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Any tips for job interviews? Have never needed one before, it was always just hand in a CV and get told yes or no soon after. Have one on Thursday morning along with eight other people for two spots. Likely the least experienced of the lot so I'll need something to make up for it.
Keep cool and calm and don't sweat
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Any tips for job interviews? Have never needed one before, it was always just hand in a CV and get told yes or no soon after. Have one on Thursday morning along with eight other people for two spots. Likely the least experienced of the lot so I'll need something to make up for it.
Couple of thoughts. Appologies if they've been repeated above.
1. Dress to impress. Suit, shirt, tie, clean shoes. Neat hair, no aftershave or perfume - use an odourless antiperspirant. Shirt tie combos - white shirt/ red tie; blue shirt/ yellow tie; light-blue shirt/ deep blue tie. I favour black or dark blue suits with black shoes.
2. Bring a copy of your CV (printed and stappled) for each member of the interview team and one for yourself. When in doubt, bring 3. Bring a copy of the job spec.
3. Research the company. They'll ask you what you know about them. Write down and memorise 6 - 10 points on their products, size (# employees, turnover, profit), markets that they compete in, major customers and competition. See if you can find out who the CEO or MD is and see if you can find any quotes attributed to him online. If possible find their mission statement and tie the role and how you will perform in it back to these. It's OK to bring this in written down (and to refer to it) but try to remember as much of these off the top of your head as possible though.
4. Have an answer to the question why you want to work there. Key answers: 1. The role in interesting and challenging. 2. The company is interesting because... 3. The industry that the company operates in is interesting because...
5. What will you bring to the role. Start on technical skills, qualifications (be brief because that's already on your CV) and move on to your personality - motivated, driven, detail orientated, business focused.
6. Have 2 - 3 questions for them.
7. Ask them the question "If offered the position, what would you see as my day to day tasks for the first 3 months" (assumption that this is a permanent role).... this helps the interviews picture you in the role.
8. Ask them about the major challenges. This will give you and idea of whether you're walking into a mess or something that you can succeed in.
9. Ask about how the role can grow in the future. Shows intentions to commit and ambition.
10. Do not ask about benefits, wages, holidays or company policies if this is the first interview (assuming 2 - 3 rounds). This will come either via the recruiter that you've been dealing with OR as part of the offer. Answer honestly but briefly if you are asked about wage expectations, give a realistic range based on your experience and the role (about €5k, e.g. €30k - 35k)
11. Always answer questions honestly. If you don't know, say that you don't know. If you haven't done something, say that you haven't. Try to point to something similar. If you can't, mention that this is an area of growth that you would like to work on, e.g. I haven't managed a team before and this role asks that I've managed 1 - 2 people, growth area.
12. Arrive 15 minutes early (sit in your car) and walk in with 5 minutes to spare. Ask for your contact at the reception. Say, "Hello, my name is gnfnrhead, and I have a 2pm meeting with Bob Smith."
13. Take the few minutes before the interview to calm yourself. Breath!
14. Always be polite. It's a pleasure to meet you... Thank you for your time. ETC.
15. Body language - open your body, (sit with your hands grasped, not crossed!!). Face people who talk to you. Look them in the eye when they talk to you. Don't hold a stare when talking. Look to each of the interviewers in turn as you talk. Let them finish their question. Don't jump in. Talk a second to ponder their question - it seems more natural then answering as they finish their question.
16. Examples of your work that are relevant to this role. Be it, projects that you've contributed to, challenges that you've over come (BTW - common question), etc.
17. Just keep calm. If you stumble on, pause and catch your train of thought.
I can't think of anything else just this second.
Best of luck.
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gerTheGreat wrote: »Couple of thoughts. Appologies if they've been repeated above.
Best of luck.
... Without trying to be a moron here, all the above is great if you're applying for a mega-wage job with a unique or 'high-up' position on offer.
If you're applying for an everyday normal job (Homebase or Centra, for example), show up relatively neatly dressed and prepare to answer a series of inane abstract questions that will almost instantly make you lose the will to live, but throughout, maintain an upbeat attitude and be pleasant.
Start and end with a decent handshake and thank them for their time.
Researching companies and such is only important if you're expected to know that information in your job role. If you're looking to work as a deli assistant, then mentioning that you think it's great the company turned a million euro profit last year will probably just get you awkward stares and maybe a nervous laugh.
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A bit late but best of luck with the interview tomorrow Gnfnrhead & hope the person interviewing ya looks like this
http://wrestlingsuperstore.com/images/products/detail/Photo_AJ_BlackSuit.jpg
Thankfully not, I wouldnt have gotten two words together! Pity she wasnt wearing that when I came home :pac:
Think it went well. I was there before the interviewer and it ended up going over the allocated time. Was told about 30 minutes, but it was closer to 45 and he was happy to keep going but I had nothing left to ask.
No retarded questions like "where do you see yourself in x years time?" I was expecting loads of them. It was all about the actual job and my previous experience.
Find out next week.0 -
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