Preparing for the interview
Find out about the employer. Look at the company website. Study the About Us section or any mission statements. Make sure you know what products and services they offer. Read the company’s annual report if one is available.
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Read the job description and know your CV or job application inside out.
Ask questions
Prepare relevant questions to ask the employer
Be punctual
Check the location and time of your interview. Plan your route in advance and leave plenty of time to get there.
Useful resources
Psychometric & aptitude tests Tips for completing psychometric and aptitude tests.
Psychometric and aptitude tests help to assess a candidate’s personality, skills and knowledge at pre-interview stage.
Practice Reasoning Sitting a test as part of your job interview? Take a look at Practice Reasoning’s website to learn how to pass any reasoning test. The website provides tips, training and free practice tests covering numerical, verbal, SHL, inductive, diagrammatic, logical, psychometric and aptitude testing.
My World of Work Different types of interviews, interview preparation, a tutorial on researching your employer and more…
National Careers Service Interview do’s and don’ts, sample questions and a pre-interview checklist
Monster Interview preparation to post interview follow-up.
The Guardian Articles and videos. Titles include “How to master body language in an interview” and “How to use the STAR technique (video)”.
Totaljobs Everything from basic interview questions to body language.
The Guardian Dress to impress: what to wear for a job interview
Prospects Website aimed at students and graduates. Interview tests and more…
Jobs.ac.uk Interview tips section includes “Top Tips for Answering Competency Questions” and “10 Top Tips for Interview Presentations”.
Glassdoor Includes articles on “How to Explain Your Flaws during a Job Interview” and “How to Avoid Interview Blunders”.
Digitital.com The 8 Most Difficult Interview Questions – And How To Answer Them
allaboutwork The ‘Interview Tips’ section covers everything you need to know to prepare – what to wear, dealing with nerves, different types of interview, interview questions etc.
