Interview for a position with a higher wage

Savesmartsunday

I'm in the fortunate position to have an interview with an external company and the wage is £38k and I'm on £33k. So a step up. I believe I can do aspects of the job because it's similar to my own but also some I'm not familiar with, as it's more of an officer position whereas before I've done admin. 

The company have actually provided interview tips etc and I assume this will be a competitive job.


Any tips? 

Brie

Is there anyone in the company you can talk to?  Ask for an informal chat prior to the interview?

Look at their website and see what "language" they use to describe themselves and see if you can talk in the same way so you look/sound like one of them.  

Get a friend to go through practice questions with you - always helpful so you have good strong answers.  And ensure you have something to say about what you don't know and how you are going to grow in those parts of the job.

ButterCheese

Yes, tell yourself that you can do the job and everything will be fine.  Because it will.  If you're the right person for the job, and if the job is right for you, then you'll manage it with no problems.  Many people I work with are totally useless and still manage not to get fired, so there is hope for everyone!

DullGreyGuy

Savesmartsunday said:

I'm in the fortunate position to have an interview with an external company and the wage is £38k and I'm on £33k. So a step up. I believe I can do aspects of the job because it's similar to my own but also some I'm not familiar with, as it's more of an officer position whereas before I've done admin. 

The company have actually provided interview tips etc and I assume this will be a competitive job.

Any tips? 

Similar to the above make sure you look at their job advert again to remind yourself of what they say they are looking for and ensure you prepare ideas on cases where you have done what they are saying the job will require you to do or demonstrating the skills they've asked for etc. 

Prepare some questions to ask them, make them relevant to the role and not things like how many days holidays or how big is the average bonus etc. You an try and ask questions like what are the biggest initial challenges going to be for the successful candidate and then hopefully be able to come back with examples of when you've dealt with those matters before

Be human, for a lot of roles there are dozens of people that could do the job and most jobs dont require you to be the worlds best at something, however people interviewing you generally have to consider are they going to like having you on the team or are they going to dread every time they have to interact with you... in most cases I'll hire the persons thats got the skills and fits in rather than the superstar who's going to be a constant sore thumb and going to be endless trouble for me. I'm not suggesting doing "knock knock jokes" but I'm generally rather jovial and normally there's some part of the interview where we can all smile on shared experiences etc. 

tacpot12

Make sure you understand how the officer roll is different from your previous jobs, and be ready to provide the best examples you can where you have demonstrated that you have behaved as an officer, even if the link is tenuous. T to have an example ready and have rehearsed delivering it according to the STAR method - see here: How to ace your new interview: STAR interview technique

lincroft1710

Unless interviews have changed, from personal experience, interviewers are likely to question you on the aspects of the job you can't do. So any preparation you can do in this area may pay dividends

Savesmartsunday

DullGreyGuy said:

Savesmartsunday said:

I'm in the fortunate position to have an interview with an external company and the wage is £38k and I'm on £33k. So a step up. I believe I can do aspects of the job because it's similar to my own but also some I'm not familiar with, as it's more of an officer position whereas before I've done admin. 

The company have actually provided interview tips etc and I assume this will be a competitive job.

Any tips? 

Similar to the above make sure you look at their job advert again to remind yourself of what they say they are looking for and ensure you prepare ideas on cases where you have done what they are saying the job will require you to do or demonstrating the skills they've asked for etc. 

Prepare some questions to ask them, make them relevant to the role and not things like how many days holidays or how big is the average bonus etc. You an try and ask questions like what are the biggest initial challenges going to be for the successful candidate and then hopefully be able to come back with examples of when you've dealt with those matters before

Be human, for a lot of roles there are dozens of people that could do the job and most jobs dont require you to be the worlds best at something, however people interviewing you generally have to consider are they going to like having you on the team or are they going to dread every time they have to interact with you... in most cases I'll hire the persons thats got the skills and fits in rather than the superstar who's going to be a constant sore thumb and going to be endless trouble for me. I'm not suggesting doing "knock knock jokes" but I'm generally rather jovial and normally there's some part of the interview where we can all smile on shared experiences etc. 

I really do come across people who aren't good at their job but nice people lol 

Savvy_Sue

If it's local authority / housing association / educational / health / civil service etc then be prepared to answer a question about equalities, so know what's covered and think about how the organisation could be better at it. 

DullGreyGuy

Savesmartsunday said:

DullGreyGuy said:

Savesmartsunday said:

I'm in the fortunate position to have an interview with an external company and the wage is £38k and I'm on £33k. So a step up. I believe I can do aspects of the job because it's similar to my own but also some I'm not familiar with, as it's more of an officer position whereas before I've done admin. 

The company have actually provided interview tips etc and I assume this will be a competitive job.

Any tips? 

Similar to the above make sure you look at their job advert again to remind yourself of what they say they are looking for and ensure you prepare ideas on cases where you have done what they are saying the job will require you to do or demonstrating the skills they've asked for etc. 

Prepare some questions to ask them, make them relevant to the role and not things like how many days holidays or how big is the average bonus etc. You an try and ask questions like what are the biggest initial challenges going to be for the successful candidate and then hopefully be able to come back with examples of when you've dealt with those matters before

Be human, for a lot of roles there are dozens of people that could do the job and most jobs dont require you to be the worlds best at something, however people interviewing you generally have to consider are they going to like having you on the team or are they going to dread every time they have to interact with you... in most cases I'll hire the persons thats got the skills and fits in rather than the superstar who's going to be a constant sore thumb and going to be endless trouble for me. I'm not suggesting doing "knock knock jokes" but I'm generally rather jovial and normally there's some part of the interview where we can all smile on shared experiences etc. 

I really do come across people who aren't good at their job but nice people lol 

And there are people who are great at interviewing but not so great at their jobs. 

I'm freelance and know a lot of my peers/competition, there are those that are always in an active engagement and those that have big gaps between clients as they struggle to win their next gig. I'd argue there is a poor correlation between their technical skill and which camp they are in, oddly equally poor correlation between their day rate and which camp they are in. 

EnPointe

Savvy_Sue said:

If it's local authority / housing association / educational / health / civil service etc then be prepared to answer a question about equalities, so know what's covered and think about how the organisation could be better at it. 

if nothing else know the 9 protected characteristicsunder Equality Act 2010
and the difference between a protected characteristic and a protected belief 

Savesmartsunday

Thanks. Its for hosing but I don't know if I need to know about the protected characteristic as it's not directly linked to the job and I've never been asked it in my five positions within four companies but they do want to be inclusive and make sure you are pro gay, trans, religion such as Islam etc and want you to display pronouns etc