Helping jobseekers succeed at interview

James Lynch, COO at Mason Alexander, speaks with Rita de Brún about the interview process and how to get hired

Leading recruiters advise employers to meet candidates in-person before offering a role. Since Covid, the recruitment sector has noticed a rise in ‘drop outs’ or hires ‘not working out’ in cases where they've been hired solely on the basis of video interviews.

If flying a plane is exhilarating, landing is better again. Pilots know this. Passengers too. Appreciative applause, if it comes, does so when a craft touches rather than leaves the ground. It’s a skilled manoeuvre. One to admire. But even so, one third of Americans polled in a YouGov survey, believed that in an emergency, they could land a passenger plane with the guidance of air traffic control.

Like landing a plane, landing a job is an endeavour that requires skill. Skill in the application. Skill at interview. A relevant track record of skills.