Interview preparation is vital: it shows the employer you’re serious about the job, and it gives you the confidence to display your best attributes. Here are our ‘top tips’ for the ideal interview:
- Do your homework. There are few things less impressive to an employer than candidates who haven’t taken enough interest in the role to learn about the company they’re applying to.
- Be on time. It is common courtesy to arrive promptly for any appointment, but it’s crucial for a job interview. After all, if you can’t turn up to the interview on time, why should the employer trust you to turn up to the job every day on time?
- Communicate with your interviewer: look him/her in the eye, smile, and speak to them, not at them.
- Ask questions. Show you’re interested in the job by enquiring about the company and its people.
- Don’t worry if you make a mistake - just apologise and move on.