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Work interview coming up

PunkSwan

I've got a face to face work interview next week. I will have to do some tests and face a panel of three. The market is brutal right now, so I'm not about to ask for adjustments via the agency who arranged it, let alone tell anyone I'm autistic. I'm going to have to concentrate on not fidgeting...

Has anyone dealt with panel interviews and do you have any tips? It would be good to hear people's thoughts from the ND perspective. 

For everything else, I'm researching like a fiend and devising questions (the easy bit).

  • Good luck for next week PunkSwan. I’m only just starting to interview, as I’ve had quite a bit of time off due to my health. Wish you all the best tho. 

  • in reply to PunkSwan

    Have you got people you could do a "mock" Interview with? Appreciate it's a bit different with people you know, but just a thought that came to my head

  • in reply to profdanger

    Good evening from the UK! As it happens this company's specialism is the same as a passion of mine, so that helps.   

  • in reply to Bridalwhistle

    Thanks. I find that being myself usually messes things up. I'm back to masking again; smiling a lot, presenting as more amiable than I really am, etc.

  • Definitely be yourself as  says. For me, I always found an interview to be really successful when I have a piece of work to display, like a report or presentation on a topic. Not many other applicants will do that and it really shows everyone what you can do. You will do amazing, to get to this position means they're interested in you! 

  • Good morning from America PunkSwan!

    Phew, a panel of three? That sounds intense. I don’t blame you for holding in the diagnosis for now; I would really only advise giving that in an interview if it is 1on1 and you feel the interviewer is going to receive it well.

    Thank you for devising questions. That’s such an important thing to do before an interview, because that shows them that you are interested in the position/company.

    My best advice is get into a headspace that you are about to talk about your favorite special interest, and that happens to be the work that you’re interviewing for. If you convince yourself that you are primarily interested in that job, then you’ll easily convince them!

  • in reply to pietro_21

    Thank you, pietro_21. For me it's a case of eye contact divided amongst three people I've just met, while I answer... while remembering to show confidence (I didn't get a recent interview because apparently I wasn't assured enough). And not fidgeting. I have done this before, but my recent interview was the first one in years.

  • Yes.  Be yourself. The questions will probably be fairly standard, either relating tasks in the new role back to you experiences. Or asking of your past experience how did you deal with something, a difficult person or situation or challenge. How did you get through it and what was the outcome. Being upbeat and bringing it into the now is a plus - ie how those skills might be transferable. The main thing is talking about yourself positively and using real life examples. I'd recommend reading up beforehand and buy a coffee afterwards to destress.

    Stay calm and good luck.