Preparing For Your Interview
Preparing For Your Interview
Example questions
Beginning
CANDIDATE: Deliver a 60-90 second “elevator pitch” / snapshot overview whereby you describe who
you are and detail the key skills and experience that make you relevant for this role, whilst
enthusiastically outline your motivation in applying for this role, with this company. You can prepare
in advance for this by writing it out and practising it on someone else.
Middle
CANDIDATE: Having studied the job description and got a good understanding of the key
requirements, you should be able to enthusiastically explain why it is you want to do this particular
job, describing why you think you are relevant.
CANDIDATE: Detail what it is you admire about the company, showing that you have done your
research, looking on the website, to be able to relate to their mission, vision and values. Flatter
them.
End
CANDIDATE: This is an opportunity for you to reiterate your fit for this role/company. You can ask
them questions. E.g.:
- Impact: what impact will I make on the project and the team in the first 3-6 months
- Value: what immediate value will this role add to the organisation
- Achievement: what do you expect the person in this role to achieve in the first 6-12 months
The responses the company give to any of the above 3 questions, gives you the chance to then
reinforce why you are the right candidate for the job.
BEST OF LUCK!