Interview Prep Tips
Interviewing workshops
Held monthly at JU offices £10 per candidate – small numbers (max 5), preparing you for interviews, tips and advice, mock interviews, feedback, presentation advice, tricky questions advice, be more confident, be prepared, secure the job you want.
Date: Last Friday of every month- 27th January 2012 – 10am -12:30pm
- 24th February 2012 – 10am -12:30pm
- 30th March 2012 – 10am – 12:30pm
- 27th April 2012 – 10am -12:30pm
- 25th May 2012 – 10am – 12:30pm
- 29th June 2012 – 10am – 12:30pm
- 27th July 2012 – 10am – 12:30pm
- 31st August 2012 – 10am – 12:30pm
- 28th September 2012 – 10am -12:30pm
- 26th October 2012 – 10am -12:30pm
- 30th November 2012 – 10am – 12:30pm
- 28th December 2012 – 10am – 12:30pm
To book your space contact us at JU on 01604 626162 or email ju@johnsonunderwood.co.uk
Interview Preparation
A successful job interview
The interview can be one of the most important events in your life. The thirty minutes or so that you spend with the interviewer can determine your first or next career move. It is essential you prepare.
Interviewers are continually amazed at the number of candidates who attend interview without any apparent preparation and only the faintest idea of what they are going to say. Other candidates create an impression of indifference by acting too casually. At the other extreme, a few candidates work themselves into such a state of anxiety that they seem to be a complete nervous wreck.
These instances can be avoided by knowing a little of what is actually expected of you and by making a few simple preparations before the interview.
Preparing for the Interview
Preparation is the first essential step towards a successful interview. By researching the following points, you will be better prepared for the interview.
- Know the exact time and place of the interview, the interviewer's full name, title and correct pronunciation. Go and visit the company out of hours - know how long it will take to get there.
- Research the following points:
- The Company: Know their history. Use Kompass/Kelly's from local library. Visit the company's website.
- The Product: Know and understand the product range. Get product literature from the Company or website. Find out who the competitors are, get their product literature and find out their strengths and weaknesses.
- The Job: Make written notes on how you perceive the job, the responsibilities involved, and how you would assume all the duties required of the role.
- Practice questions in front of a mirror.
- Ask friends if you have any 'annoying' mannerisms or sayings that especially come to the fore when you are nervous.
- Be 'cool'. Our patience levels are not the best when we are in the 'mode' of expectation. Irritations of the interviewer being late, not having read your CV, getting your name wrong... it does happen and can throw you - don't let it! You have spent time getting to this interview - don't blow it!
