How to work: Preparation is key to standing out at job interviews

It doesn’t matter how impressive your CV is if you can’t back it up at interview stage. Here are some tips on how to make sure you impress

‘Every inch of your CV will be thoroughly examined. Be prepared to go into detail on everything if needed’

Having interviewed people for lots of different jobs over the years, it has often struck me how differently a candidate can come across in their CV versus how they perform in interview.

When you’re busy and taking time out of your working day to interview someone based on a promising CV, it can be immensely frustrating to find that they’ve made little effort to research your company or find out about the role on offer.