Brilliant Interview, 3rd Edition

How to prepare 25

You may be able to think of an example to illustrate your

strengths on the spot when you’re asked. But if you prepare in

advance you won’t just come up with any example, you’ll come

up with the best, and the most relevant to the job you’re applying

for.

So that’s your basic list of strengths. And you also need to go

through the job description in much the same way, finding

examples to demonstrate that you have experience in all the

key areas of responsibility. If you don’t have a copy of the job

description (which would normally be sent out with the applica-

tion form) phone the interviewer’s ...