Awards Fever Grips Business Community of Drogheda
November 10, 2009 10:40 am Drogheda, General musingsYesterday I had meetings in Drogheda and I met with some business owners. Well the beat on the street is certainly one of excitement.
As this is my first year as a short-listed company, I can certainly share in the excitement. And I have two clients in for awards aswell.
The Drogheda Excellence Awards will be held on Saturday night at the 4-star City North Hotel and over 300 guests will gather to celebrate the short-listed companies and winners of 10 award categories.
I spoke to five companies short-listed for various awards and the excitement of the awards coupled with the nervousness of interviews is palpable.
Today I’ll have to spend time preparing for my interview. These awards should be recognised in itself. A completely impartial judging panel of 6 judges adjudicate the written award application forms. Size does matter because the form is only four pages long with six questions asked. It doesn’t allow for long-winded answers. The form makes up 70% of the award with the interview or mystery shopper evaluation making up 30%.
Best eat that frog - and print my application form.
If anyone has any tips on how to overcome nerves in an interview talking about your company, please feel free to share them. Many, many thanks!