Please do Plenty of Research

Learn everything you possibly can about the Firm/company. Don’t rely on them to brief you in the interview, the hiring manager’s want to hear that you have thoroughly researched their business from their size, their brand, their ethos through to their geographical footprint, their results, and their people. Research the interviewers on LinkedIn or the internet so that you know their level, career history, qualifications, and experience. It’s also worth researching the industry, the sector or the skill set as this could be a discussion topic for the interview. For example, a change in legislation or rules.

Questions

Prepare a handful of questions to ask the hiring managers in the interview. It’s likely than many of your questions will be answered throughout the interview. Typically, at the end of the interview the hiring manager will ask you if you have any questions and by asking questions, it shows you are engaged an interested in the opportunity. Typical questions can be around the business, the job, training, how you performed in the interview, the company vision and progression prospects, to name a few

Dress Code

Business dress code outfit and please don’t dress too causally. Here at Richmond Recruitment Agency, we know our clients inside out and can advise you on the culture and approach of each individual business. As a rule of thumb, we feel that you can never be over dressed

Location of the Office Interview 

Test the journey, look at various routes and transport options to make sure you are comfortable with the journey and can give the hiring manager’s assurance that you have done your due diligence.

Practise

Do as many practise interviews are you can. Run through the interview, potential answers and your prepared questions with your friends, family or even in a mirror. Typically, you will be interviewed in one of three ways; a personality interview, a technical interview, or a competency-based interview. As part of your practice, it’s important to refer to the job description to remind yourself of their expectations and to run through your CV to make sure you can remember your job history as well as any gaps in your employment history.