“ D o n ’ t w i s h y o u h a d l e s s p r o b l e m s , b u t t h a t y o u h a d m o r e s k i l l s ”

BRINGING INTERVIEWS IN-TO-VIEW

T h e v e r y w o r d ‘ i n t e r v i e w ’ c a n m a k e a g r o w n m a n q u a k e i n h i s b o o t s . S o l e t s j u s t s t a r t b y b r e a k i n g d o w n t h e w o r d .

Inter-1 between; among 2 mutually; reciprocally: interactive.ORIGIN from Old French entre- or Latin inter ‘between, among.’

View 2 a particular way of considering or regarding something; an attitude or opinion:

So this would suggest that an interview is TWO people, mutually seeing if both parties see the opportunity the same way. I.e. it is a two way process: Both parties being in control.

PREPARING FOR DIFFICULT INTERVIEW QUESTIONS IS IMPORTANT AND THE FIRST STEPB e i n g p r e p a r e d a n d o r g a n i s e d o f t e n t a k e s t h e f e a r o u t o f t h e s i t u a t i o n .

F e a r o f t e n c o m e s f r o m t h e u n k n o w n .

L e t ’ s e x p lo r e 10 Popular Interview Questions:

1) "Tell me about yourself?"

Don’t use this as an excuse to ramble on. If you are not sure what they want to know then simply ask if there is a particular aspect of your background that they would be interested in. This will help keep your answer on track.

Whichever way you go in answering this question, steer clear of personal topics and keep in to your professional triumphs, values and ambitions (where appropriate). Use this as an opportunity to give one or more short examples of your personal attributes. For example you could say that one of your

passions is working as a set designer, which is what fueled your creativity and passion to work as a window dresser (if this is what the position is).

Or you might describe yourself as someone who is able to communicate with a variety of people, so give an example from your personal life that indicates an ability to communicate also at work.

Like I always say, be a ‘scout’, and ‘be prepared’! These questions are hard to answer on the spot, so think about it, write down your answers and have an answer ready that promotes your best traits to an employer.

2) "Why do you want to work here?"

To answer this question, it will serve you well to have done some research. As a minimum one would think, you would have looked at their website and checked out who and what they do.

Always highlight the company's attributes or values. Perhaps finish with something about how you feel that the company can provide

you with a great work environment, thus fostering your best work.

"I'm not looking for just another pay check. I enjoy my work and am proud of my profession. Your company produces a superior product/provides a superior service. I share the values that make this possible, which should enable me to fit in and complement the team." – A sentence such as this (if you believe it) highlights what really matters to you and can show the employer where your values stand.

3) Why should I hire you?

Your answer should be short and to the point. It should highlight the areas from your background that relate to the current wants of the employer. Recap the interviewer's description of the job, meeting it point by point with your skills. Finish your answer with: "I have the

qualifications you need… [go on to list them], “

4) "What did you like/dislike about your last position?"

The interviewer is looking for possible incompatibilities. If a trial lawyer says he or she dislikes arguing a point with colleagues, such a statement will only weaken--if not immediately destroy--his or her candidacy.

Most interviews start with a preamble by the interviewer about the company. Pay attention: That information will help you answer the question. In fact, any

statement the interviewers make about the position or organisation can be used to your advantage.

So, in answer, you liked everything about your last position. You might even say that the position

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taught you the importance of certain keys from the business, achievement, or professional profile. Criticising a prior employer is a land mine statement that could be a problem. No one intentionally hires trouble, and that's what's behind the question. Keep your answer short and positive. You are allowed only one negative about past employers, and only then if your interviewer has a "hot button" about his or her department or company; if so, you will have written it down on your notepad. For example, the only thing your past employer could not offer might be something like "the ability to contribute more in different areas"

You might continue with, "I really liked everything about the job. The reason I want to leave it is to find a position where I can make a greater contribution. You see, I worked for a large company that encourages specialisation of skills. The smaller environment you have here will, allow me to contribute far more in different areas." Tell them what they want to hear--replay the hot button.

Of course, if you interview with a large company, turn it around. "I work for a small company and don't get the time to specialise in one or two major areas."

5) "What would you like to be doing five years from now?"

