Interviews

How to prepare, what to do on the day and afterwards…

Types and stages of interview	Preparing for your interview	In the interview and afterwards
Skype and phone interviews	Example interview questions	Practice video interviews

CaseCoach - consultancy interview preparation & advice online

CaseCoach is a tool to help you with your interview preparation and hosts a library of 50 up-to-date cases with solutions, and practice drills for case structuring and numeracy.

Video interview practice

We have partnered with Shortlist.me to give you tailored and structured video interview practice. This practice is useful for any upcoming video interviews - but also for face to face, phone or Skype interviews. Good luck!

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Specific types of interview

• Case study interviews for consultancy jobs- candidates are presented with descriptions of real or hypothetical business issues to analyse and provide solutions for
  
• Assessment centres and psychometric tests - what they are, why they are used, and how to get practice material

Interview guidance for postdocs

• Interviews skills for academia - lectureships, postdoc positions, research fellowships, and JRFs
• Interviews skills for research in industry - for science researchers with postdoc experience (may also be useful for PhDs)
• Interview skills for non-research jobs - written for postdocs, may also be useful for PhDs

Useful videos

• At the Assessment Centre - a video that shows what happens at a typical assessment centre when a major employer selects graduates with degrees 'in any discipline'.
• Making an impact - in a competitive job market perfecting your interview technique is paramount to getting that first job after graduation. Providing an insight into a typical graduate job interview, these four videos show real students and graduates being interviewed by real companies.
  

Further resources

• Interview practice with a careers adviser - book via our diary
  
• Listen to a workshop about Getting ready for interviews, as well as advice on other Career Essentials
• Interview feedback in the Careers library - from Cambridge students. Hard copy only, to ensure complete confidentiality
  
• Reference files / books in the Careers library - includes: Vault Guides (various titles); Job Interviews – Top Answers to Tough Questions; The Perfect Interview; Heard On The Street: Quantitative Questions From Wall Street Job Interviews; Tough Interview Questions and How to Answer Them; Interview Skills
• Tips on interview nerves - written by our careers advisers in 2018
• Takeaway booklets in the library - including Going for Interviews