Online interviewing practice by video - great resource and idea

Now this is a very cool interview tool for anyone out there trading up jobs or trying to find a new position in this woeful economic climate. 

http://www.jobsite.co.uk/bemyinterviewer/

Interviews are nerve-wracking for most of us and the more practice you can give yourself in advance the better. You only have seconds or minutes to make a crucial first impression and putting yourself through your paces here could make the difference between getting the position or not.

The site has a series of interactive videos to practise your interview skills with business professionals hosting the sessions, who  prepare you for the toughest questions and interview scenarios you are likely to face - "Most importantly, we want to help you feel confident and ready to answer any question thrown at you."

It's a UK site, with the biz. experts drawn from international and UK industry sectors and companies like The Apprentice, Ernst & Young, ITV, Virgin Atlantic, BSkyB; and the jobsite.co.uk itself.  "In addition to their difficult questions, the business guru interviewers pass on invaluable guidance on how to answer them."

Sounds good and is a great interactive tool for meetings and negotiations as well, really any business situation where you have to be poised and ready with your 'elevator speech' and a quick head on your shoulders.

Neat twist on the year-end list - list of the top lists

Gary Hayes' A Top 25 List of Social Media, Web 2.0 & Marketing ‘Best-Of-Lists!’ made me smile and wish I'd thought of it first.

It certainly is a shortcut in terms of cutting through the clutter faster.

There's a strong slant to media, social media but there's a ton of good marketing links and information here too to cross-reference for your own projects. So credit due to Gary. There's an Australian slant to his window on things which is also interesting to me, living on down here and working internationally on a virtual constant basis.

While we're on lists, some more annual summary lists to share around -

- Digital Predictions That Didn't Pan Out (Plus Viral Videos You Should Have Seen and the Fastest-Rising Search Terms): http://adage.com/article?article_id=133217

- Six Reasons Your Web Start-up Will Fail (But Don't Let Them Stop You). - http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/02/six-reasons-your-web-startup-will-fail-but-dont-let-them-stop-you/

- and for anyone out there job-hunting in this economic climate, "7 Secrets to Getting Your Next Job Using Social Media" - http://mashable.com/2009/01/05/job-search-secrets/ .