Succeed in the selection process: get help with applications & interviews
All recruiters have a specific list of the skills, personal qualities, knowledge and experience they are looking for in their ideal candidate. The selection process is your opportunity to provide evidence of these and convince the recruiter you are ideal for the job.
The Careers Advisory Service offers a range of activities and resources
to help you. Below are relevant information leaflets. We also run
careers talks and workshops on all aspects of selection (see Skills
Development programme 
for
details) and careers advisers are available to give feedback on
CVs/applications. If you have an interview coming up, you might
want to view our streamed
DVDs and
discuss interview preparation with a careers adviser.
See also:
- Information resources for job search and selection process
- View streamed DVDs on applications
and interviews
- Selection process reports
Written by students about the selection processes they have been through with particular employers. - Practice aptitude tests
- Watch your own mock interview
| Topic | Description |  PDF
file |
 RTF
file |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application forms | What preparation you should do, tackling different types of questions, advice on content and style. | 58 kb | 5,124 kb |
| Going for interviews | How to prepare, what to wear, styles of interview, and a few typical questions you can expect. | 89 kb | 5,198 kb |
| Assessment centres | Attendance at a selection centre usually follows success at a first interview, for some employers the selection centres will be the first time the candidate meets the employer. Selection methods vary but many companies use an elaborate procedure with interviews and possibly tests, combined with a series of group exercises and presentations. | 52 kb | 5,072 kb |
| Your CV - get it right! | Guide to help you write CVs and covering letters, including examples. | 893 kb (campus only) | 2,065 kb (campus only) |