20 Top Tips

Top TipsSuccessful Interview Techniques

  1. What is your Unique Selling Point (USP)?
  2. Learn a sixty‐second commercial
  3. Take a copy of your CV
  4. Smile as you meet each person
  5. Make eye contact as you are introduced
  6. Keep open Body Language (see reading list)
  7. Feedback your local research
  8. Show your positive side
  9. Stand up for yourself if challenged
  10. Use positive, action words
  11. Make eye contact with each questioner
  12. Ask if you can’t see what they’re asking
  13. Keep positive if it seems to be going badly
  14. Rehearse in front of a dummy panel
  15. Get the dummy panel to ask you tough questions
  16. Ask for feedback if you don’t get the job
  17. Say what you achieved, not what you did
  18. Know what items are on the political agenda
  19. Your management skills are important
  20. Thank the panel at the end