Going for an Interview (Advice)

Voy06

Voy06

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Hi folks as per title. I've got an interview for the Inland Revenue on Monday just wondering if anyone can provide any advice, guidance on what makes a good interview(ee).

Has anyone been to an interview with the Inland Revenue (HM Revenue & Customs) recently and can provide any clues as too what they may ask?

Thanks a lot for any advice.
 
Be yourself.
Be confident.
Be attentive to their questions, and *answer* their questions, don't waffle on and get distracted.
Be prepared - revise on the job your applying for, be proactive in your research and know all about the area you will be working in.
Interview THEM. Make sure you have questions about the position - showing that sort of interest and preparation will look good. But don't over do it.
Be friendly.
Be honest.
Don't have a shot of whisky before the interview, it may calm your nerves but if they so much as smell it it won't look good.
Be interested in what they have to say, and quiz them on anything that you're concerned about.
Sell yourself well without being arrogant. i.e. if they ask "what can you bring to this position" be honest, list your good qualities as long as they match the position. However maybe highlight skills that aren't required and say "I think these additional traits will help broaden my skillset for this position and give me more flexibility for the job..." or something like that.
If you're weak on a few points they look say "skills can be learnt and I'm a quick learner and eager to better myself - I feel that my strong points will help bring my weaker levels up and that I have enough of the required skills not to hinder my career in this role..."
Dress smartly.
Look into their eye when talking and don't look intimidated.
Body language is important - sit in a dominating position, take charge of the situation.
Don't interupt them when they are talking - eagerness is good, but it can be frustrating if it is over zealous.
Talk slowly and clearly.
Try and have fun(!)
 
High-five everyone you see.

Introduce yourself with "WHASSUP, MY NIGGAZ?!"

Make your farewells with the phrase "Peace to tha streets. One love."

*n
 
Yo wazzup, Oi gimme the job blud or I'm gon call up my mansdem and come bruk you's all up you get me star. *sucks teeth* rarrrrsclart blup blup pow. Trust me I is a sick werker innit just ask my uncle dave, I used to elp im out with is armed robberys innit, i would do reconnesense ****, id go in the shop and tell him how many fossies is in da buildin get me then they'd go in and merk, I'll get im in for a refernce and ting.

by the way don, SICK motor out there u get me, BMW 5 series INNIT, brand new, that motor is heavy trust. I wouldn't want anything bad to happen to it ;) get what im sayin... so gimme the job
 
they are asking questions to assess two things, your ability to do the role and whether you will fit into the office dynamic that they have in place I've been interviewing lots recently and what i've found to be succesful is always be aware of the job spec and wherever possible relate the answers to the questions in some way to how it enables you to be succesful at the role they are recruiting for,

works for me i've got two job offers today, now just need to decide which one.
 
Close them a the end.

Ask if they have any reservations about your ability to do the job as you dont want to leave them with any "misconceptions".

If they do put them to bed. If they say they have absolutely no reservations ask when you start :p

Rinse and repeat until they have no reservations or they boot you out!

Good luck btw :)

I mean put the reservations to bed not the interviewers before you all start!
 
Only piece of advice I have from my RAF interviews that is applicable (and hasn't already been said) is that if you don't know the answer to a question then say so. Nothing looks worse than someone trying to blag their way through an answer they clearly aren't sure on, especially if they get it wrong.
 
Violent-J said:
Yo wazzup, Oi gimme the job blud or I'm gon call up my mansdem and come bruk you's all up you get me star. *sucks teeth* rarrrrsclart blup blup pow. Trust me I is a sick werker innit just ask my uncle dave, I used to elp im out with is armed robberys innit, i would do reconnesense ****, id go in the shop and tell him how many fossies is in da buildin get me then they'd go in and merk, I'll get im in for a refernce and ting.

by the way don, SICK motor out there u get me, BMW 5 series INNIT, brand new, that motor is heavy trust. I wouldn't want anything bad to happen to it ;) get what im sayin... so gimme the job
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You've been playing too much San Andreas blud!
 
Don't make the mistake of appearing to be too skilled - employers like to pidgeonhole to some extent as otherwise its hard to find your defined part in the process of that company. You can branch out once you get in.
 
What they'll tend to do nowadays is ask you a question related to the job that they are [B]sure[/B] you can't answer!

The reason to this is becuase they want to assess how you deal with situations when not everything is going yourway and how you improvise. They also see how much you lie too!

So when they ask you:
"So. Mr. Rogers. How would this quantum singularity be exposed through ionising beta-gamma radiation?"

Don't go and answer:
"Well. The anti-nuetrino's in the positronic matrix allows photons to be released through a quark via a pie meason composition. Altering just one positronic anti-neautrino will emit a tackion signal with a class 9 warp signature which will reveal a quantum singularity!"

Get my drift ;)
Good luck :D
 
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