For Individuals | One-on-One Coaching
Interview Skills
Coaching Perth
Do you need help in answering tricky interview questions? Do you struggle to sell yourself to the employer and articulate your skills, strengths and why you would make a valuable fit for their team? We can teach you techniques to promote yourself better and correctly answer the potential questions asked of you.
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Face your next interview in Perth with confidence and courage
Most people find the interview process a real struggle. You rarely know what questions the interviewer will ask, and unfortunately, the truth is most employers opt not to provide any feedback. That's where we come in.
Most employers don't give proper feedback.
Sharpen your interview technique by receiving one-on-one coaching in Perth tailored and personalised for you. We can prepare you on how to reply better to standard, commonly-asked, behavioural and job-specific interview questions.
We'll equip you with the skills to be better able to think on your feet and answer a question without too much hesitation and with confidence and assertiveness.
We coach everyone from Administrators to Project Managers
ACCOUNTING | ADMINISTRATION | MEDIA | FINANCIAL | MARKETING
CALL CENTRE | CUSTOMER SERVICE | CEO | GENERAL MANAGEMENT
GOVERNMENT | PUBLIC SERVICE | TRADES | CONSTRUCTION | EDUCATION
COMMUNITY SERVICES | ENGINEERING | IT | SALES | RETAIL MANUFACTURING | MINING | RESOURCES | ENERGY
Book an hour or hour and a half online coaching session
Adapted for you
Call or email us today to reserve for yourself an hour or hour and a half coaching session on a day and time that suits you.
Before the session, we'll ask you to email us a copy of your resume, details of the position you have your interview for and any concerns you would like addressed during the session. Your coach will aim to cover as many questions as possible and make time for a brief mock interview.
"Hey Matthew, I went for my second interview in February, using all the interview techniques that you've suggested and got the position! Thank you again for helping me on such short notice and giving me pointers. I'll definitely recommend you to others who needs a mock interview and will definitely see you again if I need one next time."
What people are saying
"I had two interviews lined up before I met Matt. I was slightly nervous prior to these. I met Matt and we went through a sample interview together. He gave me some really good feedback and tips to take into the interviews. I ended up getting offers from both companies!! Definitely worth the time. Thank you!"
"Before being called in for any more interviews, I knew I had to revamp both my CV and cover letter. I am so grateful to have carefully done the research for these types of services offered in Melbourne as not only did Matthew edited both documents however he even did research on what my ideal prospective employer is looking for and added and edited accordingly.
What an effort that would've been however still did this as part of the service he offered.
I then decided to purchase an interview training session with him where he determined what areas I am weak in and from there he taught me how to structure a professional yet honest answer. Besides answers, he goes through body language tips and how to carefully express certain emotions during the interview.
Shortly after I got called in for a job interview and got the job the very next day! Matthew, I will 100% recommend you to all of my friends and family - thanks again!"
Conquer the interview with bespoke coaching
What you'll learn
Mock interview preparation during each session
Advice on answering commonly-asked questions
Some of the commonly-asked questions we can go through include:
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Tell me a little about yourself.
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What made you apply for the role?
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Why should we hire you?
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What are your strengths?
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Do you have any questions for us?
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What can you bring to our organisation?
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What are your biggest weaknesses?
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Out of all the other candidates, why should we hire you?
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What do you consider to be your biggest professional achievement?
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Why do you want this job?
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Tell me about the toughest decision you had to make recently?
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What kind of accomplishments are you most proud of?
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Tell me about a time you disagreed with a decision. What did you do?
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Tell me how you think other people would describe you.
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What do you plan to do if...?
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Tell me about a time when you handled a challenging situation.
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Tell me when you made a mistake and how you handled it.
Guidance on answering behavioural questions
A sample of the behavioural questions we can cover include:
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Tell me about a time when you had to deliver results in the face of significant challenges.
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Tell me about a time when you demonstrated initiative.
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Tell me about a time when you had to demonstrate adaptability.