The safest answer contains a desire to be regarded as a true professional and team player. As far as promotion, that depends on finding a manager with whom you can grow. Of course, you will ask what opportunities exist within the company before being any more specific: "From my research and what you have told me about the growth here, it seems operations is where the heavy emphasis is going to be. It seems that's where you need the effort and where I

could contribute toward the company's goals." Or, "I have always felt that first-hand knowledge and experience open up opportunities that one might never have considered, so while at this point in time I plan to be a part of [e.g.] operations, it is reasonable to expect that other exciting opportunities will crop up in the meantime."

6) "What are your biggest accomplishments?"

Keep your answers job related. You might begin your reply with: "Although I feel my biggest achievements are still ahead of me, I am proud of my involvement with . . . I made my contribution as apart of that team and learned a lot in the process. We did it with hard work, concentration, and an eye for the bottom

line."

7) "Can you work under pressure?"

You might be tempted to give a simple "yes" or "no" answer, but don't. It reveals nothing, and you lose the opportunity to sell your skills and value profiles. Actually, this common question often comes from an unskilled interviewer, because it is closed-ended. As such, the question does not give

you the chance to elaborate. Whenever you are asked a closed-ended question, mentally add: "Please give me a brief yet comprehensive answer." Do this, and you will give the information

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requested and seize an opportunity to sell yourself. For example, you could say: "Yes, I usually find it stimulating. However, I believe in planning and proper management of my time to reduce panic deadlines within my area of responsibility."

8) "Do you prefer working with others or alone?"This question is usually used to determine whether you are a team player. Before answering, however, be sure you know whether the job requires you to work alone - then answer appropriately. Perhaps: "I'm

quite happy working alone when necessary. I don't need much constant reassurance. But I prefer to work in a group--so much more gets achieved when people pull together."

9) "What is the most difficult situation you have faced?"

The question looks for information on two fronts: How do you define difficult? What was your handling of the situation? You must have a story, one in which the situation was tough and one which will allow you

to show yourself in a good light. Avoid talking about problems that have to do with co-workers. You can talk about the difficult decision to fire someone, but emphasise that once you had examined the problem and reached a conclusion you acted quickly and professionally, with the best interests of the company at heart.

10) "What are some of the things that bother you?" "What are your pet hates?"

These questions are so similar that they can be treated as one. It is tremendously important that you show you can remain calm. Most of us have seen a co-worker lose his or her cool on occasion--not a pretty sight and one that every sensible employer wants to avoid. This question comes up more and more often the higher up the corporate ladder you climb, and the more frequent your contact with clients and the general public. To

answer it, find something that angers conscientious workers. "I enjoy my work and believe in giving value to my employer."

Of course there are many questions that can be asked at an interview, so the best thing is to know your resume in side and out and have thought about these questions before you go into an interview.

More Interview Quest ionsQuestions about your qualifications

How do you think a friend or someone who knows you well would describe you? What do you think is your greatest weakness? Can you summarise the contribution you would make to our organisation? What accomplishment has given you the most satisfaction? Tell me about your experiences at school. What has been the most rewarding university experience?

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Please tell me about the greatest professional assignment you've ever handled. Tell me about your most significant work experience. How would those who have worked with you describe you? Why are you the best candidate for this position? Have you ever supervised anyone?

Questions about your ability to work for the Company

Why are you interested in this job? What do you know about us? What qualities should a successful manager possess? In what kind of work environment are you most comfortable? What criteria are you using to evaluate the organization for which you hope to work? Are you a team player? How do you handle conflict? How do you work under pressure? What major problem have you encountered and how have you dealt with it? How competitive are you? What do you expect from your supervisor? Describe the relationship that should exist between a supervisor and those reporting to him or her

Questions about your career choices

What are your long-term career goals? When and why did you establish these goals and how are you preparing yourself to achieve them?

What are the most important rewards you expect in your business career? What do you do in your spare time? What kind of salary are you looking for? Are you willing to relocate?

Difficult to answer questions

Did you ever have a group leader or boss you disliked? Why did you dislike him/her? How would someone who dislikes you describe you? Talk about a group situation in which there were problems. How did you handle the situation and

what was the outcome? What role did you play in the group? How could the group improve its performance?

