An interview is your opportunity to understand the business as much as it is their opportunity to assess you.
Preparation gives you the confidence to talk clearly about your capabilities and show why you are right for the role.
Prepare well. Be yourself.
Leave them with a reason to remember you.
Research the company properly.
Understand what it does outside of the obvious and the industries it is operating in.
Where relevant, look at recent growth, major projects or office locations.
Go back through the job description and make sure you understand what the position is actually asking for.
Identify the parts of your experience that are most relevant to the requirements.
Be ready to talk specifically about:
Avoid vague answers, be specific as to how your experience can achieve what they need.
An interview should be a two-way conversation.
Arrive with questions that help you decide whether the role is right for you.
When working with Solution, your consultant will give you all of the tools you need to put yourself in the best light, and to learn everything you need to about the job.
No two interviews are the same.
Allow the interviewer to control the structure, but make sure your experience and personality still come through.
Solution's core advice is simple: be honest, enthusiastic and engaged throughout the conversation.
Prepare to answer predictable interview questions such as:
This doesn't need to be a script, just have the points you want to make in your head.
Behavioural questions are designed to understand how you have actually handled situations in the past. Choose specific examples that you know you can talk around and remember, in our industry, honesty is the best policy.
If you want the role, make that clear.
Use the close of the conversation to mention anything important that has not come across naturally.
Understand what happens from here.
Do not mentally finish the interview before the interviewer does.
Avoid forcing pay into the first interview unless it naturally comes up.
Once the interview finishes, call your Solution consultant.
That feedback gives your consultant useful context when they speak to the client and can help reinforce your suitability for the role.
The relevant Solution consultant will review your experience and get in touch if there is a suitable opportunity or useful next step.
A member of the relevant Solution team will review your requirement and get in touch.
