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| Hints and tips |
You’ve managed to get to the interview stage so you are part-way to getting that job…….now you need to ensure you make the most of this opportunity to shine and make that company want to hire you!
Read our ten top tips |
| • Preparation. Do some research into the role you have applied for - even something as simple
as visiting the company website can yield lots of useful information for you,
and show your prospective employer that you are interested in his/her
company. |
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| • Decision making. After your research, you should have some information available to help you decide if this is likely to be the right job for you. People who have done their research and know they want that job show genuine enthusiasm which an interviewer is always delighted to see. |
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| • Be punctual. If you can't be on time for an interview, the employer will have concerns about your ability to turn up on time for work, so leave yourself plenty of time to get there. Even do a "dummy run" if this is feasible. |
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| • 1st impressions. Smile – you’re happy to be there! Walk into the room with confidence and remember there’s no such thing as being too smartly dressed for an interview. |
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| • Self belief. You are at that interview because you think you are right for the job so be confident. Respond to the questions in a self assured manner, and remember to use the word ‘I’. The interviewer wants to hear about you and your experience so try to avoid talking about ‘we’. |
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| • Think about your responses. You should have some idea of the type of questions that will come up by studying the person specification for the role. Now think of good examples from your experience to show you have the skills they are looking for. Don’t be afraid to talk to yourself in the mirror! |
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| • Think about your responses. (No this isn’t a misprint, it IS written twice). Even if you have not worked before, or have been out of the workplace for a period of time you still have valuable experiences to share, be it from school, college, clubs, team sports, or the tap dancing classes you go to! |
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| • Listen. Listen to the question asked and respond to it appropriately. Do not go off on a tangent and talk about a skill you know you have and want to share with the interviewer, if that’s not the skill you have been asked about. |
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| • Take your time. Don’t rush into saying the first thing that springs to mind. It’s perfectly ok to take some time to consider a suitable response. The interviewer would rather hear a well formulated response that he or she has had to wait for, than a lengthy and wordy reply that flits around along with your thought process and goes nowhere. |
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| • The end. Make sure the end of your interview is as impressive as the beginning, and the middle. If you have questions, make sure they are relevant and show you have done that research. |
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| • Preparation. Do some research into the role you have applied for - even something as simple
as visiting the company website can yield lots of useful information for you,
and show your prospective employer that you are interested in his/her
company. |
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| • Be punctual. If you can't be on time for an interview, the employer will have concerns about your ability to turn up on time for work, so leave yourself plenty of time to get there. Even do a "dummy run" if this is feasible. |
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