Interview Over a Meal?

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Today, we'll be looking at:

• In person interviews: A thing of the past?

• VinoVest

• Interview Question of the Month

Read Time: 2 min 47 secs

In-Person Interviews: A thing of the past?

Job interviews over dinner, once popular for assessing candidates' social skills and etiquette, have largely fallen out of favour. The rise of remote work, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, has shifted hiring practices to virtual platforms like Zoom, eliminating the need for in-person, informal meetings.

Modern hiring focuses more on inclusivity and fairness, with structured interviews providing a level playing field for candidates. For example, interviews over dinner can create biases based on social skills or dining etiquette, which are often irrelevant to job performance. Additionally, they blur professional boundaries, potentially making candidates uncomfortable.

As businesses prioritise efficiency, virtual interviews are more cost-effective and easier to coordinate. Changing work cultures, driven by younger generations and evolving corporate values, also favour transparency and directness over formal social interactions.

In today’s fast-paced, globalised job market, the dinner interview has become a relic, replaced by modern, fairer, and more practical hiring methods.

VinoVest

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Interview Question of the month

Question:

"Tell me about a time you faced a challenge at work and how you handled it."

Best Way to Answer:
Use the STAR method—Situation, Task, Action, Result. Briefly describe the challenge, your responsibility, the steps you took, and the positive outcome. Focus on how you handled the problem and what you learned. Keep it relevant to the role you're applying for, highlighting key skills like problem-solving or teamwork.

Example:
"When a team member left mid-project, I reorganised tasks, took on extra work, and communicated with the client to manage expectations. We completed the project on time, exceeding the client’s expectations."