Recruitment organisation InterQuest Group share their the first 5 of their 10 Top Tips for a candidates attending a first-round job interview (Part 2)

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SAY
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IF YOU DON’T HAVE
THE ANSWER...
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

3. 7
BE YOURSELF
IT 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!

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READ THE JOB DESCRIPTION AND
IDENTIFY THE AREAS OF THE ROLE OR
THE COMPANY YOU WOULD LIKE TO
KNOW MORE ABOUT.
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BY ASKING RELEVANT AND WELL
THOUGHT OUT QUESTIONS YOU CAN
SHOW THE INTERVIEWER THAT YOU
HAVE REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT THE
ROLE.

5. 9 SHOW YOUR
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IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN AN
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THE INTERVIEWER SO.
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LETTING THEM KNOW THAT YOU
ARE KEEN ON THE ROLE GIVES THE
INTERVIEWER AN IDEA OF THE
KIND OF ENTHUSIASM THAT WILL
FUEL YOUR WORK.

6. 10 ADDRESS
ANY CONCERNS
TRY TO GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF
HOW THE INTERVIEWER FEELS THE
INTERVIEW WENT.
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.
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