Preparing for an interview

Getting invited to an interview means you've passed the first test, your application must have made a good impression. Now you need to prepare for the interview to ensure you are successful and get the job.

If you are prompted for an interview, you should spend some time researching the company because it gives you confidence you should be asked about what the company does. It will also allow you to ask questions of the employer.

You can contact the company to request an information pack or you can look at their website. It is useful to know the following things about the employer: 
• What they do, make or sell? 
• Who are their clients? 
• What type of organization are they? 
• What work could lead? 
• How can you best match your skills to the job? 

Plan for the interview
Find out what the interview is to ensure that you are prepared.If you have a disability, all employers must make reasonable adjustments for you to have an interview. If you require the employer to make special arrangements (for example, to help you enter the building), contact them before your interview to ensure they can make these arrangements.

Find out how many people will be interviewing you and their positions within the company. This will help prepare you for the kind of questions they can ask.

Find how long the interview is likely to last will give you an idea of ​​how the interview will be detailed. You should also know if you have to take a test or make a presentation.

Prepare for the questions you might be asked
Can be asked to discuss examples of your previous work and achievements. The examples you give must develop or be different from your initial application form. Before the interview, the list of skills and experience to the job and think you have that you could use as an example for each.

There is a separate factsheet available with some example interview questions, if you need it.

Interview tips
• Enter the room with confidence
• Shake hands firmly and stand
• Smile
• Be polite and respectful
• Make sure it's okay to use your notes during the interview
• Try to maintain eye contact with the person to whom you talk
• Look interested and ask questions and to answer questions
• Answer as many as you can, do not just say "yes" and "no"
• Tell the truth • Ask if you do not understand not a question
• Speak clearly
• Sell yourself - get your good points across and be positiv