Interview tips — how to prepare in the week before
Interview tips for the week before: research, aptitude warm-ups, STAR stories, what to bring, and questions to ask in an interview.
Strong candidates treat interviews like exams with a syllabus: company, role, your stories, and logistics. Weak candidates re-read the homepage once and hope for conversational luck.
Seven days out
Re-read the job description and your submitted CV side by side — every bullet is fair game. Research the company: product, customers, recent news, competitors. Write three questions for the interviewer that show you did the work.
Draft six STAR stories aligned to the posting keywords. If the invitation is an online assessment (OT / OA), add one full aptitude and psychometric warm-up plus a short SJT block. Schedule a mock with a friend or career service.
Day before and day of
Test video link, camera, and mic; pick clothes one level above daily student wear. Print or open your resume and the job ad. Plan arrival or login 10 minutes early. For one-way video, rehearse one STAR answer aloud against a timer.
Bring a notebook — write names and follow-up items during the call. Silence phone notifications.
Afterward
Send thank-you within 24 hours. Update pipeline stage. If rejected, ask politely for feedback once — some grad programs share useful notes. Feed learnings back into the next tailor pass on your profile.