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What To Do After An Interview

What to do After an Interview

What To Do After An Interview

After you leave an interview you can be stuck in tandem and you may not know what to do. Edge Careers has taken a look at what you can do after an interview to get help you with your progression in the interview process.

Send an Email

One of the easiest things to do is to send an email to the interviewer just to thank him/her for taking the time to meet with you and for giving you the opportunity to apply for the position.

You can also go over anything that you may have forgotten to say during the interview or strengthen any points that you feel need to be reiterated.

Contact Your Recruiter

If you are at your interview through a recruitment agency then you should contact your recruitment consultant after your interview to give them your feedback. This will also then push them to get feedback off the interviewer so you can have more clarity on what is happening going forward.

They can also guide you through the process and give you advice on what to do next and answer any questions you may have come away with.

Make Notes

If you have left the interview and your head is a bit all over the place, then make a few notes. You may want to jot down some positives and negatives about the role and the company to give you a clearer insight into whether it is the right company and the right role for you.

Clear Your Head

If you are heading back to work after your interview, it would be wise to take a couple of minutes to just clear you head and make a few notes, so that when you go back into work you are not distracted.

Notify Your References

If you have been asked by the interviewer to provide references, then you should get in contact with them first so that they know that a call may be coming and will be prepared to sing your praises.

Follow Up With the Interviewer or Recruiter

If you haven’t heard from either your recruiter or the interviewer after a reasonable amount of time, don’t be afraid to chase it up yourself. It is important not to harass the interviewer though, as they can be very busy people, so if they haven’t come back to you they may have just been too busy. The last thing they want to see is 5 missed calls from you.

If you have had an interview through an agency, give your consultant a call and they may be able to tell you why there has been a delay in feedback from the interviewer.

 

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What To Do After An Interview

 

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Preparing For An Interview

Preparing for an interview

An interview can be a stressful and scary experience, so Edge Careers has taken a look at how to prepare for your interview.

Research the company

At the very least, have a look at the company’s website to familiarise yourself with their history and what they do. Googling the company should quickly bring up any recent news articles about them.

Conducting your research can give you questions to ask during your interview and this will show the interviewer that you have an interest in the company as a whole and not just the position you have applied for.

Plan your journey

It sounds like one of the simplest things to do, but it is crucial. Being late will not give the interviewer a good impression of you.

Make sure you know where you’re going, how to get there and then leave plenty of time for your journey. Aim to get there at least five minutes before your interview is due to start, so you have time to compose yourself.

Practice your interview questions

Preparing for all types of questions is the best way to prevent being caught off-guard on the day. You don’t want to start panicking while trying to think of answers that present your skills in the best light.

Confidence is key, so try practicing either by yourself or get a friend to quiz you.

Compare your skills and qualifications to the job requirements.

If you have been given a job specification you can compare how the skills and qualifications you have put on your CV match , it also allows you to anticipate some of the questions that you may be asked i.e. “How can you incorporate your skills into this role?”

 

Making sure you are prepared for your interview allows you to sell yourself in the best light and ultimately land you a new job.

 

Preparing For An Interview

 

Edge Careers are Construction and Engineering Recruitment Experts who pride ourselves on offering the highest level of service in the industry to all of our candidates and clients.

To become an Edge Careers candidate, please click here to register your details. If you are a client looking to fill a vacancy, please click here, or alternatively contact one of our consultants to discuss your requirements in more detail via our Contact Us page.

Follow Edge Careers on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Google+  to stay up to date with all our latest news, exclusive competitions and events.

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Questions To Ask At An Interview

Questions To Ask At An Interview

Questions To Ask At AN Interview

An interview should be used not only for an employer to see if you are suitable for their position, but also for you as the candidate to see if the company is a right fit for you.

Asking questions during an interview is one of the best ways for you to judge whether or not a company is suited to you.

Edge Careers has taken a look at some of the best questions you can ask during an interview.

Can you tell me more about the company?

Although research on the company should be done before the interview, it is good to get an insight into the company from someone who works there. By asking this question not only do you get further information on the company but you also get a perspective of what it is like to work there.

What are the future prospects for the role?

Asking this question not only allows you to get an idea of how you can progress within the company, but it also allows you to show that you have the drive and ambition to progress within the business.

What are the company’s plans for the future?

This questions shows that you are interested in the company as a whole and not just the position you are interviewing for and enables you to see how ambitious the company is.

How many people are in the team?

If you are going to be working within a large team, it is good to get an idea of what the others do and how that will be linked to the role that you are interviewing for. It will also allow you to get an idea of how the team is structured.

Is this post a new or existing one?

This can help give you an idea of what’s expected of you, and can lead to a wider discussion. If it is a new post, then ask why it’s been created or how your performance will be measured. If it’s an existing position, ask who you’ll be replacing.

