How well prepared are you for your interview?

Test yourself by completing our pre-interview checklist

Section A: Organisation information

• Have I explored their website?
• What market sectors are they strongest in?
• Who are their competitors?
• What products and / or services are they well-known for?
• What challenges do they face?
• Do I have any initiatives in mind to address the challenges?

Section B: Role specific

• Have I read the job description in detail?
• What are the 5 core competencies of the role?
• What questions am I going to ask them?
• Why do I want this job?
• What are my key selling points and why should they hire me?
• Are they likely to have any concerns about my ability? If so, how am I going to tackle these?

Section C: Relevance of past experience

• Am I familiar with the BBI style of questioning?
• Have I anticipated questions that are likely to be asked, related to the core competencies in the job description?
• Do I have prepared examples that follow the situation-process-outcome model for each of them?
• Am I confident in my ability to perform each of the competencies asked in the job description?
• What are my areas of development to succeed in this role?

Section D: Last minute preparation

• Where is the company based?
• Do I know how to get there?
• Have I allocated enough time to get there, while being mindful of not arrive too early?
• Who is the interviewer?
• What is their name and title?
• What is their interview style?
• Do I know what an appropriate dress code is? (err on the side of formality if unsure)