The Interview Initiative

Nick is a leading figure in the executive search industry therefore he’s highly experienced when it comes to meeting and interviewing executives. In this episode we discuss a wide range of topics including setting the tone as the interviewer, as an interviewer a lack of consistency for organisations is consistent, common mistakes made and naturally his golden pieces of advice!

Always a good conversation with Julie, discussing what as a senior technology hiring manager she would like to see as an interviewer but also an insight into interviewing mindset. No excuse for a lack of preparation! Curiosity is a great way to approach any interview and something Julie likes to see but absolutely don’t start bad mouthing your former business, it won’t do you any favours. Tactical actions to how you interview and overcome bias as an interviewer are so important. DO NOT LIE!!

We covered a broad range of what made a good interview as an interviewee along with strangest questions asked. Naturally, finishing on our golden piece of advice!

James is an award-winning Head of Commercial with a passion for using technology to create value and drive change. Throughout the episode we discuss hiring for rapidly expanding companies in the FinTech environment and what James would look for at interview along with some semantics! As ever the golden nugget piece of advice is discussed.

Sam’s passion for the non-corporate working environment may not help you get a job at JP Morgan, but will certainly gain you invaluable insight if you’re looking to join a startup or small business with modern values. For the best part of the last 5 years, Sam has been working as Director of Sales of a London-based tech start-up. With his current experience. plus the hiring experience he gained from his previous role as Sales & Training Manager for a New Business Consultancy; Sam has seen thousands of CVs & Cover Letters, conducted 100s of interviews and hired dozens of candidates.

Jon is in his final year of university having spent his placement year with Boyden UK executive search. We discussed what the process is like for new graduates and placement students alike and where improvements can be made along with advice to first time job seekers.

An episode from 4 different industries and 4 different perspectives. From Project Management to Commercial Director to Consultancy, so much ground was covered and debated. Overarching though, be yourself and we discussed how you can do this.

Andy has been in the talent and recruitment industry for more than a decade. He has interviewed and placed thousands of candidates with a particular focus on the technical engineering market. Here he offers his advice and insights to interviewees along with other people samples from his career.