Nervous about job interviews? Here are some tips to help
Nervous about job interviews?
Here are some tips to help
Before the interview
First and most important: research the company and the job position itself. You need to learn about the position, the technology involved, the leadership structure and the expectations needed of you. If it’s a research project, you need to understand the research aim and read their past papers. I have lost some fantastic opportunities because I didn’t do enough research.
Secondly, be calm!
Remember, the hiring team wants you too, and they don’t want to lose out on the best candidate. It’s a two-way selection process. And just by making it to the interview stage you have proven yourself to be amongst the top 8-10% of candidates.
The third tip is to remember they don’t know your work history as well as you. You just spent an incredible time pouring over your application, debating over the smallest word choice but the interviewer would not know it like the back of their hand.
During the interview itself when describing your experiences, remember to give background and paint a picture.
Practicing the STAR method ahead of time will help with this. Make sure to match your past work experiences to what they’re looking for.
Lastly, if you are still feeling nervous, utilise the career centre! Outside of looking over your CV, they will gladly rehearse a mock interview with you, and the experienced staff there will be able to give you pointers on what to do and not do.
During the interview What happens during an interview? Here are some questions I’ve been asked at past interviews; 1. What exactly interests you about the role? 2. What specific skills do you have that makes you a better candidate than everyone else? 3. What does this position do for your future career plan? 4.Tell us a story to demonstrate your skills. This leads into my next point, prepare a story showcasing your skills/traits. Rehearse it, know what you are going to say. Sprinkle a few jokes in there ahead of time instead of improvising on the spot. Use STAR the method: Situation - the situation you had to deal with Task - the task you were given to do Action - the action you took Result - what happened
After the interview It's always great to send a follow up email, thanking the interviewers for taking the time to meet with you.
What’s the weirdest interview question you’ve been asked?
Best, Maddie (Kingston Rep)
Here are some tips to help
Before the interview
First and most important: research the company and the job position itself. You need to learn about the position, the technology involved, the leadership structure and the expectations needed of you. If it’s a research project, you need to understand the research aim and read their past papers. I have lost some fantastic opportunities because I didn’t do enough research.
Secondly, be calm!
Remember, the hiring team wants you too, and they don’t want to lose out on the best candidate. It’s a two-way selection process. And just by making it to the interview stage you have proven yourself to be amongst the top 8-10% of candidates.
The third tip is to remember they don’t know your work history as well as you. You just spent an incredible time pouring over your application, debating over the smallest word choice but the interviewer would not know it like the back of their hand.
During the interview itself when describing your experiences, remember to give background and paint a picture.
Practicing the STAR method ahead of time will help with this. Make sure to match your past work experiences to what they’re looking for.
Lastly, if you are still feeling nervous, utilise the career centre! Outside of looking over your CV, they will gladly rehearse a mock interview with you, and the experienced staff there will be able to give you pointers on what to do and not do.
During the interview What happens during an interview? Here are some questions I’ve been asked at past interviews; 1. What exactly interests you about the role? 2. What specific skills do you have that makes you a better candidate than everyone else? 3. What does this position do for your future career plan? 4.Tell us a story to demonstrate your skills. This leads into my next point, prepare a story showcasing your skills/traits. Rehearse it, know what you are going to say. Sprinkle a few jokes in there ahead of time instead of improvising on the spot. Use STAR the method: Situation - the situation you had to deal with Task - the task you were given to do Action - the action you took Result - what happened
After the interview It's always great to send a follow up email, thanking the interviewers for taking the time to meet with you.
What’s the weirdest interview question you’ve been asked?
Best, Maddie (Kingston Rep)
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