Interview preparation
Practical coaching so you walk in prepared, know your examples and can answer with confidence.
Interviews rarely go badly because someone didn't know their job. They go badly because a good answer wasn't ready, and thirty seconds of silence turned into a rushed, half-finished example.
Preparation fixes most of that. We'll work out what you're likely to be asked, get your best examples ready in a form you can actually recall under pressure, and practise until you sound like yourself.
What we cover
- Working out the questions
- Person specifications, values frameworks and job adverts give away most of what a panel will ask. We'll map the likely ground before you walk in.
- Building your examples
- A set of strong stories from your experience, structured so each one has a clear situation, your actions and a real result.
- Competency and values questions
- How to answer the structured questions that scoring panels use, including the ones about difficulty, conflict and failure.
- The rest of the room
- First impressions, questions worth asking at the end, salary conversations and what to do when a question catches you out.
What it costs
Ways to work on this
These are the options that include it. If you’re not sure which is right, ask — we’d rather tell you than have you pay for more than you need.
Common questions
- How far ahead should I book?
- A few days to a week before gives you time to work on your examples without it going stale. If your interview is sooner than that, ask anyway — we'll fit you in if we can.
- Is this the same as a mock interview?
- No. Preparation is about building your answers; a mock interview is a realistic run-through with feedback afterwards. Plenty of people do both, and the 6-week package includes them.
- Can you help with online and panel interviews?
- Yes. Both have their own quirks — where to look, how to handle a panel that takes turns, what to do when the connection drops — and we'll cover the format you're facing.
Ready to take the next step?
Tell us where you are and what you're aiming for. We'll come back to you and arrange a session that works around you.