made sure this, doesn’t happen again.
It’s more for you to get this in your mind. You should practise this at home, it’s a muscle memory. Say it out loud, so it is much easier to recall.
Go through the job description, see what they’re looking for and come up with an example and think of why you’re right for the role and why they should hire you.
Keep it engaging and get enough detail so you can really paint the picture.
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This is a great resource to see examples of situational based questions you may be asked: https://insightsresources.seek.com.au/page/interview-building-tool
Hope this podcast has been useful and makes a difference for when you’re interviewing. Good luck!J
#7: 10 Common Mistakes Job Seekers Make
30m · PublishedCommon Mistakes Jobseekers Make
Hosted by David Valks & Ashely Dodd
10 common mistakes that job seekers make when applying for new roles
Today’s podcast is to help guide you to land that dream job!
1. Using an unprofessional photo
• Either on CV or LinkedIn, linking social media to a professional profile. Our advice is to take your photo off – some people just don’t like photos
• If you do have one, you should get it right. Personal Facebook, e.g. night out, as pretty as you might look, is not appropriate
• It does reflect on you. Inject personality but keep it in the parameters of professionalism. We do not mean using a stock photo of yourself or shirt & tie. Should reflect your personality but just got to be careful
• Clients do look up candidates on social media to check if they’re a good fit for them
• Look at it objectively, how does your profile present to clients?
• Content is relevant to yourself and brand – Linkedin, Facebook etc.
• Must be in good taste
2. Not tailoring your application to the role that you’re applying for
• Applying for the wrong type of roles
• Provide too much detail of irrelevant experience, jobs that have completely no relevance for the one you are applying for
• Remember to keep it relevant
• Adding jobs to your CV that were 10 years ago
• It’s about drawing client’s attention to where you want it to be
3. Tailoring the cover letter to the relevance of what you’re applying for
• Hiring managers will glance at CVs and cover letters
• Provide key information at the top of the CV
• Agencies will look for other agency competitors on your CV, where there are transferable skills
• You can still include retail experience if it goes well with role eg. project management or account services
• Make cover letter relevant to make application – really stand out
4. What makes your CV relevant
• Having a CV that’s too lengthy, e.g. 12 pages is too long
• Keep CV to 1-2 pages max, 3 pages is a real push
• Make every word count!
• Every word you write is a chance to sell yourself to the future employer
• In terms of education, no need to state primary school. Higher education and above is all you need
5. Sending out a generic cover letter
• Addressing the wrong person, wrong company, really shows lack of care
• Cover letter – use this to explain succinctly your situation, e.g. moving interstates, your visa etc. include these key details. Or if your wishing to make a career move from Account Executive moving to design etc.
• Write these details in an email is fine too, can be in place of a cover letter
• Make it good, if you do have a Cover Letter, make it count, make it stand out, don’t just say I’m good at team working!
6. Spelling and grammar
• No excuses! – especially in this day and age, you have access to Spell Check and Grammarly for example
• It only takes 5 minut
#6: Demystifying UX/UI and Product Design
24m · PublishedWhat we’re exploring today:
- What is UX, UI and Product Design?
- What are the job roles and where do your skills fit?
- The rise of digital and how it has come to the forefront of industries, creating new roles
- Where UX, UI and Product Design fits within an agency/company
Who is this episode for?
- Anyone who is interested in getting into the field
- If you want a bit of clarification of what UX, UI and Product Designers do
- People who want to upskill
Let's start by…
Explaining what a UX researcher does?
- UX stands for User Experience
- Research methods, quantitative research
- Validating what the users want and the problems are
- Applying traditional methodologies to the digital design process
- Has to be about the customer and the problem if there is one
- What do customers actually want and what they need?
- Overlaps with UX design, they can work together
- Depending on the size of the company, team and budget, will suggest the amount or level of research they do
Explaining what a UX designer does?
- Focus on the experience of the user and customer for the digital product
- Find out if the product is enjoyable to use
- Do they align with the business needs?
- Information architecture, what information needs to be in the product
- User personas, user testing, iterating, wireframes, no visual design in a UX design role
- We sort out the journey, it’s like the cogs of a clock - does it function, is it enjoyable to watch?
- Agile environment, constantly changing - if something is not working, you have to take it back and move it forward with the user in mind
- Do more testing, change the UX - it is not a linear process
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#5: How to get the most out of working with a recruiter
23m · Published#4: Ins and Outs of Becoming a Freelance Designer
22m · Published#3: How to Prepare for a Job Interview
16m · Published#1: CV Tips - What to include and avoid!
25m · Published#2: How to Nail the Performance Review
21m · PublishedBecome Inspired has 18 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 6:57:10. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 20th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on March 26th, 2024 05:13.