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Careers Advice
Interview Tips
Once applicants have secured an interview there are a
few points they need to consider in preparation for their
important day:
Prior to the Interview:
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Request company literature from the organisation
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Plan
your route and allow plenty of time, if necessary
do a test journey
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Look at the key requirements
of the job and how your skills meet the criteria
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Think
about the kind of questions you will be asked
such as:
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What are your strengths/weaknesses?
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What
could you bring to the role?
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Where would you
like to be in five years’ time?
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Why
have you applied for the position
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Think of some questions you would
like to ask the interviewer:
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What are the drawbacks/challenges
of the job?
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What training opportunities
will be available?
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What sort of career progression
is possible?
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Who would you be working with
and reporting to?
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What kind of person would
fit in well with the company?
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Prepare some examples that illustrate
your skills, competencies and qualifications
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Take
samples of your work with you if appropriate
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Take
your references with you
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Make sure you are well
groomed – plan your outfit – it
does not have to be new, but it should
be clean, well pressed and comfortable.
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Look at the interviewer, make eye
contact
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Relax, smile and be enthusiastic,
allow your personality to show
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Concentrate on what
the interviewer is saying and make mental notes
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Answer
questions honestly
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Avoid “yes” and “no” answers
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Ask the interviewer to repeat questions
you do not understand
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Ask questions when appropriate
to show you are interested
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Show you have researched
the company
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Ask how long it will be before
you know their decision
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Illustrate how the company
would benefit from employing you
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Find out how
many people have been interviewed and how
long the selection process is likely to be
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Show your interest in the company
and the position
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Thank your interviewer for their
time and the opportunity
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Try to dominate the interview or
interrupt the interviewer
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Be self-opinionated
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Be nervous or
fidget, just relax
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Accept a coffee or tea – you
could spill it!
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Smoke in the interview
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Criticise
any of your previous employers
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