Interview skills...

_JOE_

Ok, I've got two big interviews coming up with two big firms, and I was wondering if there are any companies etc who give quality preparation. I'm quite anxious to get some preparation in as i'm not accustomed to doing high pressure interviews...

Any help or tips would be most grateful....

Font22

carr communications are excellent apparently. my best friend went to them and says they were brilliant.maybe give them a shot and good luck in the interviews!

SerialComplaint

Is there anyone in your circle of family or friends who is experienced at interviewing and would do a few mock interviews with you?

_JOE_

Unfortunately not. I'm the first in my family to go to college, so there's nobody experienced in my family with any sort of career interviews...

patrickolee

be friendly, happy, enthusiastic and above all avoid any negativity. Prepare the standard questions, why should we go give the position to you rather than the chap outside. where do you see yourself in 5yrs time, what are your strengths, what are your weaknesses (prepare these especially, they need to be weaknesses that sound real, but will have no effect on your ability to work in the company). Before, you go in, read the job spec, find out exactly they want. Your job is to be that person.

I havent failed in an interview yet and I do a lot of them (contractor), a fellow contractor gave me a good piece of advice one time, which is just another way of saying what I said above... before the interview say to yourself "I am whatever they want me to be". Bag the job even if you think you wouldn't like it, you can use it in negotiation over other positions. Also agencies will be very impressed and want to keep you if the interviewer raves about you and you turn it down. They will get you another interview quickly.

Hope that helps, good luck.

_JOE_

Thanks for all the help, it's much appreciated...

_JOE_

Just a quick update...I felt a little nervous about the interviews on Tuesday so I went to an interview technique preparation course today...She was absolutley brilliant and really settled me for the big interview hitting all the right points...It was not the aforementioned course rather PA consultancy...

superficies

Go to your university careers office - they should be able to give some good advice on interview, CV etc.