interview
HOW TO MAKE AN INTERVIEW A SUCCESS
A crucial element in any career change is inevitably the interview, and first impressions are invariably the most important, having made the short list, you now need to make the best of your interview opportunity! Our hints and tips document below will ensure you prepare effectively, and project a professional image when promoting yourself in person.
At the interview, your main aim is to reinforce the excellent impression made by your CV, your CV has successfully sold you as a potential new employee, if the company did not think you were suitable for the position, you would not have been invited for an interview. Now they want to find out more about the type of person you are, and whether you will fit into the company’s working environment. Your success from this stage forward depends on how you present yourself in the interview, and that depends on preparation.
Before the Interview
Firstly find out as much as possible about the company, you may know someone who works there, or someone who is engaged in business with the company, if so ask them questions around their knowledge and understanding of the business and culture. Visit their company website, if the opportunity to use this knowledge arises, you’ll be able to demonstrate an impressive level of interest in the organisation.
Re-read the advertisement for the position, your application letter and CV. Then consider what questions you might expect to be asked on the day. Prepare articulate and honest answers that will promote you in a good light. There is a list of commonly asked interview questions below which you should prepare answers to.
To do well on the day, you need to show you are:
Technically qualified to do the job;
Sufficiently motivated to get the job done well, and
Able to fit in with the company’s structure and the team that you will be working with.
Ensure that your answers cover all these criteria.
How can I make a good
A crucial element in any career change is inevitably the interview, and first impressions are invariably the most important, having made the short list, you now need to make the best of your interview opportunity! Our hints and tips document below will ensure you prepare effectively, and project a professional image when promoting yourself in person.
At the interview, your main aim is to reinforce the excellent impression made by your CV, your CV has successfully sold you as a potential new employee, if the company did not think you were suitable for the position, you would not have been invited for an interview. Now they want to find out more about the type of person you are, and whether you will fit into the company’s working environment. Your success from this stage forward depends on how you present yourself in the interview, and that depends on preparation.
Before the Interview
Firstly find out as much as possible about the company, you may know someone who works there, or someone who is engaged in business with the company, if so ask them questions around their knowledge and understanding of the business and culture. Visit their company website, if the opportunity to use this knowledge arises, you’ll be able to demonstrate an impressive level of interest in the organisation.
Re-read the advertisement for the position, your application letter and CV. Then consider what questions you might expect to be asked on the day. Prepare articulate and honest answers that will promote you in a good light. There is a list of commonly asked interview questions below which you should prepare answers to.
To do well on the day, you need to show you are:
Technically qualified to do the job;
Sufficiently motivated to get the job done well, and
Able to fit in with the company’s structure and the team that you will be working with.
Ensure that your answers cover all these criteria.
How can I make a good