To impress the interviewer, it's essential to gather as much information about the company and the role as possible.
Spend time on the company's website and explore its social networks to gain insight into its products or services, structure, projects, and values.
If your interview is setup by us, we will send you the client website, the job description and support you with your preparation.
Don’t stop there – if the client is a specialist in a product, service or industry, make sure you do some background research in the markets they support and the value they add too.
Hiring Managers will love to hear about not only why you want to work for the company, but how you are passionate about the products, services or industries they support and how you can add value to them.
This knowledge will help you tailor your responses and demonstrate your genuine interest in the organisation.
Before each interview, take the time to review your CV and any application forms you may have completed.
The interviewer will expect you to be familiar with both, and you'll need to demonstrate that you've addressed the key requirements of the role.
Prepare real work and life experiences that showcase your skills and experience, providing the interviewer with tangible evidence demonstrating that you are the right fit for the job.
Competency Based Interviewing
Competency based Interviewing is becoming widely used, and is designed to test one or more skills - or competencies.
Also known as behavioural, structured or situational interview questions, interviewers will ask a set list of questions based on a specific skill and your answers will be compared to a pre-identified list of answers.
Candidates are asked questions that require them to demonstrate their behaviour and/or skills in specific circumstances with examples.
To prepare, use the STAR technique
Explain the SITUATION you faced or, explain the TASK you were given.
Then say what ACTION you took and finish with the RESULT you achieved.
To show genuine interest in the role and the company, prepare thoughtful and perceptive questions to ask the interviewer.
Remember, its not just about you selling yourself to the company its about them selling the opportunity to you.
Take into account any information already provided during the interview and have backup questions ready in case some of them have already been covered, such as:
Why has this role become available?
What are some of the challenges you/the department are facing at the moment?
What are the expectations/goals of this role?
What are the future plans for the company?
What investment in training and/or development can I expect in this position?
How would you describe the culture and environment of the organisation?
Towards the end of the interview, enquire about the next stage of the interview process and when you can expect to hear from them or receive their feedback.
Let the interviewer know that you are interested in the position, and of course, express your gratitude for their time and consideration.
To find out how Millbank can help you take the next step in your career, please get in touch with a consultant today by emailing candidates@millbank.com
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