You’ve attended a job interview, answered all of the questions brilliantly and left feeling confident. If you then receive a call informing you that you haven’t got the job, it can be easy to feel confused and disheartened. What went wrong?

In order to successfully prepare for a job interview you need to think about what questions an interviewer might ask.

In a job interview you will be asked (nine times out of ten) what your biggest weakness is. Whilst you need to think about addressing this during a job interview, you also need to think about it when you are writing a resume.

When preparing for any job application you will need a well written cover letter. Writing a cover letter enables you to target your application, express your skills and highlight why you want to work for a particular organisation. But before writing a cover letter you should identify the different types to ensure you are sending the most appropriate one.

If you have made it to a job interview there are so many things to think about. What to wear during your interview, how many copies of your resume you should take…the list is endless. Another subject you need to think about is facial expressions and having the right attitude.

If you have gone through a telephone interview and successfully completed a one to one interview you should be feeling good! But what some employers introduce (sometimes unexpectedly) at the final stage of interviewing is a workshop day – where multiple candidates are invited to take part in a day of interviews.

We have all heard the expression ‘it’s not over until it’s over’ and this certainly applies to job interviews. Many candidates make the mistake of ‘relaxing’ too soon after their interview and this can leave an interviewer with the wrong impression.

Everyone knows that when preparing for a job interview you must be prepared to answer some difficult questions. But what a lot of interviewees forget is that you need to ask the interviewer some questions too.

It’s only natural to feel nervous when attending job interviews. You are about to meet someone you have never met before, you want to make an impression and you want the job.

During your job search it can be beneficial to sign up to an employment agency to help you find employment. There are a variety that you can send your resume template to – from specialist and niche recruiters to more general/admin companies. Either way it is likely that you will need to go through an interview process with them.