The Grad Soc

🤝 WHAT WE LOOK FOR WHEN WE INTERVIEW STUDENTS AND GRADS 🤝

Yep, we’re seriously just giving you a cheat sheet for landing that next internship…

🧩Skills
It goes without saying, if the job description wants a certain skill then we’re going to be looking for how you’ve developed these skills (and it doesn’t have to be professional experience, it can be personal projects, extracurriculars, side hustles, etc)

👋Communication
You don’t have to be the most confident but being able to get your point across and speak about yourself well goes a long way

✏️Research and prep
It’s usually obvious who has looked at the company website, socials, and knows about the mission - all of which shows you’re super keen and want to learn more

🎉 Enthusiasm
If we can sense a genuine passion (and you tell us you’re super keen!) for the role AND the company, we know you’re likely to put your all into the work and stick at it

Make sure to save this for your upcoming summer internship interviews!

STUDENTS AND GRADS 👉 to land that internship or job, you have to PROVE you have the right skills 🧩

Anyone can say they have the right skills, but how does a hiring manager actually KNOW that you do?

You need to share an example, and the deets to go with it👇

Q: Can you tell me about a time you’ve utilised your organisational skills?

A: As a university student, I’ve utilised my organisational skills preparing for 5 lectures and 3 seminars a week for 3 modules this term. This required me to stay extremely organised, creating daily to-do lists and blocking out chunks of my calendar for focus work time ✏️

Q: Can you tell me about a time you’ve demonstrated your creativity?

A: During my free time, I like to stay creative by working on my student blog, this requires me to brainstorm new, creative ideas every week to engage my audience and stay relevant- for example {give example of 2 blogs you’ve previous written} 💻

Give a hiring manager the proof they need to hire you!

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