{"id":334,"date":"2015-05-08T08:00:06","date_gmt":"2015-05-08T07:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/?p=334"},"modified":"2025-10-22T15:58:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T14:58:11","slug":"what-job-hunters-can-learn-from-politicians-tactics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/2015\/05\/08\/what-job-hunters-can-learn-from-politicians-tactics\/","title":{"rendered":"What job hunters can learn from politicians' tactics...."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"maxed responsive-img\" src=\"http:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/static\/w-300\/h--\/q-95\/sys-images\/Guardian\/Pix\/pictures\/2015\/4\/21\/1429625723897\/60d0118b-cd32-4d1b-a916-f8f62049ded6-300x180.jpeg\" alt=\"David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg\" width=\"250\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Our\u00a0political leaders\u00a0have been\u00a0through the most public and grueling interview for the top job and according to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/careers\/careers-blog\/2015\/apr\/28\/uk-general-election-what-job-hunters-can-learn-from-politicians-tactics\" target=\"_blank\">Guardian<\/a>, job seekers\u00a0can learn a great deal from our politicians when it comes to interviews. Below is a summary of the key points from the article:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Be mindful of body language:<\/strong>\u00a0good eye contact, a firm <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/2015\/03\/23\/whats-in-a-handshake\/\" target=\"_blank\">hand shake<\/a> and simply smiling all project confidence and demonstrate good\u00a0interpersonal skills in an interview.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Practice:<\/strong> the more prepared you are, the more confident you'll feel. Try and brainstorm\u00a0typical interview questions you might be asked and practice answering them. If you are able to, then book a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bath.ac.uk\/students\/careers\/one-to-one\" target=\"_blank\">practice interview<\/a> with a Careers Adviser.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Research:<\/strong> research the company you are interviewing with and have a good understanding of issues and developments within the industry. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/dailymuse\/2014\/05\/22\/the-ultimate-guide-to-researching-a-company-pre-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\">Forbes<\/a> provide excellent tips!<\/li>\n<li><strong>No white lies:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0it can be\u00a0tempting to stretch the truth, but making promises you can\u2019t keep in a job application or at an interview is a massive no-no. You\u2019ll soon be found out if you don\u2019t live up to the expectations you set.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Show a little personality:<\/strong>\u00a0employers interview many applicants at a time for the same position, so being likable and memorable is beneficial to you being considered for the job.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our\u00a0political leaders\u00a0have been\u00a0through the most public and grueling interview for the top job and according to the Guardian, job seekers\u00a0can learn a great deal from our politicians when it comes to interviews. Below is a summary of the key points...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":384,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[748],"tags":[124,44,15,132],"class_list":["post-334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archive","tag-body-language","tag-interviews","tag-job-hunting","tag-personality"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/384"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=334"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}