InterQuest Group's 10 Top Tips for a First Interview (Part 1)

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Leading Recruitment organisation InterQuest Group share their the first 5 of their 10 Top Tips for a candidates attending a first-round job interview (Part 1)

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START WITH THE COMPANY’S WEBSITE. ALSO, CHECK THE COMPANY’S SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS SUCH AS LINKEDIN, TWITTER AND FACEBOOK. FIND ANY PLACES THE COMPANY HAS BEEN MENTIONED IN THE NEWS.

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BE PUNCTUAL2ARRIVING LATE IS NEVER A GOOD START TO A JOB INTERVIEW. PLAN AHEAD TO MAKE SURE YOU DON’T GET LOST OR DELAYED ON THE DAY OF THE INTERVIEW.

IF POSSIBLE MAKE A PRACTICE RUN BEFORE-HAND, SO THAT YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY SURE WHERE YOU NEED TO GO ON THE DAY.

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BECOME AN EXPERT ON EVERYTHING ON YOUR CV, SO YOU CAN TALK THROUGH EVERY SECTION OF IT IN THE INTERVIEW IF CALLED UPON.

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DRESS SMARTLY

APPEAR POSITIVE

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FIRST IMPRESSIONS COUNT; A SMART APPEARANCE AND POSITIVE BODY LANGUAGE ARE VITAL IN CREATING A GOOD ONE!

IT MIGHT SEEM OBVIOUS, BUT IT IS VITAL THAT YOU ALWAYS DRESS IN FORMAL BUSINESS ATTIRE FOR AN INTERVIEW.

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PAY ATTENTIONTO QUESTIONS

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MAKE SURE YOU PROPERLY LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEWERS’ QUESTIONS AND TAKE TIME TO UNDERSTAND THEM.

DON’T RUSH YOUR ANSWERS AND DON’T WAFFLE. IT IS BETTER TO GIVE A SHORT CONCISE ANSWER, THAN A LONG ANSWER WITH LITTLE SUBSTANCE.

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