Ive got an interview on Monday for a job I really want after spending 3 years out of the loop raising my young family.
I haven’t had an interview for almost ten years and I’m sickeningly nervous. There is an assessment first and if that goes well, they will interview me.
It is a job I have experience of, and the application form was competency based questions (9 questions, each needing a 300 word answer).
I’m not allowed to take notes in with me.
So, I am practicing the assessment part each day and I have made notes on the questions in my app form and the answers I gave. I just need to try and memorise them, which is what’s making me nervous because my memory is terrible.
Then I suppose I ought to prepare for questions like what are my strengths/faults? What would I bring to the role? Why do I want to do this job?
I should research the company and plan some of my own questions, but it’s not very easy to find much out about them.
Any more useful tips?
I think I mainly need help with controlling my nerves. I am very good writing things down but face to face I struggle to remember things and find the right words on the spot.
I’m terrified!
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First interview in 10 years, help needed!
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1wokeuplikethis · 18/06/2019 21:40
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