Tell me about a time when you experienced a failure and how you reacted to it. Tell me about a time when you were under considerable pressure to meet one or more goals. Describe a situation where you had to resolve a problem at work and explain how you resolved it. Give me an example of how you are a risk taker. If you could have any job in the world, what would it be? What motivates you? Why do you want to work for us and not for our competitor? Why should we hire you over everyone else we spoke to today? What do you think is the most important/difficult ethical dilemma facing corporations today? Give a one sentence positioning statement of yourself. How do you go about deciding what to do first when given a project? Tell me about an experience you have had in a working environment (school, work, or community). Describe a situation where you did not agree with something your boss asked you to do and how

you resolved the problem. Can you work under pressure? What did you like/dislike about your last job?

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What would you like to be doing five years from now?

REMEMBER YOU ARE BOTH SEEING IF THIS IS THE RIGHT FIT

A s I b e g a n t h i s w o r k b o o k b y s a y i n g , t h i s i s a t w o w a y p r o c e s s : T h e y a r e i n t e r v i e w i n g y o u , a n d y o u a r e i n t e r v i e w i n g t h e m . T h e y w a n t t o m a k e s u r e t h a t t h e y e m p l o y s o m e o n e w i t h b o t h t h e s k i l l s a n d p e r s o n a l i t y t h a t s u i t s t h e p o s i t i o n a n d t h e t h e i r p a r t i c u l a r c o m p a n y s t r u c t u r e a n d y o u w a n t t o m a k e s u r e y o u e n d u p w i t h t h e r i g h t c o m p a n y s t r u c t u r e a n d e m p l o y e r t o s u i t y o u r p e r s o n a l i t y . T h i s i s w h y i t i s i m p o r t a n t t o h a v e q u e s t i o n s o f y o u r o w n p r e p a r e d t h a t y o u c a n e n g a g e i n w i t h t h e i n t e r v i e w e r a n d m a k e s u r e y o u a r e c o m p l e t e l y c l e a r o n w h a t y o u n e e d a n d w a n t f r o m t h e p o s i t i o n b e f o r e a c c e p t i n g a n y t h i n g .

E x a m p l e s i n c l u d e : W h a t i s t h e i n d u c t i o n p r o c e s s ? I s t h e r e a h a n d o v e r p e r i o d f o r t h i s p o s i t i o n ? W h a t o p p o r t u n i t i e s a r e t h e r e f o r o n g o i n g t r a i n i n g ? H o w i s p e r f o r m a n c e m e a s u r e d – K P I ’ s ( K e y P e r f o r m a n c e I n d i c a t o r s ) ? W h a t s u p p o r t d o e m p l o y e e s h a v e i n r e a c h i n g t h e i r t a r g e t s ? W h a t h o u r s o r d a y s w o u l d I b e e x p e c t e d t o w o r k ? W o u l d I b e e x p e c t e d t o t r a v e l b e t w e e n s i t e s ( i f a p p l i c a b l e )

INTERVIEW FORMATS1 - t o - 1

T h i s i s t h e t r a d i t i o n a l a n d i n t h e p a s t h a s b e e n t h e m o s t p o p u l a r m e t h o d o f i n t e r v i e w i n g . I t i s m e e t i n g d i r e c t l y w i t h t h e i n t e r v i e w f a c e t o f a c e , w h i c h f o r s o m e t h e y f i n d v e r y i n t i m i d a t i n g . T h i s m e t h o d o f i n t e r v i e w i n g w i l l a l l o w t h e i n t e r v i e w e r t o a s k y o u q u e s t i o n s a n d i n r e t u r n f o r y o u t o a s k q u e s t i o n s o f t h e m .

B Y P H O N E A s y o u c a n n o t g i v e o f f a n y v i s u a l c l u e s o v e r t h e p h o n e , T o n e a n d

m a n n e r i s g o i n g t o b e e v e n m o r e i m p o r t a n t . A c t i v e l i s t e n i n g i s e s s e n t i a l w h e n o n t h e t e l e p h o n e . T h i s w a y y o u

k n o w w h e n t o s p e a k w i t h o u t t a l k i n g o v e r t h e p e r s o n , a n d c a n p i c k u p o n t h e h i n t s t h e y g i v e y o u f r o m t h e i r t o n e a n d m a n n e r . H a v i n g s h o r t s i l e n c e s i s f i n e t o a l l o w f o r a s m o o t h f l o w o f c o n v e r s a t i o n w i t h o u t t a l k i n g

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o v e r e a c h o t h e r . A l w a y s s t a n d w h e n t a k i n g a n i m p o r t a n t p h o n e c a l l a n d s m i l e . A s m i l e c a n b e h e a r d i n y o u r v o i c e a n d b y s t a n d i n g y o u a r e n o t r e s t r i c t i n g b r e a t h , s o y o u s p e e c h w i l l b e c l e a r e r a n d s o u n d m o r e c o n f i d e n t .

