Job Interview Checklist

How do you prepare for interviews?

We've come up with some top tips on how to prepare for your next interview, and ace it with confidence!

Checklist:

Before:

• Research the company you are interviewing for. Find their website and look at their missions and values, it will tell you a lot about them. You will then be able come up with some examples on how you reflect them yourself.
• Read the job description, and we mean really read it! Make notes of examples of your own relevant experience.
• Take a look on LinkedIn. Can you find who is in the team? How big the team is? How long they have been working there? These will all help you build a bigger picture of the company.
• Check the news. Is there anything interesting going on in the industry right now? Can you spot anything that might affect that company?

After:

• Relax, what’s done is done, don’t stress!
• Follow up on your interview. Send an email thanking them for their time.
• If you don’t hear back within the timeframe they set out, follow up again. Chase for an outcome.
• If you are unsuccessful, ask for feedback. Reflect on what you did well, and what you may not have. Every interview is an experience, so don’t give up!

What are your top interview tips?