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Your CV
A well presented CV will ensure that your abilities are given a fair chance. Here are some guidelines to help avoid basic errors:
Give your CV a clear layout and concise text
Avoid the temptation to use unusual fonts or other gimmicks to stand out
Begin with contact details, then include qualifications and past employment with the most recent job first.
Use bullet points to detail your duties in each role and avoid being long winded
Do not lie or over inflate your experience
Your CV is the first impression to clients - spelling or grammatical errors will do a great deal of damage so make sure you check its contents before sending it out
Interview Preparation
An interview with a potential employer is the first opportunity you will have to make a positive impression and present a more in-depth view of your experience to follow-up from your CV. We appreciate it might have been some time since you were last interviewed and the more preparation you are able to put into the process, the more you and the client will benefit from it.
We have prepared a list of questions that you may be asked and that you in turn may like to ask clients to help you focus on the appropriate answers.
Questions you might be asked:
 What
do you know about our company?
What is your
understanding of the role you are applying for?
What interests
you most about the company?
Tell me a
little about your work history to date?
What were/are
your main duties and responsibilities in
 your current/last
role?
Which aspects
of the role do/did you enjoy the most?
Which aspects
did/do you enjoy least?
What do you
want to avoid in your next job?
Why did you
leave or are you leaving your previous/current
position?
What compliments
have you received for your work to date?
What comments
were mentioned at your last appraisal?
How do you
cope when working under pressure?
(Give examples
if possible)
What kind
of supervision brings out the best in you?
What would
be your ideal job?
What kind
of people do you like to work with?
What are
your greatest strengths/weaknesses? (weaknesses
need to
be portrayed in a positive light - perhaps a weakness
you have
already overcome or learnt how to handle)
How do you
handle direction?
How do you
feel when left to do a task without supervision?
Give me an
example of your flexibility at work
What can
you bring to this organisation?
What personal
characteristics would best suit this role in
your opinion?
Where do
you see yourself in 5 years? What are your
career
aspirations?
How would
your boss describe you?
Is there
any aspect of this role that you are unsure about?
What is your
greatest success/achievement?
How do you
feel about persons with backgrounds and interests
different
to your own? Can you be tolerant of their differences?
If you could
change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
What makes
you angry/annoyed/upset? How do you deal with it?
Questions you might like to ask the interviewer:
Can
you take me through a typical day in this role?
Is this a
new role or would the successful applicant be
replacing
someone else?
What are
the main objectives of the job?
What changes
would you like to see in the way the job
is performed?
Can you describe
your ideal candidate to me?
What is your
history with the company?
Has the vacancy
been advertised internally and if so are
there any
internal candidates being considered?
What future
opportunities are there in the company? Where do
you see
this role progressing?
What training
opportunities do you offer?
Can you tell
me about the people I would be working with/under?
Have there
been any major organisational changes recently?
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