STARR Breakthrough
The Further Education Sector is in turmoil at the moment. It's no secret. It's all over the news and social media. And like a lot of people, I'm having to go through a restructure that could see me competing against my friends and colleagues to maybe keep my job. Its horrible. But yesterday I went for a job interview and I learned something valuable that I wanted to share with people. (I want to get something positive out of this whole situation). ( " Young Man on a Job Interview " by amtec_photos is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 .) You may have heard Human Resources (HR) professionals talk about the STAR interview technique. But, like me, you might not know or fully understand what it meant. This week I had a chance meeting with a colleague who, by chance, turned out to have formerly been a careers coach. It took just a few minutes for me to realise my first mistake - it's STARR! Two R's, not...