Interview Skills Training

The Importance of the Interview

Here at Melbourne Resume Writers we often say that our ultimate goal is to get you to an interview.  Whilst that is certainly fundamental to our mission statement, our work on your resume, cover letter and key selection criteria doesn’t necessarily end there. Because there’s one more step you may feel you need a helping hand with – the interview itself.

Some people have no issues with interviews, they’re naturally confident, engaging, can think on their feet and can persuasively ‘sell’ themselves. But not everyone is like that. And it needn’t follow that because you are a first-class accountant, nurse, teacher, mine worker, or public sector professional that you will automatically possess these skills.

What Can You Expect in Your Interview?

But exactly what is expected of you at the interview stage? There are no hard and fast rules, unfortunately. Certainly, you will have to have done your research on the company, its ethos and history. You’ll have to be presentable (but that means appropriate for the company – again – do your research). But the main issue is to be able to communicate, effectively with your interview panel.

One thing to remember is that your panel is on your side – hold on to the fact that they want to fill the post. Yes, of course, you’re up against other applicants, but the panel, despite all their questions want you to do well. If you can remember that in the interview itself, this alone will put you at ease and give you the best chance to shine.

Interview Skills Training to Help you Deliver on Your Resume’s Promise

At our interview training session, we’ll teach you how to relax, listen properly, prepare your own questions, use your body language and to be verbally adept without sounding stilted or false. We’ll teach you about the basic principles of neurolinguistic programming – how to mirror and match your interview panel to get them on-side (if you fold your arms, and they follow suit – you’re making great progress!).

You’ll learn all about classic opening questions your panel will put to you and how to answer them – hint, they will sound superficially innocuous but are couched in such a way to coax information from. You’ll be surprised at how much “What have you been doing lately?” and “What made you apply for this job?” will reveal about you.

Ultimately out coaching session will give you the tools to succeed. We can’t know precisely all the questions you’ll be asked, but we at Melbourne Resume Writers have enough experience in recruiting to know the structure of your interview and how to negotiate it to your best ability. Give us a call today to find out more about our interview coaching courses.

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