YOU NEED TO KNOW OUR ADVICE FOR ANSWERING EXPERIENCE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
When discussing your background and experience in an interview, you might be expecting attention to detail interview questions or competency based interview questions. You might be surprised to find that you can incorporate these questions into your answers to the questions we’re going to talk you through below. If you’ve ever found yourself thinking ‘How to explain my work experience’, then this is the blog post for you!
Discuss your educational background
Talk about your education and/qualifications in the context of the job you’re interviewing for. If you have a qualification in customer service, show how you draw on this to help you complete your job. The point of asking this question is for the company to understand what knowledge you have, how you use this to do your job and why it makes you the right person for the job.
Why was there a gap in your employment?
Employment gaps can be difficult and sometimes awkward to talk about. Remember that interviewers are people too and are more likely to be understanding than the opposite. Everyone has a life outside of work so it’s always best to be honest. If you took a break to look after your child, make them aware of this. Giving them the full picture of your life both in and out of work means that they will anticipate your needs coming into the job.
Talk me through your CV
This question is commonly used to start interviews and gives you the perfect opportunity to brag about yourself. You can talk about previous places you’ve worked, skills you developed and honed there that’ll help you excel in the role you’ve applied for, and what you learnt from working there. This is your opportunity to show why you’re the perfect person for the job so make sure to discuss your strongest positives or explain any unusual attributes.
If you need to take a copy of your CV to the interview with you, you can do this. Sometimes having it in front of you with highlighted points and notes will help keep you on track and prompt you to make the points you planned.
Talk me through your CV
This question is commonly used to start interviews and gives you the perfect opportunity to brag about yourself. You can talk about previous places you’ve worked, skills you developed and honed there that’ll help you excel in the role you’ve applied for, and what you learnt from working there. This is your opportunity to show why you’re the perfect person for the job so make sure to discuss your strongest positives or explain any unusual attributes.
If you need to take a copy of your CV to the interview with you, you can do this. Sometimes having it in front of you with highlighted points and notes will help keep you on track and prompt you to make the points you planned.
Describe yourself
For many, talking about yourself is usually something we shy away from. You can help yourself by jotting down some positive thoughts about yourself and thinking about how they aid you in the workplace.
If you find it hard to think about answers for this question, try asking your current colleagues, friends or family for help. Sometimes getting insight from others can help with self reflection and show that you’ve really thought about how you come off to other people.
Remember that your background is not all about asking how did you handle a difficult situation, it’s also about learning about you as a person and what you can bring to the team based on your previous experience. Following these questions, you might find that interviewers will ask more situation based interview questions that allow them to see how you have applied the skills in real life scenarios.
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