P A N E L I N T E R V I E W S i m i l a r l y t o t h e 1 - t o - 1 , a p a n e l i n t e r v i e w i s r u n f a c e t o

f a c e t a k e s e x c e p t y o u m a y h a v e t w o o r t h r e e p e o p l e i n t h e r o o m w i t h a n i n v e s t e d i n t e r e s t i n t h e o u t c o m e .

P e o p l e t e n d t o f i n d t h e g r e a t e s t c h a l l e n g e i n t h i s t y p e o f s e t t i n g i s k n o w i n g w h e r e t o l o o k .

T h e k e y h e r e i s t o a l w a y s s t a r t b y a c k n o w l e d g i n g t h e p e r s o n w h o a s k e d t h e q u e s t i o n b y h o l d i n g t h e i r g a z e f o r a b o u t t w o s e c o n d s a n d t h e n l o o k o n e b y o n e a t e a c h o f t h e o t h e r p a n e l m e m b e r s .

I N A G R O U P S C E N A R I O G r o u p i n t e r v i e w s a r e q u i c k l y b e c o m i n g a m o r e

p o p u l a r w a y t o c u l l l a r g e n u m b e r s o f p e o p l e . T h e y l o o k a t h o w e a c h p e r s o n i n t e r a c t s w i t h i n a

g r o u p a n d t h e c o m f o r t z o n e t h e y d r a w t o . A r e t h e y a l e a d e r , d o e r , t h i n k e r o r c a r e r .

T h e k e y t o t h i s e n v i r o n m e n t i s t o p a r t i c i p a t e e n o u g h w i t h o u t t a k i n g t o t a l c o n t r o l o f t h e g r o u p . T h i s c o u l d p o s s i b l y b e s e e n a s t r y i n g t o d o m i n a t e o t h e r p e o p l e a n d i s n o t l o o k e d u p o n f a v o r a b l y .

A c t i v i t i e s m a y i n c l u d e g r o u p w o r k , p r o b l e m s o l v i n g a s a t e a m a n d s e l l i n g a p r o d u c t .

PREPARING TO PUT THE INTERVIEW IN-TO-VIEW

T h e i n f o r m a t i o n t h e e m p l o y e r h a s o f y o u a t t h i s p o i n t i s f r o m y o u r r e s u m e , s o t h i s i s w h e r e t h e y w i l l d r a w t h e i r q u e s t i o n s . M a k e s u r e y o u k n o w y o u r o w n r e s u m e a n d t h a t i t i s a c c u r a t e .

H a v i n g a c o p y o f y o u r r e s u m e w i t h y o u c a n b e r e a s s u r i n g , s o y o u d o n ’ t f e e l l i k e y o u h a v e n o t h i n g

t o r e f e r t o . B e f o r e y o u r i n t e r v i e w , m a k e s u r e y o u k n o w w h a t m e t h o d o f i n t e r v i e w i t

w i l l b e , a n d h o w m a n y p e o p l e a r e i n t e r v i e w i n g y o u . W a l k i n g i n t o a r o o m a n d b e i n g s h o c k e d b y f o u r p e o p l e s i t t i n g t h e r e w h e n y o u d i d n ’ t e x p e c t i t , i s n o t a g o o d w a y t o s t a r t t h e i n t e r v i e w .

D o y o u r h o m e w o r k , s o y o u c a n p r e - e m p t q u e s t i o n s a n d a n s w e r s f o r t h e e m p l o y e r a s w e h a v e l o o k e d a t p r e v i o u s l y . I t d o e s n ’ t h u r t t o h a v e r e s e a r c h e d t h e r o l e i t s e l f , h a v i n g l o o k e d u p j o b d e s c r i p t i o n s ’ a s w e l l a s t h e v a l u e s o f t h e b u s i n e s s o r o r g a n i s a t i o n .

T a k e t i m e t o t h i n k o f y o u r s t r e n g t h s a n d b e r e a d y t o m a r k e t y o u r s e l f f a v o u r a b l y .

