This should normally relate to some experience at work, and it is helpful if it can demonstrate the necessary qualities for the job on offer. Any project or team work where you played a significant role could be mentioned. Any instance where your contribution made a real difference, where you… Continue reading
This requires a full answer, and you need to go back to when you left school in order to be able to answer it. What were your long-term ambitions at the time? Were there certain subjects you particularly enjoyed at school and wished to continue to study? How and why… Continue reading
This kind of open question about any education or training you have completed invites you to make connections that can impress your interviewer. For instance, were there any aspects of your college course that could have a direct bearing on the job for which you are being interviewed? Do you… Continue reading
This question gives you the chance to show some enthusiasm. Bring up in your response all those things that you found stimulating and rewarding about your course. This is a chance to show how positive you can be about good things you have experienced. Even if you struggled through college,… Continue reading
Working life is full of dealing with projects of one kind or another, from getting a document sent, to managing a building contract, to supervising a team of accounts clerks. This question is being asked because the answer will give an indication of the way you would deal with this… Continue reading
The interviewer will want to hear that you are positive about college overall otherwise it might give the impression that you are a person who makes choices that are not good for you, but you can be fairly balanced in your answer to a question like this. Try to say… Continue reading
This question could be asked of a recent college leaver. It gives you a chance to summarise your personal growth whilst a student. Looking back at yourself when you first went to college compared to how you are now, how do you think you changed? How have you grown in… Continue reading
Starting a new job can be incredibly stressful: You’re in an unfamiliar environment, and finding your place in it will be the difference between excelling at your job or crashing and burning. Could the stakes be higher? Here are nine ways to help ease the transition and set yourself up… Continue reading
Preparing for an interview can be a daunting process, what with the company research, question and answer prep and general calming of the nerves and intense anxiety. If you’re short on time, but still want the job, here are three shortcuts to use to impress and show off your best:… Continue reading
This question is often asked of younger people who have just left full-time education. No employer wants to hear that you are completely inexperienced, even if you only left college a week ago. If you took part in any practical placements at college, talk about them here. You will need… Continue reading