Later on this morning, Summer of Tech candidates will find out if they’ve been chosen for a “speed interview”.
Our “matching” process works a lot like dating.
Bear with me as I elaborate on that highly unusual statement from such a professional, career-focused internship programme.
We have a “talent pool” of top technology students, seeking their “perfect match” for summer internship. They’re looking for a company, with a project, in a field that meets their ideals in terms of their future career goals.
On the other side of the equation, we have “innovative companies” seeking their “perfect match” for summer internship. They’re looking for a student with skills, energy, attitude and aptitude that meets their ideals in terms of their business needs this summer. Oh, and they’re keen to invest in the future talent pool by accelerating learning and work experience in the talent pipeline too!
We’ve done our “online dating”, which involved checking each others’ profiles online…
We’ve done our “meet & greet”, which involved meeting in person…
Next week, it’s “speed dating”!
While all you candidates are waiting eagerly for news as to whether you’ve been chosed for a “Speed Date”, here’s some hot tips to help you get ready. These are the key learnings from our Speed Interview Bootcamp:
2 Comments
Alex
During the interview skills boot-camp on Monday we talked about questions regarding strengths and weaknesses, after talking to a someone with a lot more wisdom than myself, I was told that any weakness you explain, you should always backup with how you manage that weakness.
For example, I can’t put things down very easily, even when they are going down hill, so I manage this by asking myself to critically analysis what ever it is I am doing, which lets justify dropping it or gives me a reason to carry on.
Hope that tip helps someone out there.
ruth
Great tip, Alex. The hardest thing about “weaknesses” is that if employers ask, you’ve got to some up with some (hey, nobody’s perfect, right?) but then you come across as a “weak” candidate??
Thanks for sharing your solution (and thanks to “the wise one”, too)