David Norman – Essex University

In this video from MarketsWiki Education’s London Event, David Norman, a lecturer at Essex University and Queen Mary University of London, discusses the current landscape of the industry and how to stand out from the competition during a job search. Every year he sees hundreds of students and found that there is no shortage of ‘doers’ — those who can successfully adapt to structure and learn a skill set. To Norman, the industry needs more people willing to think outside of the status quo and not just conform to existing norms. That is why he thinks that the job interview process has gotten longer and questions more bizarre — interviewers are trying to judge a person’s ability to think innovatively. It might not seem like it at the time, but the interview question, “How many ping pong balls would fit on a 747?” has more merit than you might think.