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What has been the most stressful situation you have ever found yourself in at work? How did you handle it?
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When have you had to deal with an irate customer? What did you do? How did the situation end up?
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Tell me about a time when you had to make a decision without all the information you needed. How did you handle it?
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Tell me about a project you initiated. What did you do? Why? What was the outcome? Were you happy with the result?
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Discuss a time when your integrity was challenged. How did you handle it?
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Describe a situation that required you to do a number of things at the same time. How did you handle it? What was the result?
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Describe a situation where others you were working with on a project disagreed with your ideas. What did you do?
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Tell me about a particular work-related setback you have faced. How did you deal with it?
Techniques on answering role-specific questions
Building interview capability
Generally speaking, we cover the following skills:
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How to effectively make use of questioning techniques.
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How to start and end an interview.
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How to compose yourself when asked difficult questions.
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Ways you can build rapport with the interviewer.
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How to using probing techniques.
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How to read and understand their body language.
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How to present yourself professionally.
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How to manage your own body language.
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How to deal with group interviews and set yourself apart.
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Discussing and negotiating salary.
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Explaining gaps in employment.
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What to say when you don't know something they ask.
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What to say when they ask why you are leaving your last job.
Step 1.
Call or email us to let us know about yourself and to advise us of a time/day that is convenient for you.
Step 2.
Send us your current CV along with links to jobs that you are interested in applying for, or if you have an interview coming up, please send us details of the role.
Meet your interview coach
Matthew Coppola
Interview Coach
Matthew Coppola is a certified Esher House Job Coach, employment specialist, and careers expert with over a decade of experience in employment services and recruitment.
His media appearances include being interviewed by 612 ABC Radio Drive, The West Australian, and the Adelaide Advertiser.
Matthew has many years of experience working with clients from all sorts of professions, from IT to finance, education to health care, construction, warehousing, finance, engineering, sales, marketing, and government.
He has helped hundreds of job seekers secure employment by training and coaching them in the art of being interviewed and giving the interviewer a positive and lasting impression.
He knows how to sell and market a job seeker to an employer, and he imparts this knowledge to his clients by helping them sell and market themselves in an interview.
Matthew has considerable expertise in teaching people how to respond to commonly-asked interview questions and behavioural questions using the STAR method.
He can work with clients across a range of fields including:
- Accounting
- Administration
- Finance
- Information Technology
- Mining and Resources
- CEO and General Management
- Community Services
- Public Service/Government
- Consulting
- Construction
- Engineering and Sciences
John Coppola
Interview Coach
John Coppola is an Engineering and IT professional with over 30 years of experience.
John has had an extensive career in the IT industry in which he has held a variety of technical and leadership roles for a number of major IT companies in Perth, where he has led large multi-disciplinary teams. Staff that he has mentored, guided and supervised range from project managers right through to software engineers.
John has worked in software and hardware development. He has managed multi-million dollar bespoke projects for both government and private organisations and has worked extensively in the mining industry.
He has held many senior roles and recruited many staff
during his career. He has also managed and mentored many teams and colleagues and is therefore well qualified to provide coaching advice for interview skills.
He understands how an interviewee needs to clearly express themselves to the interviewer in answering both technical and behavioural questions as well as in actually selling themselves for the position.
With his considerable experience in holding senior leadership and management positions, John is able to work with clients across a range of fields including:
- Accounting
- Administration
- Finance
- Information Technology
- Mining and Resources
- CEO and General Management
- Community Services
- Public Service/Government
- Consulting
- Construction
- Engineering and Sciences
Ready to get started?
Step 1.
Call or email us to let us know about yourself and to advise us of a time/day that is convenient for you.
Step 2.
Send us your current CV along with links to jobs that you are interested in applying for, or if you have an interview coming up, please send us details of the role.
Step 3.
During the session, we will do one to two mock interviews or as many as time permits. Throughout the session, you will be provided with feedback and critique on how you are performing during the mock interview/s.
