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The top nine tricky interview questions and how to answer them

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Example situation

You have a job interview tomorrow and decide to travel into town in the morning so you can go to a coffee shop nearby to look over your notes. However, you sleep in on the day and have to rush to the interview without looking over your notes. During the interview, you did not know a great deal about the company and could not answer some questions.

Feelings: This stage in the cycle actively encourages you to consider your feelings during the experience and how they may have impacted the experience. You may consider:

What did you feel before this situation took place?

What did you feel while this situation took place?

What do you think other people felt during this situation?

What did you feel after the situation?

What do you think other people feel about the situation now?

The day before the interview you were excited but nervous for the interview, you felt tired after a long day at your current job so decided to go to bed early rather than prepare the night before. When you were rushing to the interview you felt panicked about the lack of time and frustrated you slept through your alarm. During the interview, you lacked confidence when asked about the company but were satisfied with your overall performance.

Evaluation: Now you can evaluate objectively what worked and what didn't in the situation. Consider the positives and negatives, what did you do to contribute to the situation?

You were able to give good insights into the role and put yourself forward positively. However, you were not organised and did not set enough time to look over your notes and research the company.

Analysis: This is where you can dig deeper into what happened, why did things go/not go well?

You were not able to dedicate enough time to the interview because you were working long shifts prior to the day. On reflection, you could have spent more time in the days leading up to the interview to conduct your research, so you wouldn't need to dedicate the day of the interview to do the bulk of the work. In doing this, you would have felt more confident in your ability and left the interview feeling positive.

Conclusions: At this stage you should summarise your learnings and note what changes you could action to improve the outcome in future. Consider what you have learned from the experience, what skills could you develop from this and what else you could have done to make this a better outcome.

You learned that your time management and organisation could be better in both work and life situations. You should create a plan of action before tackling a big event like a job interview and not leave things to the last minute.

Action Plan: Now, you should create an actionable plan for what you would do differently in a similar situation. Consider what you will do differently, how you will develop the skills to do this and how you will commit to taking this action?

When you applied for the job could have taken notes of for the role. This would have helped you to build up a base level knowledge and understanding of the job and business before the interview. You should begin to plan out your days, creating to do lists and allocate time to do each task to become more organised and liable for everyday tasks.

The Gibbs Reflective Cycle is a tool that may work for you to begin your reflective practice. Depending on your situation, you can use it to help process how you react to your experiences, so you can be more confident in your decisions and how you react to them in future.

There is no wrong path in life, your experiences shape where you go and how you move on personally and within your career. Reflective practice is one of the easiest things to drop when the pressure is on, yet it's one of the things that you can least afford to drop, especially under those circumstances. Time spent on reflective practice will ensure that you are focusing on the things that really matter and you will continue to adapt to new challenges.

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You have a job interview tomorrow and decide to travel into town in the morning so you can go to a coffee shop nearby to look over your notes. However, you sleep in on the day and have to rush to the interview without looking over your notes.

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Complete the Google Form 2 via the link given to you by Grant/James

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Complete the Google Form 2 via the link given to you by Grant/James

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This will help you to reflect on what you have learnt/experienced on course about your employability skills and how to make the next move.

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Your interview most likely will be competency based. That means the interviewer will ask you questions about your experience and skills.

Do not worry if you're worried about answering those types of questions - that's normal.

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Your interview most likely will be competency based. That means the interviewer will ask you questions about your experience and skills. Do not worry if you're worried about answering those types of questions - that's normal.

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Have a look at career management skills and their importance. Also work through the skills explorer tool and CV builder to get you started.

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Have a look at career management skills and their importance. Also work through the skills explorer tool and CV builder to get you started.

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We have put togther some Ppt slides for you to have a look at to add to the CV meetings during your time on course. Have a read of the Ppt slides and use as a reference for when you are writing your CV.

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We have put togther some Ppt slides for you to have a look at to add to the CV meetings during your time on course. Have a read of the Ppt slides and use as a reference for when you are writing your CV.

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Complete the Google Form 1 via the link given to you by Grant/James

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Complete the Google Form 1 via the link given to you by Grant/James

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This will help you to start thinking about your employability skills and how this course can help you.

