If you've been recently become unemployed after a while at work or made redundant, (it's becoming quite noticeable that there are more and more jobs being made redundant in the UK - with more to come?) it is a shock to the system that can have a long-lasting negative effect on some people. It's the not being wanted or rejection that gets at people. Some people, however, treat it as a positive in that they mey start their own business, change their career to one that they really want, or some people just take it on the chin and get themselves sorted out with another job.

But the most immediate benefit to asking questions in the interview is that just by asking those questions, you stand out as a candidate. You show yourself as a go-getter, and you change the interview from a one-sided interrogation into a conversation between professionals. It helps you establish rapport, and it uncovers for you what the interviewer is looking for–so that you can tailor your answers to what’s going to make the best impression on him.

If you are a fresh graduate then you will probably be facing your first job interview. Of course you do not want your first one to end up tragically. Fresh graduates are often the most worrisome when it comes to job interviews. With graduation comes the worry about applying for your first serious job and answering equally serious job interview questions. Now that you know how serious a job interview is, you will probably be scouting for job interview tips anywhere and everywhere to somehow ease your worry even just a bit.

Ever since I got my first job on a paper round I was confident in interviews, this lasted right up until I graduated. Until I reached the competitive graduate market I never realised the amount of pitfalls that one could experience in the quest to gain employment in a worth while company. There were entrance tests and assessment, telephone interviews, panel interviews and meeting potential bosses. They all have there skills and are full of pitfalls. After getting rejected for my 7th position, all of which I had got to the interview stage, I started to wonder what I was doing wrong. Clearly I was missing something and I had no idea what it was so I did what I always do with a problem, Google it.

Did you ever wish you had the “inside track” at your interview? Or that you knew exactly how to explain that slightly difficult/embarrassing/sensitive situation in your job history? Or even the very best way to explain who you are and what you do in a compelling, “hire me” kind of way? Maybe you’re getting interviews, but you know that something’s not going quite right because you’re not getting called back for the second one.