What are the day to day responsibilities of the role?

It may be that the interviewer has only discussed the responsibilities of the job as a whole, so you will need to get an idea of what will be expected of you on a day to day basis.

 

It may not be necessary to ask all of these questions during an interview as it may be that they have already been covered, but you should always have them written down so an interviewer can see that you have thought about what you want to gain from the interview.

 

Questions To Ask At An Interview

 

Edge Careers are Construction and Engineering Recruitment Experts who pride ourselves on offering the highest level of service in the industry to all of our candidates and clients.

To become an Edge Careers candidate, please click here to register your details. If you are a client looking to fill a vacancy, please click here, or alternatively contact one of our consultants to discuss your requirements in more detail via our Contact Us page.

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Why Meeting With Candidates Is Important

Why Meeting With Candidates Is Important

At Edge Careers we understand the importance in meeting with every candidate during the recruitment process, we believe it to be beneficial to all of our consultants for many reasons.

Firstly, because meeting a candidate means a consultant is able to make a more personal connection, enabling them to build trust and understand a person’s wants and needs, also validating the candidates interest in looking for a new role as they have taken time out of their busy schedule to meet with you.

A further benefit of meeting a candidate is that it makes it easier to ascertain where their strengths, and weaknesses, lie. Allowing you to build a profile on a candidate, which can then be submitted to a client putting yourself in a stronger position, as it is easier to explain why a candidate can fit into an organisation and a role when you have met them and understand what they can bring to the table, and, how they can do so.

Finally, meeting a candidate allows recruitment consultants to view an important quality, time keeping. If a candidate cannot arrive on time to meet with you, will they arrive on time to meet a client? Whilst scheduling meetings with candidates can be time consuming, they help recruiters to understand which candidates possess better interview skills and other qualities, which cannot be learned from a CV.

 

Why Meeting A Candidate Is Important

 

Edge Careers are Construction and Engineering Recruitment Experts who pride ourselves on offering the highest level of service in the industry to all of our candidates and clients.

To become an Edge Careers candidate, please click here to register your details. If you are a client looking to fill a vacancy, please click here, or alternatively contact one of our consultants to discuss your requirements in more detail via our Contact Us page.

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What Not To Do At Interview

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What Not To Do At Interview

For many people, interviews can be a scary and nervy experience, so we have put together 5 things you should definitely NOT do during interview.

The below points may seem obvious, but you would be amazed at how many people forget these basics and the importance of these from an interviewer’s prospective.

1 – Show up late

Showing up late to your interview immediately gives your potential employer a bad first impression. They will be thinking if you can’t turn up on time to an interview, can you turn up on time to work? It is important to remember if you are going to be late due to unforeseen circumstances i.e. traffic, then give either your recruitment consultant or the offices/interviewer a call to let them know in advance.

2 – Answer a phone call or reply to a text

Answering your phone during an interview is a big no. This will make the interviewer think that you are disinterested in the role and you will come across as rude. If there is a genuine reason for you to need to answer your phone, then you should  inform the interviewer beforehand so they understand, otherwise it is best to put your phone on silent or switch it off.

3 – Act unprofessionally 

Acting unprofessionally in an interview is a sure fired way not to get the job. If you are sat across from the interviewer chewing gum, twirling your hair or swearing, they will be thinking if this is how you act in an interview, how will you act at work or in front of clients?

4 – Dress inappropriately 

Dressing inappropriately will give off the wrong impression from the start, unless the interviewer has otherwise stated, you should always show up to an interview in smart clothing. This will show the interviewer that you have made an effort and give them a professional impression.

5 – Be disengaged 

Being disengaged will make the interviewer think that you do not want the role, fidgeting, mumbling, not answering questions and avoiding eye contact are all things that will make the employer think that you are not interested in the role. It is important to be clear in your communication with the interviewer, answering questions and making eye contact will all make the interviewer engage with you and believe that you are interested in getting the job.

 

 

Avoid doing any of these five points and you will give the interviewer the right impression from the start of the interview. These combined with your experience, which they will have already shown an interest in by inviting you to an interview, will put you in a good position to move forward in the recruitment process.

 

What Not To Do At Interview

 

Edge Careers are Construction and Engineering Recruitment Experts who pride ourselves on offering the highest level of service in the industry to all of our candidates and clients.

To become an Edge Careers candidate, please click here to register your details. If you are a client looking to fill a vacancy, please click here, or alternatively contact one of our consultants to discuss your requirements in more detail via our Contact Us page.

Follow Edge Careers on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Google+  to stay up to date with all our latest news, exclusive competitions and events.

www.edgecareers.co.uk

 

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