Work interview coming up

Hi, some people find the STAR technique helpful for interviews.

• Situation - the situation you had to deal with
• Task - the task you were given to do
• Action - the action you took
• Result - what happened as a result of your action and what you learned from the experience

There is more detail and examples here:

https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/careers-advice/interview-advice/the-star-method

Interview tips:

https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/careers-advice/interview-advice

I like this preparatory video about the experience of interviews made by a late-diagnosed Autistic person:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=si0ZzEg-v0s

When I have been a candidate attending panel interviews; I have tried to think about it a bit like attending a family gathering / Christmas Dinner: by consciously trying to remind myself that each person present will contribute their feedback to the recruitment assessment / shortlist / decision-making hiring process. 

I try to vary a share of my attention / focus towards each person present (in some panels each person may ask a question, in others it is a few of the panel members who ask the questions - however, I believe each of those panel present should feel a proportion of my looking at them, now and again, while answering the questions.

The largest panel I have experienced was me : 10 panelists.  On that occasion I had not expected to find so many people paying attention to me.  I tried to think about like attending a Christmas Dinner - I don't need to engage with /;look at / impress everyone all at once (but it would be good to try and pace myself around the panel so that by the end of the interview - each panelist will hopefully have felt me trying to acknowledge / connect / communicate with them). 

I am working on the assumption that both there is a reason why each panelist is attending the interview and they will be providing input to the recruitment process.

If it is a situation where I am at ease using a notepad and pen to make my interview notes about bullet points of information the panel shares with me about about the organisation and role - at the top of the page I draw a basic layout of connected rectangles in which to jot down brief words about a panelists name / role / key piece of information as they are introduced or ask a question. 

This helps me to treat the interview a bit more like when I would attend a meeting in a workplace. 

It also helps me to notice if I have not yet at least paid attention in their direction at some stage as I participate in the interview.

When asked by the panel if I have any questions; I try to start my answer looking at the questioner, briefly shift my gaze towards a panelist who has yet to ask anything, then return my gaze back to the questioner as I finish providing my question to the panel.

Wishing you ood luck for next week.

Hi, some people find the STAR technique helpful for interviews.

• Situation - the situation you had to deal with
• Task - the task you were given to do
• Action - the action you took
• Result - what happened as a result of your action and what you learned from the experience

There is more detail and examples here:

https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/careers-advice/interview-advice/the-star-method

Interview tips:

https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/careers-advice/interview-advice

I like this preparatory video about the experience of interviews made by a late-diagnosed Autistic person:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=si0ZzEg-v0s

When I have been a candidate attending panel interviews; I have tried to think about it a bit like attending a family gathering / Christmas Dinner: by consciously trying to remind myself that each person present will contribute their feedback to the recruitment assessment / shortlist / decision-making hiring process. 

I try to vary a share of my attention / focus towards each person present (in some panels each person may ask a question, in others it is a few of the panel members who ask the questions - however, I believe each of those panel present should feel a proportion of my looking at them, now and again, while answering the questions.

The largest panel I have experienced was me : 10 panelists.  On that occasion I had not expected to find so many people paying attention to me.  I tried to think about like attending a Christmas Dinner - I don't need to engage with /;look at / impress everyone all at once (but it would be good to try and pace myself around the panel so that by the end of the interview - each panelist will hopefully have felt me trying to acknowledge / connect / communicate with them). 

I am working on the assumption that both there is a reason why each panelist is attending the interview and they will be providing input to the recruitment process.

If it is a situation where I am at ease using a notepad and pen to make my interview notes about bullet points of information the panel shares with me about about the organisation and role - at the top of the page I draw a basic layout of connected rectangles in which to jot down brief words about a panelists name / role / key piece of information as they are introduced or ask a question. 

This helps me to treat the interview a bit more like when I would attend a meeting in a workplace. 

It also helps me to notice if I have not yet at least paid attention in their direction at some stage as I participate in the interview.

When asked by the panel if I have any questions; I try to start my answer looking at the questioner, briefly shift my gaze towards a panelist who has yet to ask anything, then return my gaze back to the questioner as I finish providing my question to the panel.

Wishing you ood luck for next week.