InterQuest Group's 10 Top Tips for a First Interview (Part 2)

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IF YOUR INTERVIEWER ASKS YOU A QUESTION THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE AN ANSWER TO IT IS BETTER TO BE HONEST ABOUT IT THAN TO TRY TO ‘WING IT’.

IF YOU DON’T KNOW SOMETHING IT IS BETTER TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AND TRY TO LEAD THE CONVERSATION BACK TO SOMETHING RELEVANT THAT DOES ,//8675$7(�<285�675(1*7+6��¡�

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IF YOU DON’T HAVETHE ANSWER...

7BE YOURSELFIT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR INTERVIEWER MEETS THE REAL YOU, AND NOT JUST AN INTERVIEW PERSONA.

AFTER ALL, IT IS YOU THAT THEY WILL BE HIRING AND YOU WILL NEED TO LIVE UP TO THE PERSON WHO THE EMPLOYER MET IN THE INTERVIEW!

8 READ THE JOB DESCRIPTION AND IDENTIFY THE AREAS OF THE ROLE OR THE COMPANY YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT.

BY ASKING RELEVANT AND WELL THOUGHT OUT QUESTIONS YOU CAN SHOW THE INTERVIEWER THAT YOU HAVE REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT THE ROLE.

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99 SHOW YOUR

IN THE ROLEIF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN AN

ASPECT OF THE ROLE, TELLTHE INTERVIEWER SO.

LETTING THEM KNOW THAT YOU ARE KEEN ON THE ROLE GIVES THEINTERVIEWER AN IDEA OF THE KIND OF ENTHUSIASM THAT WILL FUEL YOUR WORK.

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ASKING THE INTERVIEWER IF THEY HAVE ANY RESERVATIONS ABOUT YOU OR YOUR APPLICATION IN RELATION TO THE ROLE CAN GIVE YOU A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THESE.

TRY TO GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE INTERVIEWER FEELS THE INTERVIEW WENT.

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Good luck!