Before applying:
- Get involved in things in and outside of University. Join a society, a club, volunteer, or gain work experience where and when you can. This will help you stand out and give an insight into your personality and skills.
- Update your CV. Make sure you highlight relevant experiences and skills, and don’t forget to include all your qualifications. For CV tips, check out How to write a successful CV.
- Research different roles and different companies and find the one for you. We want to know why you’re choosing our grad programme and our business, so you need to know your stuff.
Submitting a written application form:
- Write your answers in Microsoft Word first, proofread and spell check everything before you submit it.
- Read each question thoroughly, be concise and structure your answers.
- If you’re asked to give an example, try applying a method like STAR (situation, task, action, result).
Interviews:
- Practice and prepare. Think about what you may be asked (interviewers will nearly always ask you a range of behaviour and competency questions), so prepare some good examples that cover a range of topics.
- Know your strengths and weaknesses and be honest. We want to know what you’re good at but we also want to see that you can recognise your weaknesses and know when you need to ask for support from your team.
- If you have some work experience, be sure to know exactly what that has taught you and what skills you’ve gained from it.
- Try not to let your nerves get the better of you. Don’t be afraid to ask for a minute before approaching an answer, particularly if it’s a business scenario or problem-solving question. Interviewers want to see how you approach and think through your answer.
- Lastly, and most importantly, be yourself and let your personality shine through! We want to get to know YOU.
You can read more about our Graduate Schemes here.
