Interview1. Why do y

ou want this job?

2. What skills do you

have that will mak

e

you perfect for this

job?

3. What experience d

o you have that wil

l

make you good at th

is job?

4. What do you thin

k this job will

involve?

5. What are your go

als?

•6. How would you des

cribe yourself?

7. How would your fr

iends describe you?

You can find out more

information about

interviews by looking

at the 13-16 section of

the National Careers

Advice Service website

:

www.nationalcareersse

rvice.direct.gov.uk

What about me?Here are some interview questions that we thought of and you'll probably be able to think of more of your own...

If you’re the person asking the questions, use this checklist to help you check out your communication skills.

D Is the question clear?D Are you making eye contact

when you ask the question?D Do you show you’re listening

to the answers by nodding/asking relevant questions?

D Do you show you’ve understood an answer by summing up what has been said?

D What’s your body language like? Could you do anything different?

D What’s your proximity like? Are you too close, too far, too high up, too low....?

D What’s your facial expression like? Do you look interested, bored, irritated, angry....?

What about me?Interviewing checklist – the interviewer

If you’re the person answering the questions, use this checklist to help you check out your communication skills.

D Are you answering the questions clearly?

D Do you ask for the question to be repeated or reworded if you haven’t fully understood?

D Do you make eye contact when you’re answering the questions?

What about me?Interviewing checklist – the interviewee

D Do you show you’re listening by nodding/keeping eye contact?

D What’s your body language like? Could you do anything different?

D What’s your proximity like? Are you too close, too far, too high up, too low....?

D What’s your facial expression like? Do you look interested, bored, irritated, angry....

D What about your tone of voice? Are you making yourself sound interesting?