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Why are they doing this to me?
• You’d do the same in their place
• Three lines of enquiry:
•Can you do it?
•Do you really want to do it?
•Do you really want to do it with us?
• Some things are easier to see in person than in writing
Preparing to perform
• Work out in advance
•What they are likely to ask…
•…and how to answer
•Your interviewer(s)
•The logistics of the day
• Arrive feeling quietly confident
• Perform better
Types of question
• Biographical
• Motivation
• Competency
• Situational
• Self awareness
• ‘Random’
• Technical
• Strengths-based
Find questions from the vacancy advert
Friday Media Group is a well established, diverse company, with the headquarters situated just 15 minutes from Brighton city centre and with 4 other offices in
Barcelona, Miami, Preston and Wales. The company culture is relaxed, modern and creative, whilst still fast paced and with a strong focus on expanding
internationally.
Your daily responsibilities will involve: Scheduling creative B2C & B2B email campaigns; Writing engaging and fun articles and targeting keywords; Posting
shareable content daily onto their social media profiles and increasing their followers and referral traffic; Outreaching to companies in their niche, establishing
a relationship and exploring ways in which they can benefit each other's websites; Reporting weekly on traffic and activities completed.
Applicants will require the following skills:
Excellent teamwork, communication and interpersonal skills
Commercial awareness
Strong writing ability
Willingness to learn and participate
Basic marketing knowledge
Biographical
• Traditional approach
• Know your CV/application thoroughly
• Prepare your story
• USPs
• Gaps and blips
Competency
• Research = no nasty surprises
• ‘Tell us about a time when/give us an example of…’
• Examples can come from anywhere in your life
• Develop your competency grid
Some practical points
• Arrive early but not too early
• Don’t worry about others
• Phone off (or airplane mode)
• Bring a copy of your application
• Everyone is important
• Phone off
Your questions
• Have several prepared:
•Career development
•Working conditions
•Training
• Don’t be afraid to ask during the interview
• Don’t be silent if they’ve already been covered