Interview Preparation
Once your Sage MicrOpay Consultant has described a company and role to you, and the interview has been confirmed, it is imperative you do as much research as possible. This includes:
- Company statistics; date established, number of employees, office locations etc
- Company type; software, hardware, exhibitions etc
- Company presence in market; competitors
- Products; range
Visit the company web-site, if time permitting, phone for company brochure / literature and competitors brochures, visit library, use business directories etc.
Your Sage MicrOpay Consultant will already have told you the interviewers name(s), time, date and address. Ask for the office phone number, so that in the worst case that you are delayed, you can call ahead (but by all means, allow plenty of time so that you are not late in the first place).
Remember, in an interview, the more information you are armed with, the better your chances of getting the result you want.
Questions you may be asked in an interview
During an interview you could be asked a myriad of questions, depending on the role, the company and the interviewer. Before your interview, consider answers to the examples below and think of specific examples that demonstrate your competencies and experience:
- What do you know about our company?
- Why do you want to join our company?
- Why did you leave your last company?
- What qualities do you have to offer this company?
- What do you know about the role?
- How successful were you in your previous position(s)?
- … Then why do you want to leave / have you left?
- What were your targets?
- … Can you prove these?
- What are your main strengths / weaknesses?
- What motivates you?
- Describe a manager you have worked effectively with?
- ….Why do you think it worked so well?