Interview tips for your career in design, print or packaging
Always:
- Ensure that you read and understand the Job Description
- Be clear on what value you can bring to the employer
- Be honest about what in-house training you may need
- Whenever possible visit the employer's website, you may find useful information
- Check out the company’s Products, Facilities, Market and Culture
- Ensure you know the name and position of the interviewer
- Establish the content of the interview i.e. one on one, a panel or an assessment day
- Prepare your own questions in advance, eg. about your Department or Company aspirations
- Take along a copy of your CV, References, Training Certificates and Qualifications
- Plan your journey, view a map and allow for delays
- Arrive on time, early is no better than late
- Wear conservative dress and clean well-kept shoes
- Offer a steady and confident handshake upon arrival
- Only sit down when invited to do so
- At the end of the interview ask if there are any areas that they would like clarification or further detail on
- Make sure you know the next procedure before you leave, when you can expect to hear from them, will there be second interviews
- Thank them for their time and interest and assure them of your own
Never:
- Put your personal belongings on the desk
- Interrupt the interviewer whilst he/she is talking
- Ask about salary and benefits at the first interview, unless prompted
- Respond in negatives or criticise previous roles and employers
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