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In our last webinar focussed on interviews, we had a very engaging mock interview session. During this session, we asked few questions to the audience & shared our feedback on improvement. One common characteristics that emerged from the discussion was the non usage of STAR approach while addressing situational questions. In this article, we will …

Dissecting the STAR approach for behavioral & situational interview questions Read More »

Job search is usually considered to be a stressful journey as one has to undergo numerous rejections & failures before securing a job. Being an expat in Germany, further makes the journey more challenging. It is quite common to be overwhelmed & demotivated in this phase of your life. However, what we need to be …

5 steps for considering your job search journey itself as a “JOB” Read More »

Those of you who have attended our webinars & personal sessions know that CV is fact based. In CV we give factual insights into your skills, education & experience. However, it is recommended to showcase a few of your personality traits in your CV as well. Why is it recommended? Even though you are exceptionally …

How to make use of “others” section in your German CV? Read More »

Over the past one year, we have been consistently creating informative contents to job seekers & students. However, it has been informed to us that few of you are not getting our emails in your primary inbox. In this article, we want to let you know three different ways by which you can get our …

How to always get REFLECTIONS content in your primary inbox? Read More »

Even though Reflections was started with the objective to support recent graduates & students in Germany, we have been getting a lot of requests to support with the job search while located outside Germany. In this blog, we want to summarize & provide a 5 step process on how to apply for jobs in Germany …

5 Step Process to find a job in Germany from anywhere in the world Read More »

As you are all well aware, we have been for sometime conducting personal sessions with many of you. Particularly in our mock interview & feedback sessions, we can for sure summarize that 90% of the candidates lack concrete structure on how to sell yourself in an interview & make the best use of it. With …

Three Major components of an Interview Read More »

In our personal sessions, one of the most frequently asked questions is what to do about career gaps. Do we need to mention the career gaps in our CV? How do we talk about career gaps in interviews? Firstly, in a country like Germany, career gaps are accepted if you are able to justify and …

Portraying Gaps in your CV Read More »

When we talk about LinkedIn, the perception is that it is a platform just to search & find advertised jobs. Of course, this is the most popular reason for someone to be on LinkedIn. But what more can you do with LinkedIn? Let’s look into today’s mail for the answer. 1. Expand your network & …

LinkedIn Strategies to enrich your job search Read More »

In our personal sessions and webinars, there have been many queries on Assessment Centers (AC) and how to prepare for one. In this context, we would like to quickly touch up on a few basics of AC. ACs are primarily conducted for trainee programs to identify high potential candidates for leadership roles. A typical AC …

An overview about Assessment Centers Read More »

One of the starter conversations in any interview is a self-introduction. Now as a candidate, how should you approach this question? One way is to rephrase the question to “Why should you hire me?” By rephrasing the question, you are structuring your answer more precisely and selling yourself to the interviewer. We all know that …

How to introduce yourself in an interview? Read More »