Develop your Career: Interview Techniques

Prerequisites

This course prepares you to excel at interview. You will learn how to anticipate questions you will be asked and plan how to answer them successfully. You will also learn how to project yourself positively and feel as calm and in control as you will look. This course is highly participative and will include a short mock interview as well as an opportunity to share experiences with other course members.

The focus of the course is to provide participants with the generic skills necessary to succeed at interview in a variety of contexts. Research staff/postdoctoral research staff are advised to refer to the University Careers Service for information on specific Careers Programmes for research staff/postdoctoral research staff, including interview skills support. For contact details and further information please visit www.careers.cam.ac.uk

• Assistant and academic-related staff
• Further details regarding PPD's eligibility criteria are available

• Please select only one of the optional sessions, you do not need to attend both

Number of sessions: 3

• to be able to prepare yourself practically and mentally for an interview, manage nerves and project a positive, confident image
• to understand the importance of body language
• to be able to anticipate types of questions to be asked and select evidence-based answers from your experience
• to understand equality and diversity issues – what interviewers may and should not ask you

For tips on planning your next career move, job search and applying for jobs (including cv writing) please view our online career guidance

Two half day sessions