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Designed to help jobseekers prepare for job interviews and get better at converting job opportunities into offers, Jobsite has called in some well known business faces for launch and will be adding new business bosses to the site on a monthly basis to reflect the full breadth of industry sectors that Jobsite currently recruits across.
At launch, BeMyInterviewer.co.uk offers over 100 streamed videos of job interview questions from the likes of Duncan Bannatyne, serial entrepreneur and star of Dragons’ Den, Ruth Badger, businesswoman, consultant and runner up on The Apprentice, Jacqueline Gold, CEO of Ann Summers and Knickerbox and Kirsty MacCulloch Senior Project Manager for graduate recruiters Hobsons/GET.
BeMyInterviewer.co.uk offers users a unique insight into the minds of actual interviewers, whilst helping candidates gain a better understanding of certain organisations and sectors. The Q&A video format offers clear explanation into why certain interview questions are asked and what would make a good answer. The site’s functionality allows users to answer particular questions or sit through an entire interview so whether they have minutes or hours to prepare, the site aims to boost confidence, and help put an end to interview jitters.
According to a recent study of 5,000 adults by Jobsite1, candidates’ inability to sell themselves in interviews means that they are losing more than £2.3 billion a year in missed pay increases2. Similarly, recruiters are losing thousands of man hours on candidates unlikely to secure a placement unless they spend considerably more time practising for interviews and improving their interview technique.
The research reveals one in three jobseekers failed to receive a single job offer in the past year – 10 per cent of the UK population3. Poor interview technique was the single biggest reason for failure (11 per cent), with falling victim to nerves (11 per cent) or being out of interview practise (nine per cent) other major factors.
Commenting on the new BeMyInterviewer service Keith Potts CEO of Jobsite explains: “Millions of job interviews will take place in the UK in 2008. BeMyInterviewer is for everyone who wants to succeed at interviews and is a great free service for recruiters to use to help candidates prepare for their next interview.”
“According to recent Jobsite research, unprepared candidates are one of the top two biggest sources of frustration for UK recruiters. BeMyInterviewer can help jobseekers prepare for interviews in a completely new way, offering real interview practise with genuine business interviewers in a fun, interactive environment helping to make the jobhunting process easier and more enjoyable. We hope BeMyInterviewer will improve jobseeker confidence and in turn help recruiters to put better prepared candidates forward.”
The launch of BeMyInterviewer is supported by an integrated digital, PR and print advertising campaign. New business and HR bosses will be added to the site every month to reflect all Jobsite industry sectors.
Killer Questions featured on BeMyInterviewer.co.uk include:
· “Tell me about your biggest success … now tell me about your biggest failure” - Ruth Badger, businesswoman, consultant and runner up on The Apprentice
· “I’ve interviewed 20 people for this job, why should I employ you?” - Duncan Bannatyne OBE, serial entrepreneur and star of Dragons’ Den
· “Tell me a secret you’ve never told anyone before” - Andy Hart, MD of Associated Northcliffe Digital
· “Are you a natural leader or a born follower?” - Jacqueline Gold, CEO of Ann Summers and Knickerbox
· “Why are you the best candidate for this opportunity?” - Kirsty MacCulloch, Senior Project Manager for graduate recruiters Hobsons/GET
· “What does this role mean to you?” - Keith Potts, CEO of Jobsite.co.uk
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