Interview Tommorow. Getting Prepered

Stinky

Stinky

Stinky

Soldato
Joined
28 Mar 2005
Posts
9,250
As some of you know i finally had enough of being ****** around with my current employeer, so i applied to another agent that was looking for staff.

They sent me a later inviting me to a recuitment day, i then recived a phone call from the direct of the firm telling me not to bother with that and just to attend an interview to my convenience. I said monday or wednesday is best and he asked me what time (bit supprised that he was willing to work around me and my other commitments) anyway, there are 4 positions up for grabs within about 20mile radius of my house, the closest being accross the road :D

there are 2 people that he has called up and asked them not to attend the recuitment day. SO i am hopeful, this looks good does it not??

anyway 5pm tomorrow i have to attend Head Office, so have told work i have a denist appoinment and need to finish early :D ideal.

so going to have a shower, get changed. (this is where SCUZI comes in)

i am thinking of a dark gray pin strip suit, with white shirt and dark gray tie.

im going to get there 15mins early, with my folder i use for work at the moment, with pen and paper to jot things down. and i have come up with 3/4 questions that i want to ask them.

is there anything else i should think about before turning up tomoorow afternoon???
 
m4cc45 said:
Aye make sure the shirts ironed, shoes polished, etc.

I've only ever interviewed one guy who came with a pen and paper. My boss at the time liked it - I didn't. The reason why I didn't was that I was asking technical questions and to see someone consult a pad whilst they were being asked was worrying (especially as they were way off). There's also the option of doodling with a pen which happens a lot when you're stressed so I personally would leave it at home (it's a 50/50 decision though some companies could see it as being prepared others could see it in other ways).

Personally I also think a black suit with grey tie would be better but that's just me.

Good luck!


M.
Click to expand...

my pad will be blank, its only as i am required one as part of my job at the moment, and for the new job you are required to have one to carry around, basically i think it'll be an idea as i am jot down what is expected, what the hours are holidays etc things like that really.


also i have been asked to come prepered with my Salary Expectations. I dont have a clue on that one :(
 
sara said:
This is going to sound harsh but I don't mean it to be - when a young person has a really strong idea of what they always do for interviews, and masses of interview experience - isn't that sort of a bad sign?

Somehow I tend to manage to be a strong interviewee (going by feedback I've had), and the reasons I've been turned down have included over-qualification, high ambition (i.e. likely to get bored and move on too soon), and generally not being quite right for the job usually because I'm trying to get my foot in the door of the firm (i.e. I was "too creative" for an admin/comms job at Aardman).

I don't really have a good interview technique. I present myself well, turn up a bit early, have a few answers prepared for those daft HR-style questions, and that's about it. The rest just happens.

You know you're onto a winner when you get into a good to-and-fro conversation with your interviewers, and you have to almost force a break in order to crow-bar in the rest of the points you want to make - which you know aren't in your CV and they haven't gotten around to asking you yet!

If they start smiling, joking with you, talking about the social aspect of the group you're about to join, or looking at each other with "Oh, handy!" sorts of expressions, that's also a good sign...

So, I dunno what I do.

But go in, be amiable, get all the good stuff about yourself across (even if like me you have to say "Wait, stop, I've not finished with my bullet-points yet!"), and GOOD LUCK :)
Click to expand...

thanks,

i havent got much interview experience to be honest, when i called up about the position they said they knew me from where i am working now and would be very keen in talking to me.

im hoping that i will come accross well. i have a few years expereience in the line of work now which is obviously an advantage.
 
Admiral Huddy said:
Everything you need to know should be in here.

Huddy's Interview Guide
Click to expand...

cheers for that.

with regards to the "What salery are you looking for?" bit.

they asked me to provide this on application with my CV, to which i did add that i am looking for something reasonable to the resposiblities that would be expected of me. They have now asked me again to come prepered with that tommorow.

confusing :( what do i say. just stick with what is the range? etc
 
sara said:
I was asked about what sort of salary I'd be after by the HR woman - that was all the discussion I got, as she said it was their policy not to discuss pay levels in interviews. Nice really, I don't like that bit.

I was honest, I said I didn't like that question because it's easy to under-sell oneself by trying to be modest, and also easy to over-sell oneself and come off arrogant. I mentioned that I felt I had undersold myself at the interview for the last job, and had been on the equivalent of 20k for six months. Then I mentioned the job before that paid me 23.5k. I then said £25k would be lovely!

The offer came through with £24.5k which is reasonable for a starting salary, plus their benefits package is pretty good :)
Click to expand...

wish i got the chance of that kinda money down here.

i'll be lucky to get 12k i recon
 
they dont say for around here. they all seem to be "Good payment package including commiosion, and dependent on experience"

:(
 
they've told me they will be lol.

but as i am currently on 9k a year (shocking) i dont want to say a figure and under rate myself. but dont want to price myself out of the job.

trying to think of something for this but im failing lol
 
well today is the day.

just trying to think up some more questions and get ready as much as i can in my head :)

scary stuff this, only cos it means so much to me to get back into the market and area that i know best :(
 
it is indeed a solid colour, none of this patterned stuff.

well got a few questions lined up now.

1. how does (company name here) differ from other agents such as .......... what would you consider to be your strenghs and weaknesses compared to the other local agents?

2. what future prospects are there within the company? is there a promotional scheme etc?

still trying to think of a few more :(
 
i gotta be up to there head office at 5pm.

so leaving this place for my "denist appointment" at 3.15ish, go home have a shower, grab my bits then head the 10mile up the road and get there early. park up, calm myself and do my thing :D
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom