So you are lucky, you have been granted an interview- now is the time to do some preparation work.
Look at the companies website if they have one and try and find out the spirit and the ethos of the company- and the tailor your answers to the replies as if you were working there. If they are big on customer service, think about how you have shown good customer service or if its your first job, think about times when you have had really good customer service and be able to explain why they think its so good.
If you are having to go for a job that is beneath your normal level of work then tailor your answers. I went for one yesterday, the poor woman asked me if I could send an e mail- I then started to explain an Search Engine Optimisation Project I was working on- I don't think she understood, all she wanted was "yes, I can and I can forward and add attachments".
Find out where you are going in advance and allow extra time. If you really want the job allow double the travelling time. I was called to an interview recently and it coincided with a strike of teachers and an University Open Day and students going home. I sat in traffic for 45 minutes unable to move and was half an hour late, having allowed only 15 minutes flexibility. In the end I didn't like the job so I was not disappointed that I didn't get the job, but I am sure if I had listened to her questions better, and answered what she had asked, and not been late I would have stood a better chance!
Look at the companies website if they have one and try and find out the spirit and the ethos of the company- and the tailor your answers to the replies as if you were working there. If they are big on customer service, think about how you have shown good customer service or if its your first job, think about times when you have had really good customer service and be able to explain why they think its so good.
If you are having to go for a job that is beneath your normal level of work then tailor your answers. I went for one yesterday, the poor woman asked me if I could send an e mail- I then started to explain an Search Engine Optimisation Project I was working on- I don't think she understood, all she wanted was "yes, I can and I can forward and add attachments".
Find out where you are going in advance and allow extra time. If you really want the job allow double the travelling time. I was called to an interview recently and it coincided with a strike of teachers and an University Open Day and students going home. I sat in traffic for 45 minutes unable to move and was half an hour late, having allowed only 15 minutes flexibility. In the end I didn't like the job so I was not disappointed that I didn't get the job, but I am sure if I had listened to her questions better, and answered what she had asked, and not been late I would have stood a better chance!
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