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Posted By MikeP
Like many subjects here, I am probably asking the same questions others have asked before.
I have my first H&S interview next week and any advice on what to say or do would be most helpful. Especially as i have to convince the interviewer that I am suitable for the post despite having experience in H&S, but plenty practical job experience.
Thanks
Mike
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Posted By MickN
Mike,
I've found interviews to be a strange and unreal experience. You are trying to "be yourself" yet you are doing something you rarely do. It's simply a situation to sell who you are. Forget about all those reasons you think you shouldn't get the job and focus on the positives.
If we remove all the qualifications and experience then what's left is the individual and this is essentially the most employable part. Don't forget to have prepared a response in case you get stuck, for example they ask you a technical question and you don't know it. Don't guess, they're not hiring you to guess prepare answers to the negatives in your CV, like any suggestion of inexperience.
Finally, if nothing else, let your personality through. Be funny, charming etc if that's who you are but most importantly answer the questions they ask and don't blather on.
Here endeth the lesson.
Mick
PS most of the above comes from mistakes I've made.
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Posted By Karen Todd
I think what all employers want is "a loyal employee", so think how you can convey this impression.
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Posted By SBH
Questions
1. How do you convince people who are non believers
2. What are your KPIs
3. Achievements
4. Specialisms
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Posted By PL
When I've interviewed in the past, I've always used 2 main criterion;
The curtains are open and the lights are on!
If someone is bright, co-operative and eager to learn, skill sets can be tought.
To rely on qualifications or availability alone can be disasterous.
I've only recruited one person for expediency and had to throw my criterion out of the window and it came back to bite my bum :(
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Posted By rjhills
Suggest you get as much information about the organisation you are to be interviewed by, its origins, main areas of operation, founder etc, then relate this to the job you are applying for.
They should KNOW about your qualifications et al, but being seen to have taken an interest in researching them would impress me.
Having interviewed a lot of people in my time, only a few can be said to stand out.
These are usually the one who make an effort to do so!
Whilst this may not get you the job, rest assured, if someone has taken the trouble and time to research a company, he/she will probably have what it takes to research company issues.
(Obviously you have to know something about your subject, but making an impact is what you are looking to do)
I recommend you give it a try!
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Posted By Brando
Always have something to say when they ask at the end "do you have any questions?"
And don't under estimate your experience - try and demonstrate that you know the tasks being conducted and the main risks and have some suggestions up your sleeve on how you could improve things.
Interviews are not easy - if you get knocked back on this one be prepared to dust yourself off and start again.
Brando
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Posted By MrPabs2
A bit of advise i can offer.
Interview them! have lots and lots of questions prepared, have ALL of them written down as it will show you have prepared well for the interview, find out a bit about them, how they came to work with the company and dont be afraid to challenge anything you dont understand, seriously, hard preperation and showing that you have prepared for it will go a long long way.
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