Stage 1 - Preparation
The Organisation
- Re-read your resume.
- Prepare questions to ask and to be asked
- Work out clothes to wear
- Rehearse interview
- Anticipate the obvious questions during the interview
- Work out a strategy for dealing with stress
- Read vacancy details, employer's literature - what they are and what they want
- Know where the interview will take place
- Arrive in good time
- Make a good entrance
- Body language - handshake, posture, eye contact
- Smile
- Be yourself
- Be honest
- Be prepared to talk - but not too much
- Don't be afraid to ask for clarification
- Illustrate your answers with examples
- Be ready to sell yourself
- Be interesting
- Know when the interview is over - read employer's body language
- Thank him/her for his/her time
- Learn from the experience - ask for feedback if necessary
The Organisation
- Major current projects
- Future developments
- What you would be doing
- How long for
- Typical projects/timescales
- Variety of work
- Training offered/possible
- Help with professional qualifications
- Who would you work with?
- Where would you be based?
- How much travel/mobility
- Likely progression
- Where are previous graduates
- Accommodation, amenities, limits on free time etc
- Tell us about yourself
- Why did you choose your degree and what have you gained from it?
- What has been your most important achievement in life so far? Why?
- What are your strengths and weaknesses?
- Why have you applied for this job?
- What do you have to offer us?
- What are the current issues in this sector of work?
- What experience do you have of working in a team and what role did you play in that team?
- Describe a project you have successfully completed.
- How would your friends describe you?
- Describe a situation you have found difficult. How did you overcome it?
- What questions would you like to ask us?
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