A s w e h a v e s a i d y o u a r e i n t e r v i e w i n g t h e m , a s m u c h a s t h e y a r e i n t e r v i e w i n g y o u . T h e y w i l l h a v e t h e i r q u e s t i o n s r e a d y ; m a k e s u r e y o u d o t h e s a m e t h i n g .

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M a k e s u r e y o u a r e o r g a n i s e d a n d h a v e d o u b l e - c h e c k e d t h e t i m e a n d l o c a t i o n o f t h e i n t e r v i e w , a n d a r r i v e a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1 0 m i n u t e s e a r l y .

“Be prepared and be honest.”John Wooden

OTHER THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND

H Y G I E N E A s h o w e r n e v e r g o e s a s t r a y t o m a k e s u r e t h a t b o d y

o d o u r i s I n c h e c k . M a k e s u r e y o u h a v e c l e a n e d t e e t h , w a s h e d a n d

b r u s h e d h a i r ( i f l o n g h a v e i t o u t o f y o u r f a c e ) a n d c h e c k f i n g e r n a i l s ( t o e n a i l s t o o i f y o u a r e w e a r i n g o p e n t o e d s h o e s .

I f y o u a r e a s m o k e r , t r y w h e r e p o s s i b l e t o a v o i d d o i n g s o b e f o r e t h e i n t e r v i e w . S t u d i e s h a v e s h o w n t h a t n o n - s m o k e r s , i f a l l o t h e r t h i n g s a r e f a i r a n d e q u a l , w i l l g e t t h e j o b 9 9 % o f t h e t i m e o v e r a

s m o k e r .

A P P E A R A N C E C h e c k t h a t c l o t h e s a n d s h o e s a r e a p p r o p r i a t e f o r t h e i n d u s t r y

( n o t h i n g t h a t w i l l d i s t r a c t t h e o t h e r p e r s o n o r i m p a c t o n h o w s e r i o u s l y t h e y c o n s i d e r y o u r c h a n c e s ) .

E m p l o y e r s a r e l o o k i n g f o r r e s p e c t . T h e f i r s t w a y t h e y w i l l t e l l w h e t h e r y o u a r e s e r i e s a n d r e s p e c t t h e m i s h o w y o u d r e s s . T h e t e r m ‘ d r e s s f o r s u c c e s s ’ h a s n e v e r b e e n t r u e r . N o m a t t e r w h a t t h e j o b , n e v e r w e a r w o r k c l o t h e s o r j e a n s e t c t o a n i n t e r v i e w . S h o w t h e m t h a t y o u m e a n b u s i n e s s a n d y o u a r e n o t h e r e t o w a s t e t h e i r t i m e b y d r e s s i n g

w e l l . P l a n a h e a d t o m a k e s u r e t h e s e a r e c l e a n a n d I R O N E D .

T R E A T I N G T H E S T A F F A N D O T H E R S W I T H R E S P E C T A s s o o n a s y o u w a l k o n s i t e y o u a r e o n d i s p l a y

s o a l w a y s m a k e t h e r i g h t i m p r e s s i o n w i t h e v e r y o n e y o u c o m e i n t o c o n t a c t w i t h , n o t j u s t t h e e m p l o y e r !

T H E F I R S T I M P R E S S I O N

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W h e n t h e i n t e r v i e w e r c o m e s o u t t o m e e t y o u s t a n d w i t h g o o d p o s t u r e o r i f y o u a r e l e d i n t o m e e t w i t h t h e m , s t a t e y o u r n a m e t o t h e e m p l o y e r ( f i r s t a n d l a s t ) , s m i l e a n d s h a k e t h e i r h a n d ( i t c o m m u n i c a t e s c o n f i d e n c e , e q u a l s t a n d i n g a n d p u r p o s e t o t h e o t h e r p e r s o n ) .

R e m e m b e r h a v i n g g o o d e y e c o n t a c t s h o w s c o n f i d e n c e .

I N T E R V I E W E T I Q U E T T E T o l e a v e t h e r i g h t i m p r e s s i o n a l w a y s a s k w h e r e y o u s h o u l d s i t i n

t h e i r o f f i c e o r i n t h e b o a r d r o o m . T a k i n g t h e w r o n g s e a t c a n s e t y o u o f f o n t h e w r o n g f o o t w i t h t h e e m p l o y e r .

