Interview Advice

Quest Employment recognises that the interview process can be a nerve-racking experience. The most important part of the process is often in your preparation.

To help you to prepare for your interview, here are Quest's 10 top tips to success:

1. Wear a suit, which is clean and ironed, avoid excessive jewellery, make up, see through clothes, and wear smart shoes. Gentlemen, NO cartoon ties or white socks please. Ladies, no bare legs, wear tights.

2. Do research into the company you are going to see, (web sites generally can give you a good insight). Print off the home page and take it into the interview.

3. On arrival at interview, shake hands, make eye contact, smile and greet the interviewers in the way they greet you.

4. If offered a drink, accept it, when you need time to think take a sip of your drink(it will buy you time).

5. Take a note book and pen and on two separate occasions write something down.

6. Have five or six questions prepared and ask these at the interview. If your questions have already been answered, show the interviewer that you did prepare some questions.

7. If asked to talk about yourself, ego trip the interviewer and ask them about themselves.

8. Leave the interview on a positive note, by thanking the interviewer and expressing an interest in the position.

9. Immediately after the interview, within 3 minutes, call the agency and talk to your consultant.

10. If you are invited back for a second or third interview write and thank the company. Assist your consultant when they speak with their client about you. Good luck!