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CV Writing

CV Writing. Interviewers will often have these documents and ask you about them. CV Tip!. Prepare by having a quick read-through. Handling Questions. Predict and prepare for questions Try not to answer ‘I don’t know’. Handling Questions. Run through basic questions with friends and family

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CV Writing

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  1. CV Writing • Interviewers will often have these documents and ask you about them

  2. CV Tip! • Prepare by having a quick read-through

  3. Handling Questions • Predict and prepare for questions • Try not to answer ‘I don’t know’

  4. Handling Questions • Run through basic questions with friends and family • Avoid ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ answers

  5. How long do you speak for? • don’t be too brief; give enough detail to be convincing

  6. The Two Minute Rule don’t speak for longer than two minutes in response to a question.

  7. Asking questions back • Always try to ask something back

  8. Asking questions back • Use the opportunity to learn more about responsibilities at a new job, any unknown elements of a course etc.

  9. Interview Blunders • Candidate answered cell phone and asked the interviewer to leave her own office because it was a "private" conversation. • Candidate flushed the toilet while talking to the interviewer during a phone interview

  10. When applicant was offered food before the interview he declined, saying that he didn't want to line his stomach with grease before going out drinking.

  11. A candidate for an accounting position said she was a "people person," not a "numbers person." • Taken from www.careerbuilder.com

  12. Getting there • Do not trust public transport. • Aim to arrive on site 20 mins before expected.

  13. Getting there • Walk in 10 mins early. • Call to double check time/date/place/parking and that the post has not been filled the day before.

  14. How to give the right signals • Face • Eyes • Hands • Posture

  15. Other Behaviour • Sitting • Language • Drinking • Smoking

  16. Dress Code • Be conservative in your appearance. • Wear something that is comfortable.

  17. Dress Code • Aim for a clean and smart look. • Office-wear usually works well.

  18. Basic interview tipsDo… • think carefully about the impression you want to create • consider the image that’s appropriate to organisation

  19. Do • choose an outfit you’re comfortable in • take relevant information with you

  20. Do… • report to reception in good time - give yourself a few minutes to gather yourself

  21. Basic interview tipsDon’t • stay up to late the night before • overdo the curry, garlic or alcohol

  22. Don’t… • grab the first outfit in the wardrobe • have a last minute cigarette on arrival • leave your mobile phone on

  23. Remember • They are meeting you for the first time • Make a good impression

  24. Remember • Be yourself • Smile

  25. Activity • Get into pairs/threes • Role-play an interview

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