Checklist

Interview checklistfor candidates

Preparation, the day, the panel and the follow-up. Use it as a working list, not a script.

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Questions

Questions panels still ask

Prepare a short, specific answer for each. Do not memorise a speech.

01
Tell me about yourself
Cover relevant experience and why this role is the next accurate step.
02
Why do you want to work here?
Show you have read the organisation, and connect that to the work you would do.
03
What are your strengths?
Choose strengths that match the brief and give a concrete example for each.
04
What are your weaknesses?
Name a real gap and the work you are already doing to close it.
05
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Show direction, and how this role is a necessary step on that path.
06
Why should we hire you?
Summarise the evidence you have already given, against the job as written.

Practice

Accuracy and composure travel further than performance.

Be precise: Answer the question asked. Specific examples travel further than general claims.
Use examples: Prepare a short set of stories that show the skills listed in the job description.
Research the organisation: Know the mandate, the role and why this employer, not a generic interest in growth.
Keep answers timed: Complete answers, not speeches. The panel has a schedule.

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