Interview prep and practice for a v nervous DS

[FinallyMovingHouse]

Dear all

I feel a bit out of the job market and hence I'm not really up to date with my advice.

My DS is not getting through interviews and the feedback is that he's not specific enough and also coming across as really nervous (because he is!).

Any and all suggestions for really good prep, systems and/or help with practice would be very much appreciated. Happy to pay for some help if really good (midlands so can get to most places/people).

Thanks in advance

We use the STAR method at work, So explain a situation, what the action you took and what the result was. the emphasis is on what you actually did, making your answer personal and proactive not generalised.
Theres lots of examples online if you google STAR method.
Nerves are a hard one, most people will be nervous but tell your son he is interviewing them too- he needs to find out if he wants to work there!
I think research on the company to show you want this job not any job is also important.
Its demoralising getting rejections but keep going, sometimes there is only a point or two between candidates.
If he jots down the type of questions he is asked its likely they or similar questions will come up again and he can practice answers- for example common themes are customer service, new ideas/innovation, team working, working to tight deadline/prioritising.
My employer also allows candidates to take notes into an interview and refer to them, not sure how widespread this is but this might be an idea too?
Hope he finds something soon

Hi Dutchhouse14, thanks so much for this, it's really helpful. I'll tell him about the star method (which I've heard of somewhere in my distant past, but never used). x