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HOW TO PREPARE FOR YOUR INTERVIEW WE ARE YOUR CAREER PARTNER We help you achieve your ambitions. PRE-INTERVIEW PREPARATION Know the company website inside out Read as much third party information to familiarise yourself with the company’s past, present and future Utilise your recruitment consultant to build a picture of previous successful interviewees, likely questions and interview structure Know the job description TYPICAL QUESTIONS ASKED 1. What have been your major achievements? 2. What is it about this role that interests you? 3. What is your greatest weakness? 4. What is it that you like and dislike about your current role? 5. Are you interviewing at other institutions? Interviewers want you to talk about how you have dealt with real problems in the past, as this helps them decide how effectively you would tackle future issues you might encounter in your career with the firm. STRUCTURING YOUR RESPONSES: SITUATION - Give some context about a challenge TASK - What were you required to achieve in that situation ACTION - Steps you took to reach an outcome RESULTS - Link successes back to business value COMPETENCY BASED QUESTIONS Web based interviews are commonplace, so it's important that you know how to prepare and use technology to your advantage. TECHNOLOGY BASED INTERVIEWS Ask questions about the company Ask about the position and progression opportunities QUESTION THE INTERVIEWER Whether positive or negative, any feedback can help with preparation for future interviews. DON’T FORGET FEEDBACK Want to find out more? Ask your consultant for our full length prep document.

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Page 1: HOW TO PREPARE FOR YOUR INTERVIEW · 2019-09-17 · HOW TO PREPARE FOR YOUR INTERVIEW WE ARE YOUR CAREER PARTNER We help you achieve your ambitions. PRE-INTERVIEW PREPARATION •

HOW TO PREPAREFOR YOUR INTERVIEW

WE ARE YOUR CAREER PARTNERWe help you achieve your ambitions.

PRE-INTERVIEW PREPARATION

• Know the company website inside out

• Read as much third party information to familiarise yourself with the company’s past, present and future

• Utilise your recruitment consultant to build a picture of previous successful interviewees, likely questions and interview structure

• Know the job descriptionTYPICAL QUESTIONS ASKED

1. What have been your major achievements? 2. What is it about this role that interests you?3. What is your greatest weakness?4. What is it that you like and dislike about your current role?5. Are you interviewing at other institutions?

Interviewers want you to talk about how you have dealt with real problems in the past, as this helps them decide how effectively you would tackle future issues you might encounter in your career with the firm.

STRUCTURING YOUR RESPONSES:

SITUATION - Give some context about a challengeTASK - What were you required to achieve in that situationACTION - Steps you took to reach an outcomeRESULTS - Link successes back to business value

COMPETENCY BASED QUESTIONS

Web based interviews are commonplace, so it's important that you know how to prepare and use technology to your advantage.

TECHNOLOGY BASED INTERVIEWS

• Ask questions about the company• Ask about the position and progression opportunities

QUESTION THE INTERVIEWER

Whether positive or negative, any feedback can help with preparation for future interviews.

DON’T FORGET FEEDBACK

Want to find out more? Ask your consultant for our full length prep document.