effective interview skills alan smith careers adviser sr 1.08 [email protected]
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It’s all in the preparation!
Checklist
Confirm attendance
Arrange interview practice with me
Prepare for typical questions
Check your wardrobe
Plan your journey
90 seconds is all you have!
Crucial first impressions
Only 5 Question Types!
Motivation
Knowledge
Self-Awareness
Competencies
Business Aware
Motivation
What made you study MSAS?
Why Heriot-Watt?
Why do you want to be a business analyst?
Why work for us?
etc…
Answer
Highlight 3 important criteria
Describe research process
Identify possibilities
What was the clincher?
How did you choose breakfast?
Highlight 3 important criteria
Describe research process
Identify options
What was the clincher?
Industry Knowledge
What do you know about us?
What are our main products/services?
Who are our main competitors?
What challenges are we facing?
What do you think you will be doing?
Be Prepared
Company strengths and weaknesses
Market position
Main business services
Company USP
Job role insight
Your Self Awareness
Know your value
How have I challenged myself?
What are my strengths?
What is my best team role?
What are my development needs?
What have I got out of university/work?
Strengths and Weaknesses
Your strengths are what the role demands!
Your weaknesses are your training needs!
Competencies
Tell me about a time when…
Evidence
Prepare your evidence
Acitivity Problems Solved Initiative Shown
University Story 1; Story 2 Story 10
Volunteering Story 3 Story 11; Story 12
Work Story 4; Story 5 etc
Societies etc etc
Travel etc etc
Other etc etc
Link stories to skills
Story Skills Used
1 Communication; Teamwork; Creativity
2 Leadership; Persuassion
3 IT; Initiative; Creativity
4 Organising; Planning; Communication
5 etc
etc etc
Select the best story to use
Tell your story
Choose one source of activity and provide a SPECIFIC example
Describe that you understood the issues within the TASK
Describe your plan to resolve the issues and the ACTIONS you took
Demonstrate your impact and how you measured your RESULT
Commercial Awareness
Keep up!
What’s in the news?
What’s the market like?
Challenges facing the sector?
What are your views on…….?
They ask you if you have any questions…?
Example Question Topics
Mentoring
Training
Priorities
I was reading recently that……..
Not Question Topics
5 Reasons Checklist
Why they should hire you
Why you want to work for them
Why you want the job
Anything still not clear?