Q: Tell me about yourself.
A: Use this time to outline your qualifications, career history and your range of skills. Place a specific focus on those skills that are relevant to the job on offer.

Q: What have been your achievements to date?
A: Select an achievement that is as recent as possible. Identify skills you used in this achievement

Q: Tell me the most difficult situation you have had to face and how you tackled it?
A: Select a difficult work situation that was not caused by you. Explain how you identified the problem and outline any solutions that you applied to overcome the problem.

Q: What are your strengths?
A: A common interview question that will certainly be put to you. Ensure that you are as prepared for this question. Mention 2-3 of your main strengths that you believe will benefit the employer on a personal and professional level.

Q: What are your weaknesses?
A: Either use a professional weakness such as a lack of experience (not ability) on your part in one area that is not vital for the job, or use a personal weakness and show the steps that you have taken to combat it.

Q: Why do you want to leave your current employer?
A: State how you are looking for more challenge, responsibility, experience and a change of environment and explain why you feel you are no longer receiving these things from your current role and reinforce that you believe the role you are interviewing for can provide this..

Useful interview questions that you can use We recommend that you consider some of the following questions:

• What will my responsibilities be?
• How has the position become vacant?
• How will you assess my performance?
• How does the role fit into the structure of the department?
• How does the department fit into the organisation as a whole?
• Who will I report to and are there persons reporting to me?
• What encouragement is given to undertake further training?
• Where is the company going? Expansion plans?
• Where is the specific location of the position?
• Will the position entail travelling?
• How soon will you decide on the appointment?
• What is the next step?