| Are you looking at changing career? Are you looking | | | | qualifications that I have such as first aid, information |
| for work? Have you been invited to a job interview? | | | | about my interests and anything else that makes me |
| Are you looking for advice about interview | | | | look good etc. This should all be put into a quality folder |
| techniques? If you have answered yes to any of | | | | and can then be presented to the people conducting |
| these questions, this article may well be of help to you. | | | | the interview when they ask me to talk about myself. |
| I am going to give advice and information about how | | | | They will see how much effort I have put in and will |
| to be successful when attending a job interview. | | | | hopefully be impressed. |
| In my opinion preparation is the key to most things in | | | | Try to predict what questions will be asked and |
| life and it certainly is for people who want to gain | | | | prepare good quality answers to these questions. This |
| employment. | | | | is something which sounds so obvious but which I had |
| When I was in my early twenties, I decided to leave | | | | never done before. When you have attended each |
| the company where I had worked since leaving school. | | | | interview you then try to remember all of the questions |
| I wanted to become a financial advisor and had | | | | which were asked and then add them to your list. |
| already passed all of the relevant examinations. Now | | | | When returning home, you then think about the best |
| all I needed to do, was to a find a company who was | | | | way to answer these questions in the future, if they |
| willing to take me on. | | | | are ever asked again. |
| I decided to join a specialist financial services agency | | | | Find out information about the company with whom |
| to help me with my search. I went and met a man | | | | the interview is with. You may be asked at the |
| who had been assigned my case etc. His name was | | | | interview if you know anything about the company you |
| Mark and he was very professional and knew his | | | | are hoping to join. It will sound a lot better if you can |
| stuff. He quickly managed to secure me an interview | | | | reel off a number of important facts rather than just |
| and asked if I would meet him so that I could have a | | | | saying something which is obvious. To find out this |
| dummy run with him. He was aware that I had not | | | | type of information you can use the internet, ask |
| attended an interview for a number of years and | | | | friends or go to the library. |
| probably felt that I needed the practice. | | | | On the day of the interview it is a good idea to have a |
| To say that he was not impressed with my interview | | | | bath before you go. A bath is a well known form of |
| technique was an understatement and he quickly | | | | relaxation and can help to soothe and loosen up your |
| started to give me advice of where I needed to | | | | muscles. |
| improve. | | | | These tips that Mark gave me soon helped me to find |
| This is what he advised me to do: | | | | work and I hope that they help you in your quest to |
| Produce a personal profile of myself. This should | | | | gain future employment. |
| include my c.v, any examination certificates, any other | | | | |