20 Top Tips

Top TipsBad Interview Techniques

  1. Overuse of the word ‘I’: think team
  2. Arguing with the panel
  3. Don’t give yes/no answers. Expand a little. Give examples
  4. Dressing in all new clothes
  5. Saying ‘you can find that in my CV’
  6. Don’t give hypothetical answers to hypothetical questions. Give examples based on your experience
  7. Sitting down without waiting to be asked
  8. Long answers to: ‘how did you get here today?’
  9. Overuse of (especially ironic) humour
  10. Drinking alcohol the night before
  11. Failing to show your research on the job in your answers
  12. Looking at your watch
  13. Using the first names of the ones you know
  14. Asking them to repeat every question
  15. Acting as a submissive: Use adult/adult
  16. Not answering the question
  17. Forgetting the importance of the patient
  18. Not showing your keenness to get this job
  19. Ignoring the ‘less important’ panel members