Job Bridge interview?

Del007

Has anyone gone for a job bridge interview?

I'm not sure how to prepare for the interview, any tips?

Granted I've read up about the company but it's the technical questions I'm a bit worried about. If I had the experience then I wouldn't be going for a job bridge.

Cheers

starlit

What type of job is it or what industry is the job in? Best way to prepare is to know your CV inside out. They will ask questions on your education, college and work-experience or what ever is deemed as part of your work-experience history even if its voluntary work or part time work or full time or a work placement include all of them at least.

Regarding technical and competency type questions, it depends on the role you are doing the interview for. They are likely to ask you technical questions what ever role it is. The job brief be enough to tell you what technical questions they may ask. So cover those areas as best you can. In particular areas they ask questions in certain categories where you might be marked on say for communication skills, interpersonal skills, organisation and planning skills, problem solving skills, team work skills and depending on the role they might have extra skills sets they might ask questions on whether its business or IT related depending on the industry and role you are doing the interview for.

Have questions and answers prepared so you be ready for what ever question they ask you. Though you could be asked a question where you have to think of an answer at the top of your head. Just be prepared as best you can really and predict what questions they might ask and have them prepared.

Also know about the company/business, what its about, what they do, industry and what you know about the industry and the role. Knowing the responsibilities of the role and maybe ask questions on it be worth taking into account. Also have a set of questions prepared that you might like to ask towards the end of the interview. Just be careful what questions you might ask, ask something related to the role and the company, work environment, culture and the contract but don't mention salary or holidays or perks or anything related to that unless they ask!?

Most importantly be smartly dressed, presented well, smile, polite, manners, talk as much as you can when asked questions and say as much as possible by providing enough information as I was once told not providing enough information could cost you not getting a job. Be professional but also be yourself. Believe in yourself, no negativity try to be as positive as you can. Try not to dodge questions and not to waffle, be straight to the point, clear and concise. Answer the questions as best you can. All you can do is do your best!

Good luck OP!

Del007

That's a great response, thanks very much for that.

The role is in the engineering department of a pharmaceutical company. I'm an electrician but I've no experience of working in such a company.

I'm hoping this could enable me to obtain work in a similar company in the future

starlit

No problem. Don't forget to be honest too with your answers be as truthful as you can.

Well what ever you have learned in your apprenticeship, previous work/education and talk about that. Its the skills and qualities they be looking for not just work experience though I know work experience is very important, anything at all you have whether relevant or not related to the industry/role you are going for you still have work experience and what you have learnt from that plays a role in how you answer the questions.

Ya say the job-bridge in these circumstances is probably the best way to get experience in an industry you haven't worked in before. Good luck with it.

Del007

I'm a bit surprised they actually called me for an interview as they were looking for people with engineering degrees as well as trades people.

I'll prepare as best I can and hopefully it'll go well