How to Prepare for a Job Interview: A Step-by-Step Guide

Preparation is what separates candidates who get offers from those who keep interviewing. Use these guides to walk in ready.

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A Simple Interview Preparation Week

Start by matching the vacancy to your evidence. Mark the five requirements that matter most and prepare one work example for each. Keep every example short enough to explain clearly, with the result and your own action easy to hear.

Three days before the meeting, research the organisation, role and interviewer. Two days before, practise answers aloud and prepare questions. The day before, check your clothes, route, documents and technology. On the day, review short notes rather than learning new material.

Link Preparation to the Interview Format

Use the common questions hub for answer practice. Check the interview clothing guide for the setting. If anxiety affects your delivery, use the confidence guide.

Preparation should make your thinking clearer. It should not make you sound scripted. Know your evidence, listen to each question and answer the point being asked.