Understanding what holds you back in interviews is the key to getting hired. TV body language expert Judi James explains how to overcome your fears, so you can market yourself with confidence.

In Britain, we’re taught that modesty is a virtue. In fact, we’re probably one of the most modest, self-deprecating nations in the world, but unfortunately, modesty doesn’t get you very far when you’re trying to sell yourself at a job interview. But how do you go about changing the habit of a lifetime?

“The worst advice anyone can give to someone facing a job interview is to Just Be Yourself,” says Judi James, body language expert and author of the book You’re Hired: Interviews. “Unless you regularly sit down with three strangers in a formal setting, then you simply can’t be yourself in that situation. What you have to give is almost like a performance of yourself that shows your strengths.”

While researching her book, Judi discovered that what most people want to know when it comes to interviews is how to market themselves. This means putting aside the modesty, overcoming shyness and boosting confidence and self-esteem. Continue reading “Interview Confidence: The Correct Psychology” »

“After the advert finished we completed first stage interviews and went ahead with second interviews the following week. I have been really impressed by the strong response.”

Matthew Hands
Recruitment Co-ordinator; Jane Norman
March 2009

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With the economic doom and gloom still all around us it can be difficult to maintain staff morale and motivation but I think this is critically important to any businesses ability to cope with the downturn. Last week we picked up two Onrec Awards which gave a great boost to us all here. I’ve included some pics of our team picking up the Awards.

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26 March 2009 – Jobsite is today celebrating winning both awards they were short-listed for at last nights Onrec Awards. The Onrec judging panel selected Jobsite as the winner for both Innovative Offline Marketing Award by a Generalist Job Board, for their recent brand campaign and Best Technical Innovation by a Generalist Job Board, in recognition of BeMyInterviewer.
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“Hill McGlynn has been using Jobsite for over four years and during this time; we have been consistently delighted with the response rate from our vacancies posted along with the high quality of customer service.

When market conditions changed, Jobsite Account Managers listened to our needs and have worked with us to ensure that we continue to gain maximum exposure and response during these tough times.

We have continued to see great responses from quality candidates when posting our vacancies on Jobsite and the CV Watchdog facility is effective and time-saving for our consultants. We have also used their email marketing campaigns to great affect, which allows us to produce highly targeted campaigns to specific candidate skills and location sets.

Above all, the customer service which we receive from the Jobsite team set’s them apart from the rest of their competition and this is why we will continue to use Jobsite as an integral part of our marketing strategy.”

Penny Glazzard
Marketing Manager; Hill McGlynn
March 2009

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