A t b o t h t h e b e g i n n i n g a n d t h e e n d o f t h e m e e t i n g t h a n k t h e e m p l o y e r f o r t h e i r t i m e – t h i s c o m m u n i c a t e s r e s p e c t , c o n f i d e n c e a n d g r a t i t u d e .

J u s t a s a c o u r t e s y a s k t h e e m p l o y e r a t t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h e m e e t i n g i f t h e y m i n d i f y o u t a k e n o t e s .

A s k q u e s t i o n s t h a t w i l l d i s p l a y i n t e r e s t t h a t y o u s h o u l d h a v e b r o u g h t w i t h y o u .

A v o i d r a m b l i n g a n d k e e p i t s h o r t u n l e s s t h e i n t e r v i e w e r a s k s f o r y o u t o e l a b o r a t e . N o m o r e

t h a n 1 t o 2 m i n u t e s . A l w a y s a s k f o r c l a r i f i c a t i o n i f y o u d o n o t k n o w w h a t t h e e m p l o y e r

a s k e d y o u – R e m e m b e r , t h e r e i s n o s u c h t h i n g a s a s t u p i d q u e s t i o n .

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a n y l i k e l y l a n d m i n e s t h e i n t e r v i e w e r m a y p e r c e i v e .

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T h e e m p l o y e r w a n t s t o s e e h o w y o u t a k e i n i t i a t i v e t o f i n d i n g a n s w e r s t o a n y p e r c e i v e d o r a c t u a l c h a l l e n g e s .

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H i g h l i g h t i n g t r a n s f e r a b l e s k i l l s i s a m u s t . I d e n t i f y i n g h o w y o u r s k i l l s c a n b r i n g v a l u e t o t h i s

j o b – f o c u s o n t w o o f t h e m o s t r e l e v a n t s k i l l s a n d g i v e a n e x a m p l e o f e a c h .

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a p p e a l i n g f o r t h e r o l e .

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S i m p l y t h e a n s w e r i s y e s . E m p l o y e r s w i l l a l w a y s t r y a n d g e t e m p l o y e e s f o r a s l i t t l e a s p o s s i b l e a s w a g e s a r e a m a j o r e x p e n s e t o a n y b u s i n e s s .

H o w c a n y o u b u d g e t i f y o u d o n ’ t k n o w w h a t y o u a r e b u d g e t i n g w i t h ? M o n e y w o u l d b e o n e o f t h e f a c t o r s t h a t y o u n e e d t o t a k e i n t o c o n s i d e r a t i o n i f o f f e r e d t h e p o s i t i o n .

E m p l o y e r s m a y b e l o o k i n g f o r y o u r r e s p o n s e o n t h i s o n e , t o g e t a n i n d i c a t i o n o f h o w m u c h y o u v a l u e y o u r s e l f a n d w h a t y o u h a v e t o b r i n g t o t h e t a b l e .

N o o n e i s r e s p o n s i b l e f o r o u r f i n a n c i a l f u t u r e b a r u s , s o k e e p t h i s i n m i n d .

A g a i n , b e p r e p a r e d . K n o w w h a t y o u s h o u l d e x p e c t t o b e p a i d . I n d u s t r y a w a r d w a g e s c a n b e f o u n d a t w w w . s a f e w o r k s a . g o v . a u

L E T Y O U R E N T H U S I A M B E K N O W N P o s i t i v e l a s t i m p r e s s i o n s a r e e s s e n t i a l , s o t h a t w h e n i t c o m e s t o

m a k i n g t h e d e c i s i o n , y o u a r e t h e o n e t h a t t h e e m p l o y e r t h i n k s o f . A s k f i n a l q u e s t i o n s e i t h e r f r o m y o u r p r e p a r e d l i s t f o r

t h e e m p l o y e r o r f r o m t h e n o t e s y o u m a d e d u r i n g t h e m e e t i n g .

D o n ’ t b e a f r a i d t o s h o w p a s s i o n a n d y o u r i n t e r e s t i n t h e p o s i t i o n a n d o r g a n i s a t i o n .

A l w a y s t h a n k t h e i n t e r v i e w e r f o r t h e i r t i m e a n d s h a k e t h e i r h a n d .

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