How to Ace a Job Interview

Each job will have specifics that the hiring team are looking for, and you should lean on your recruiter for advice tailored to each role.

Here are some top tips from Mathew Abbott - Head of Legal Division at Charles Levick.

Don't self-reject:

Go into a job interview with a mindset of composure. Too often, we feel like 'I don't have enough experience' or 'this company is just so prestigious, - Often this isn't the case and you could've aced the interview with some more self-belief.

Familiarise yourself with the company, and the hiring panel:

What is this company or organization doing?

What's their mission?

Do they have a values statement?

I would also look up the people that you're interviewing with, which can help ease a lot of stress:

Who is this person?

What's their role?

Find them on LinkedIn, Google, etc - just the basic information about what they do, their responsibilities, and their trajectory. If you want to think about it another way - if you were doing the interview, what would you expect the other person to know?

Self-reflect to help anchor your interview answers:

What do I bring to the table vs. the job description? Even if you don't check every box on the job description, you do bring a lot to the table.

For example, perhaps you're good at strategic problem-solving, analytical thinking, and emotionally intelligent. Knowing your strengths can anchor the kind of prep that you do in the week leading up to the interview.

Also, for skills you haven’t mastered yet, maybe you can draw analogies between work you've done before.?Ask them if these shortfalls in skills are a concern, or if could they be learned on the job?

Self-reflect to help anchor your interview answers:

What do I bring to the table vs. the job description? Even if you don't check every box on the job description, you do bring a lot to the table.

For example, perhaps you're good at strategic problem-solving, analytical thinking, and emotionally intelligent. Knowing your strengths can anchor the kind of prep that you do in the week leading up to the interview.

Also, for skills you haven’t mastered yet, maybe you can draw analogies between work you've done before.?Ask them if these shortfalls in skills are a concern, or could they be learned on the job?