Interviews are an essential part of determining if you are the right fit for a company. We’ve compiled some handy tips from our experienced recruitment team.

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You should enter every interview with the goal of being offered the role, even if you aren’t 100% convinced; it’s easier to turn down the role than regret underperforming. Make sure you practice behavioral questions and answers. Lastly, ask associated and relevant questions as this demonstrates active listening.

Be yourself – after all that’s who you want them to hire. Ensure you have done the appropriate research on the company – know who they are, read their annual reports, look at their website in detail. Don’t waffle; be to the point with your answers – it demonstrates confidence and conviction.

I would say most importantly review the Job Description and company website and don’t forget to breathe! Familiarise yourself with the people who you are going in to interview with. Be sure to talk about your achievements in a clear and concise way, providing details of your skills and capabilities of the questions being asked. You should do your research on their company, the projects they are working on and where you could add value to their business, without coming across as arrogant.

Demonstrate enthusiasm and find the balance of confidence vs. humility, you don’t want to brag but you do need to speak about your achievements and abilities in a self-assured way. Prepare! Who are you meeting? What are their positions? Research the company & team/division – aim to have two relevant pieces of information that can show common ground. It’s important to always leave the meeting having asked at least one or two intelligent questions to your interviewer at the end of the meeting.

Exhibit confidence, interest, and a great attitude! Clients love nothing more than identifying with someone’s eagerness to work with them. Try to focus on your areas of competence in the position description and think of tangible work examples that relate to the job description.

Research the company as much as possible. I’ll typically send links to their website, projects, news articles before an interview, so make sure you are reading up on these prior to the interview. Gain insight into who you will be meeting, including LinkedIn profiles and ask your recruiter for their interview style which will help you to prepare.

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Good luck from all of us at Capstone!

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