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You’ve been invited to attend an interview for a role you’re interested in. Even if it’s not your first choice of role, or you have some doubts, make sure you’re “in it to win it”! It will be good interview practice; you’ll learn from the experience, make new acquaintances that might be useful in the future, and who knows, your doubts might be ill-founded and this might just be the perfect opportunity for you!
Most important point: Turn up!!!
And if you can’t turn up, PHONE UP: If for any reason you cannot attend an interview at the agreed date/time, it is essential that you let your Consultant know at the earliest opportunity so that they can re-arrange this for you wherever possible. If you are having last-minute second thoughts about whether the role is right for you, please call the Consultant to discuss your thoughts. Simply not turning up leaves the client with a long lasting negative impression of the agency concerned and, most importantly, YOU.
In any case, in choosing to go to an interview, your aim should always be to win a job offer, and you should always do everything in your power to achieve that.
It is therefore important to remember that an interview is a sales situation. In this case you are the salesperson, and you are the product! Find out as much as you can about the employer’s requirements, and then sell yourself effectively – explaining exactly what strengths you can bring to the employer, and “what’s in it for them”.
And most importantly, close the interview properly, by expressing enthusiasm and actually asking for the job!