Interview Tips
Before the interview:
- Check the map and directions
- Get a copy of the job spec
- Re-read your CV again
- Print of further copies in case the interviewer needs more copies
- Get a good nights sleep
- Leave in plenty of time
- Remember to have telephone numbers and names of interviewers on you in case of delay
- Remember Murphy's law. If it can go wrong - it will. Don't leave anything to chance.
Upon arrival
- Who do you ask for?
- The interviewer may be nervous too! Have some "stock" questions to relax both of you. You may have far to walk to the interview room. Perhaps someone else will pick you up and take you to the interviewer?
- Talk about your journey
- Talk about their journey..? People like to talk - get them to do the work!
- Discuss the building, their products, successes, their Founder etc.
- Will you be offered a drink? Don't hesitate in telling them what you want
- Have your papers to hand and your questions ready. Use a folder for your documentation.
During the interview:
- Listen, Listen, Listen. You have two ears and one mouth. Heard that before? Remember it.
- Some interviewers are better than others. Help them to get the best out of you
- If you need to, take control - ask them if it's OK to talk through you CV with them
- Body language is key. Don't slouch - and think about what you will do with your hands.
- Don't interrupt. If you think of something important, make a note immediately and come back to it later
- If you believe that you would be very good at this job, tell them exactly why
People buy people
Sure, this is an interview - but if you genuinely get on with the interviewer and like them, the chances are they'll like you too. They will be calculating if you will get on with the existing team - and will your future success help them.
This paper serves as a quick guide to interviewing from the candidate point of view. There are some excellent books on the market that will assist you further - put them on your Christmas list!
Good luck!
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