Top Tips For CV And Interview Skills
When applying for a position, ensure your CV is free from all grammatical and spelling errors. Use plain font and keep to a maximum of two pages.
If you are successful at the application stage, you will be invited to attend a competency-based interview. Before the interview:
- Read the company website and job description
- Note the skills and competencies required for the position
- Note all examples you can think of when you have put these competencies into practice
- Prepare questions to ask the interviewer
It is useful when preparing for interviews to use the STAR framework to prepare your answers:
- Describe the Situation in which you found yourself
- Describe the Task you set out to achieve
- Describe the specific Action you took
- Describe the Result of your action