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About Job Interview
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Prepare for Interview
Read the job description again carefully. You need to prove you possess the necessary attributes andskills.Practice interviews with a friend, a careers adviser or use the practice interviews, a video facility.The more preparation you do beforehand, the less nervous you'll feel on the day.
Agendas
Interviews are business meetings and each of the participants has his or her agenda.
Interviewer's Agenda
To get a clear picture of your experience and strengths (and any weaknesses).To define accurately your usefulness against the company's needs.To evaluate you against others with similar backgrounds.
Your Agenda
To present your abilities and work experience in the most relevant manner to get thecompany excited about the possibility of employing you.To assess the company vis-à-vis your own needs.The first interview will normally be one-to-one, or a small panel interview which could last for up to35 minutes.
Four step approach for success
Focus on the job
Read the original advertisement / job description and find out what the position entails.What do you know about the company?How many does it employ?Read the company brochure, company website and/ or annual report carefully.
Establish the ideal candidate
Work out a list of qualities or skills the interviewer will be looking for. For example, self-motivation, teamwork, flexibility, coping with stress and dealing with the public may vary inimportance for each job.
Plan your interview
You must be able to answer the list of requirements, with examples drawn from your ownexperiences.When you have prepared examples for all the requirements you will have a good idea of what you have to offer the company and what the interviewer will be interested in hearingabout.If you have a disability and you need practical help (getting to the interview or maybe a sign-language interpreter) it is a good idea to get in touch with the employer before theinterview, if you have not already disclosed your disability. The employer will appreciate you
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Page | 2getting in touch and you'll be more relaxed on the day. Even if you don't need help somepeople find it easier to address their disability in writing whereas others prefer to talk tosomeone face-to-face. Where a disability is not obvious some applicants might choose not todisclose their disability until they are sent for a medical examination. Consult the availableresources and talk to your Career Adviser for advice on disclosure but remember it is yourdecision.
Practice
Role-play a practice interview with a friend. Get them to give you feedback What does your body language say?Are you giving coherent and relevant answers?Practice talking aloud to yourself in front of a mirror.The Careers Service arranges practice interviews, on a one-to-one basis with a careersadviser or on video.
Golden rules for answering questions
Reply to the question that is asked, not the one you might like to answer - in other words,listen.Always be positive. Even when things have gone badly for you, try to think positively aboutwhat you have learned from the experience.Promote your strengths - leave others to identify weaknesses.Remember you should not be asked, nor are you required to answer, any questionsregarding: race, ancestry, political beliefs, religion, marital status, family status, physical ormental disability, sexual orientation, membership of the traveller community or age.Maintain eye contact with the interviewer.Be ready to recognise simple questions calling for a brief answer.Be prepared to expand on something, which seems to interest the interviewer. Cut shortdescriptions when they are clearly not so interested.Mature candidates should avoid the trap of appearing to want to draw a line on previousexperience and starting afresh - your time spent in the workplace already, whatever the levelof responsibility, is an asset and an area where you can 'shine' above conventional newgraduates.Ask for clarification - don't pretend to know something that you do not or try to answer aquestion you have not understood.Speak clearly but not too fast.If the employer knows about your ill health/disability present yourself in a positive manner.Highlight your achievements to date and show how you have gained unique yet transferableskills from the experiences and challenges you met. Demonstrate how your disability has notlimited your academic or work performance and personal achievements. Don't allow thefocus of the interview to be your disability, and do not use the interview as an opportunityto air past grievances. Remember employers want candidates who are positive andenthusiastic. You can make suggestions to the interviewer regarding adjustments you wouldneed to have made - do this as employers are aware of their need to address this agenda.Try to avoid mannerisms - don't fidget.Be enthusiastic, but most of all be yourself.
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