So the CV got you in the door, but that’s just the start of it. The face to face interview is where you ‘clinch the deal’. Interviewing well can sometimes be more important than actual relevant career experience as often, the person who interviews best is offered the role over the person with the more relevant career experience.

Remember, once you’re in the door, your CV has done its job, now it’s over to you. Your CV will have ensured you are on at least an equal footing with other applicants as the prospective employer will be satisfied that you have the relevant experience to be invited forward for interview.

Now is the time to make yourself stand out as ‘head and shoulders’ above the competition. This is your big chance to really promote yourself, so it pays to prepare. The employer has a detailed picture of the attributes of the candidate whom they wish to recruit for the role and your potential success may be defined by your ability to mirror this specification as closely as possible. This is done by presenting your skills and experience in such a way that it matches what they are seeking. If you sell yourself correctly, the interviewer will be able to tick’ each aspect of their specification as you run through your (prepared) selling points.

For further advice and detailed interview insight, please look out for ‘Part Two’, or contact one of our specialist Consultants on 0345 11 22 828, at info@blayze-unguem.com or drop us a message via our contact form and we will get back to you.