Be prepared to answer questions about:

• • You! 'Tell me about yourself', 'Talk me through your CV' 'What would you bring to the role?'

  • Your motivation 'Why do you want to work for our company?' 'Where do you see yourself in 5 years time', 'What is your biggest achievement? ' 'What would you like to gain from this internship?'

  • Commercial awareness 'What do you know about our company?', 'Who are our competitors?' 'What are the biggest opportunities / threats to the sector / business?'

  • Your skills and attributes 'Tell me about a time when your communication skills improved a situation' , 'Give an example of a situation where you solved a problem in a creative way' , Tell me about a time you worked in a group? What do you find hard about group work?

  • The STAR technique is a useful way to structure answers to competency questions

  • Technical Knowledge - refer to the resources below on how to prepare for a technical interview or exercise

  • What your strengths are? What energises you? How would your close friends describe you? Do you most like starting tasks or finishing them? What makes you tick? 

    • To find out what your strengths (and weaknesses!) are try some strengths based assessment tests offered by organisations like CAPP and the University's in-house service, 'mySkills'. 

Prepper is a new tool to help you prepare for interviews using an AI interview coach! Practice job-specific questions, get feedback and model answers to help you stand out. 

Graduates First provides a range of tests that potential employers may use such as numerical, spatial and situational. To gain access you need select 'continue as current user', and log in via your MUSE account username and password, you will also need to complete your profile in order to gain access to the vast array of tests on offer.