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Careers Counsel | How to Excel in a Competency-Based Interview

Careers Counsel is a weekly round-up of the most helpful and inspiring advice for boosting your career.

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BoF Careers Team

26 July 2021

Careers Counsel rounds up the most useful and inspiring articles from around the web. To browse hundreds of jobs from leading brands, visit BoF Careers.

How to Excel in a Competency-Based Interview (Guardian)

It’s important that you allow your personality to shine through, so give relevant, structured and honest answers that you deliver in a genuine and confident way.

5 Workplace Strategies Centred on Mental Health (Inc)

Tell your employees about the resources you’re providing from day one. Highlight any well-being or mental health benefits available to your employees. Emphasize the importance of self-care and preventing burnout.

How to Effectively Convey Performance Feedback (Forbes)

Instead of focusing on pointing out everything that’s wrong, think about how to help the employee not repeat the same mistakes in the future. This makes feedback less emotionally straining for both sides.

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