How much do interviews weight for internal jobs?

[Olivo]

Hoping someone may be able to advise. Wondering how much the interview weights against experience and such for an internal job promotion. Applying for one soon, I know I have more experience for this particular role than the other person, I know I contribute more to the school than they do, all my recent retaining and professional development has been in this area, but I know I will wobble at interview ( I HATE in ternal interviews, would rather face ten people I don't know than three I do!) I have worked on my interview skills and been for another job recently so know w here I can improve In That sense.

Any advice/ reassurance welcome!

I know I have more experience for this particular role than the other person, I know I contribute more to the school than they do, all my recent retaining and professional development has been in this area.

Tell them this in the interview. Maybe make a list of all that you have done that is relevant, to help you to remember to say it in the interview.

Good luck; I'm just the same.

Thanks Jerry. Yes, I must write it all down. I get hopelessly nervous in interviews and usually forget to big myself up! I do. Think, as in many places, that they take my contributions for granted, along with several others, and don't always see the hard work. Time to remind them!

You have to shine in the interview to get the job. If the other person interviews better, the other person will get the job. I've been in situations where we really wanted to give the internal candidate the job but they were so rubbish in the interview we could not in all conscience rank them higher than the person who used the interview to demonstrate their worth.

Write down all the extra stuff you do that goes above and beyond and demonstrates that you will be better at this job. Try and use these things as examples in the questions they ask you (e.g. I felt I really improved my skills in this area when I volunteered to XXX and I learned YYY which I've since been putting into practice and have noticed better results)

Remember that working harder for longer hours is not in and of itself proof that someone should be promoted. Promotion is about working at a higher, more strategic and big-picture level. Sometimes the person who ISN'T putting in all the extra hours and doing all the extra stuff is nevertheless the right person to promote because they have the skills to do the higher-level tasks whereas the busy little worker bee who puts in all the extra effort gives the impression of being someone who will always spend too much time on the little details and not enough on the bigger end goal.

Thank you fish, what you say makes sense. I have done this role on a temporary basis so will try to think of suitable situations I have been in, as you suggest, when answering.

Just can't find a way to stop nerves getting the better of me.