4 ‘Memorise’ CV statements


Remember what you have written in your CV. Interviewers will quote you and probe your statements


5 Do Your Research


For each interview do research into the organisation. Find out what the interviewers are like and what they are looking for. You might take an illustrated portfolio of your best work achievements. Take it with you but wait for a question that would make a picture an appropriate answer. To help non-technical interviewers some candidates do an illustrated portfolio on the organisation itself. Do not offer to leave your portfolio and don’t expect them to read it during the interview.


6 Rehearse Answers to Predictable and Difficult Questions


Anticipate all their questions and rehearse positive answers containing real examples and evidence. Rehearse until your delivery sounds smooth and natural.


7 Don’t be modest and speak in ‘triples’


When you are preparing answers try to have three things to say. When you say something like ‘I think there were three things that needed to be sorted out’ it sounds convincing. One is not enough, two is OK and four is too many!


The Greatest Golfing Tips in the World


John Cook £6.99 Public Eye Publications


With a title like that the author, PGA Coach John Cook, is obviously not shy. But why is the book reviewed in Pitchcare magazine I hear you say? Well many of you will know the illustrator of the cartoons, one Graham Robson, often to be seen working (loitering) on the Simon Tullett Machinery stands at various exhibitions. And as many of us play golf it may just be of some use.


Actually it’s a cracking little book. Full of useful tips, written and illustrated with a sense of humour. From the first cartoon where a player seeking to gain match play advantage introduces his oppo to “Knuckles my caddy” the tone is set.


Explaining how short putts are missed Cook recommends “With any short putt of four feet or below, putt the ball and listen for the ball to drop. This will keep your shoulders square to the line. In the interest of slow play, if you have not heard anything within ten minutes, you have missed it!!”


With a foreword by Cook’s close friend Gary Player and nods to Butch Harmon and his brothers, the book has a strong pedigree.


The Greatest Golfing Tips in the World is available from Public Eye Publications. Email sales@publiceyepublications.co.uk. www.thegreatestintheworld.com


It only costs £6.99 and I reckon any golfer, regardless of ability, will get something out of this book. Come to think of it I might just buy John Richards a copy for Christmas!


8 Use the ‘I’ word


A good interviewer will skate over any reassurances you give and probe your answers for evidence. At all times you should use the words ‘I’ and ‘my’ and not ‘we’ and ‘us’ in your responses. The


interviewers need to know what you did and what you think.


9 Have ‘mistake’ answers ready


No one is perfect and a good interviewer will want to know about any significant mistakes and errors you have made. Prepare to give real life examples that show how you recovered from your mistakes.


10 Have your own questions ready


You will probably be asked if you have any questions. You should thank them for their time and then ask something meaningful like ‘Do you anticipate any changes that might affect this job in the near future?’


Further help


FRANK NEWBERRY is an experienced CV sifter and interviewer. He has fully formatted sample CV’s that you can get by visiting www.franknewberry.com and clicking on ‘Contact’ and then ‘Request Information’.


This disease is caused by the fungus Gaeumannomyces graminis var. avenae and is frequently seen developing on fine turf swards during the late summer and autumn months. The fungus actually begins to infect turfgrasses as the rootzone temperatures start to increase in late spring (cool, moist weather) but the symptoms on the sward only become apparent as the summer stresses (heat and drought) increase and the individual plants become more heavily colonised by the fungus.


Historically, take-all patch has been largely restricted to bentgrass swards although we are now seeing an increase in the development of take-all patch on annual meadowgrass swards.


The general symptoms of take-all patch disease are roughly circular patches of damaged turf that appear bronze in colour. The patches can become slightly sunken towards their centre and once they appear, they may change in the intensity of their colour during any one season although they may increase annually in diameter. Towards the late summer, the outer edge of the affected turf may be more distinctly red/brown in colour. Patches may coalesce to form large, affected areas. The centre of the affected patches is often colonised by fescues or, in advanced symptoms, by broad-leaved weeds.


Individual plants may show a dark fungal mycelial growth along the stem and root tissues and, as the disease


progresses, dark flask-like spore producing structures may be seen protruding through the leaf sheaths around the stem bases.


Take-all patch disease is commonly seen on newly constructed fine turf areas where the diversity of microbiology in the rootzone is limited. Several naturally occurring rootzone fungi and bacteria are known to be antagonistic to G. graminis var. avenae and once their populations have developed sufficiently, the disease subsides due to so-called take-all decline. The disease is more commonly seen on high sand content rootzones, on areas receiving unbalanced nutrient input and where rootzones either have a high pH or where the surface pH undergoes a sudden, slight increase due to product or water application. We are now aware that manganese is also important in the development of this disease and, where availability is limiting, the disease is both more likely to occur and more intensely.


Fungicides are currently available for use that can be used as part of an integrated programme to manage this disease. Since this is primarily a root disease, it is important that the fungicide is applied in such a way that the product reaches the target area to achieve efficacy. Always ensure that the disease is correctly identified prior to the application of any plant protection product.


Dr Kate Entwistle MBPR, The Turf Disease Centre


Take-all patch ...


disease OF THE MONTH


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