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Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are | Amy Cuddy | TED

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Five Ways To Boost Your Career Through Targeted Reflection

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To stand out in job searches, interviews, and while at work, you need to know how you perform best and what motivates you. These targeted reflection exercises can help you gain self-awareness that will set you apart from the crowd.

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We have put togther some Ppt slides for you to have a look at to add to the interview practice during your time on course. Have a read of the Ppt slides and use as a reference for when you practice your interview skills.

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We have put togther some Ppt slides for you to have a look at to add to the interview practice during your time on course. Have a read of the Ppt slides and use as a reference for when you practice your interview skills.

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Some things to think of when drafting your CV

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Some things to think of when drafting your CV

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Through our careers services, we are working to equip our customers with the skills and confidence they need to navigate the changes ahead and take advantage of opportunities that arise.

Our professionally qualified careers advisers do this by supporting all our customers to develop their Career Management Skills (CMS).

CMS empower individuals to identify the skills they have and the ones they need to develop, to help them realise their potential at any stage in their life.

A workforce with CMS supports economic growth by putting the right people in the right jobs connecting the needs of people and businesses.

Our approach focuses on four key themes:

Self - Achieving a clear understanding of who you are, what is important to you and how you fit into the world around you

Strengths - Developing an understanding of what you're good at and how you can use your strengths

Horizons - Learning to visualise, plan and achieve career aspirations throughout your entire working life

Networks - Understanding the importance of work and social relationships in building your career.

A Scotland-wide approach

The CMS approach is embedded throughout SDS services.

As well as delivering it through our careers advisers and careers web service My World of Work, we work in partnership with other organisations to deliver CMS in schools and colleges across Scotland.

The CMS Framework for Scotland was developed in partnership with Scottish Government, Education Scotland, Scottish Qualifications Authority and other professional guidance practitioners and academics.

Partners also include schools, training providers, colleges and universities, employers and Jobcentre Plus.

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Take control of your work with Career Management Skills

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Empowering people to take control of their job ambitions with Career Management Skills

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Use some of the example CVs to help construct yours.

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Use some of the example CVs to help construct yours.

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I like 'Google Keep' as it syncs with my phone/laptop, what do you like? Have a look at the attached picture - Strategies to Support Reflection - to get ideas of how you think/take notes about what you are doing/learning and what you need to do next

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I like 'Google Keep' as it syncs with my phone/laptop, what do you like? Have a look at the attached picture - Strategies to Support Reflection - to get ideas of how you think/take notes about what you are doing/learning and what you need to do next

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Make a start with the CV Builder on 'My World of Work'

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Make a start with the CV Builder on 'My World of Work'

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A CV is what an employer reads before deciding whether to interview you for a job.

When you write one, you're highlighting all your great qualities into one easy to read document.

Your CV should include:

basic details like your full name and contact details

your qualifications

your skills

any work experience you have

your hobbies or passions

Usually, your CV will be supported by a personal statement and a cover letter.

It's also good to practice to keep your CV updated with any new work experience and skills you've learned. This means it's always ready for the next opportunity that comes along.

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A CV is what an employer reads before deciding whether to interview you for a job. When you write one, you're highlighting all your great qualities into one easy to read document.

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Use this template tohelp from your STAR example answers

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Use this template tohelp from your STAR example answers

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Guardian Jobs STAR technique template (1)

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Complete the Skills Section on 'My World of Work'

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Complete the Skills Section on 'My World of Work'

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Skills are something we learn through experience and that we can apply to things we do.

What skills there are

Learn more about your skills, how you can develop them and demonstrate these to employers.

Using the Skills Explorer tool

Using our Skills Explorer tool will give you an understanding of what your skills are.

This will help you decide which job you want and what to include in job applications to showcase the skills you have to offer.

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Explore career options with our Skills Explorer tool

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Skills are something we learn through experience and that we can apply to things we do. Learn more about your skills, how you can develop them and demonstrate these to employers. Using our Skills Explorer tool will give you an understanding of what your skills are.