
Interviews can be nerve racking and with many interviews now being conducted remotely it can be more difficult to appear relaxed and be able to get your personality across. Whatever structure your interview takes and whatever level of role you are being interviewed for, the one things that remains unchanged is that preparation is still the key. The more you prepare the better chance of success you have.
There is a huge amount of advice out there to help you nail your interview, but we have put together a reminder of our top 20 tips for a successful interview.
1 BE PREPARED
2 BE PUNTUAL AND IF USING TECHNOLOGY TEST IN ADVANCE
3 SMILE & BE FRIENDLY
4 DON’T PANIC
5 RE-READ YOUR APPLICATION LETTER AND CV
6 BE ENTHUSIASTIC
7 BE CONFIDENT IN YOUR ABILITY
8 TAKE TIME TO CONSIDER YOUR ANSWERS
9 DO YOUR RESEARCH ABOUT THE COMPANY AND ROLE
10 DO YOUR RESEARCH ABOUT THE COMPANY’S COMPETITORS
11 PREPARE ANSWERS TO COMMON INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
12 HIGHLIGHT YOUR STRENGTHS AND APPLY THEM TO THE JOB ROLE
13 FRAME ANY WEAKNESSES POSITIVELY
14 PREPARE SOME QUESTIONS TO ASK
15 CLEARLY DEFINE WHY YOU WANT THIS PARTICULAR ROLE
16 KEEP PROFESSIONAL THROUGHOUT THE INTERVIEW
17 DON’T WAFFLE OR GO OFF AT TANGENTS
18 DON’T BE AFRAID TO ADMIT IF YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND SOMETHING
19 ASK ABOUT NEXT STAGES AND TIMELINE
20 FOLLOW UP AND CONFIRM YOUR INTEREST
Good luck!