hi there my name is richard mcmahon from
the interview training company
passmyinterview.com
and in this tutorial i am going to teach
you how to successfully pass a graduate
scheme job
interview so if you have a graduate
scheme interview coming up for any
organization
whatsoever make sure you stay tuned and
watch this presentation from start to
finish
because i promise to help you succeed
and to achieve that goal this
is what i will cover i will give you a
list of graduate scheme interview
questions
that i strongly recommend you prepare
for i will give you suggested
answers to challenging graduate scheme
interview questions to help you succeed
i will give you some really important
tips on how you can be the standout
candidate
and i will also tell you about further
resources
you can get access to including these
slides to help you pass your graduate
scheme job interview
so there's four reasons why you should
stay tuned and just very quickly
before we get started a very warm
welcome to this presentation from me
my name is richard mcmahon that is me
there in the center of the screen
i am a former fire officer of 17 years
and since then
i've been helping people like you to
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thank you very much let's get started so
the first interview
question is tell me about yourself and
the skills and qualities you have
that will help you successfully complete
this graduate scheme
now this first interview question gives
you the opportunity
to outline the skills and qualities you
have
and to also explain the type of person
you are in respect of your hard-working
nature
and your desire to learn and succeed
which are two
very important qualities needed when on
a graduate scheme
so here's a great answer to help you
i am a determined positive enthusiastic
and committed person
who enjoys working with other people to
complete challenging tasks
that help to make a difference although
i am young
i have a mindset that tells me i will
only achieve my life goals and
aspirations
if i work hard if i apply myself and if
i take the opportunities that come my
way
the skills and qualities i possess
include the ability to work as part of a
team
and on my own the ability to focus on
building positive relationships with
work colleagues
customers and clients and a hard-working
attitude
that wants to complete tasks to a high
standard i also have the desire to
continually learn and develop
by listening to and applying the
information and knowledge
that others are willing to pass on to me
so that's a brilliant
answer to that first graduate scheme
interview question tell me about
yourself
and it sets you up with confidence for
the remainder of your interview
now you can either pause the video if
you want to and take a note of the
questions and
answers as we progress together or if
you want to wait
i will tell you soon where you can
download my full set of 24
graduate scheme interview questions and
top scoring answers
including the ones we are working
through together today so the next
question that i want you to prepare for
is
what has attracted you to this graduate
scheme now this question is guaranteed
to feature at some stage during your
interview
make sure you give three reasons why you
are attracted to their scheme
again here's my suggested answer to help
you
what has attracted you to this graduate
scheme i have been attracted to this
graduate scheme for three reasons
number one it is in an industry that i
want my long-term career to be within
number two it is with your organization
and because you have a formidable track
record for success
and innovation i know it will be a great
place for me to learn and develop
and finally number three the scheme
itself is intensive it is professional
and providing i work hard and apply
myself which i am confident i will do
then i will have achieved a significant
amount in terms of professional
development
knowledge and workplace skills i would
also hope to have impressed you enough
to be offered a full-time work position
either at the end of the scheme or at
some stage in the future
so that's a brilliant answer because you
are giving three
impressive reasons why you are attracted
to this particular graduate scheme
now don't go anywhere because i still
have more questions and answers to work
through with you
but when you're ready if you want to
click that link in the top right hand
corner of the video
you can go through to my website
pastmyinterview.com and download my full
set of 24
graduate scheme interview questions and
brilliant answers including the ones we
are working through together right now
here's the next question how can we be
sure you'll complete the graduate scheme
to the necessary standard
now it is essential the organization you
are applying to work for has the
confidence in your abilities
to successfully complete the scheme to a
high standard
in your answer show you already have a
plan in place of how you intend
to be successful here's my suggested
answer
i will complete this graduate scheme
because having studied what is involved
and what i need to do to be successful
i already have a plan in place of how i
will get the most out of my time with
your company
i am a self-starter with a strong work
ethic and this means i will spend time
in the evenings reflecting on what i've
learned
during each working day whilst
continually learning
as much as possible about the industry
how it operates and how your
organization
achieves its objectives during my
academic studies
i developed strong organizational skills
and i'm able to maintain a cool head
and a pragmatic approach to completing
tasks and solving problems
i am by no means perfect but i feel my
positive attitude and my openness to
learning from others
will enable me to complete the graduate
scheme to a high standard
so that shows you already have a plan in
place you have gone through similar
situations before during your academic
stud
studies where you have applied yourself
to achieve success
and that's very important the next
question
what can you bring to our team whilst on
this graduate scheme
now although you are primarily there on
the graduate scheme to learn
the company you are applying for wants
to hear how you can add value to their
team
and how you can contribute to the
success of their organization
here's my suggested answer i can bring
an ability to fit into a team quickly
and learn the organizational value so i
can start contributing positively in a
fast
time frame i can bring strong
communication skills
and the understanding of how important
it is to listen more than i speak
i can help with the completion of tasks
by supporting my work colleagues
and helping them if they need my
assistance and i can bring a positive
can-do attitude that will hopefully rub
off on others and make us all feel like
we can achieve
anything we want to for our organization
i understand how important teamwork is
within any organization
and my selfless approach to tasks means
i will always put the interests of your
business and your customers and clients
above everything else that's another
rock solid answer
the next question i want you to prepare
for tell me a time when you faced
adversity
and how you felt before during and after
so this is a tough
graduate scheme interview question but
how you respond to challenging
situations in the workplace
is very important whilst you are on the
graduate scheme
think of a difficult situation you've
previously been in where you remained
calm
you demonstrated confidence and you
achieved a successful
outcome here's my suggested answer
during my very first job i was keen to
make a positive impact quickly
during some of the early team meetings i
was trying to contribute and put across
my suggestions
but a long-serving member of the team
would cut across me
and he appeared to dismiss my ideas
initially i put this down to me just
being a new member of the team
but when it continued to happen i
decided to sort it out
i spoke to him in private following one
of the meetings and i asked him why he
was behaving as he was
he was initially quite defensive about
my comments but when i went on to
explain in a calm manner
what he was doing and how it made me
feel he backed down and he apologized
for his behavior from that day on things
were different and i was able to
contribute towards the team positively
without the fear of not being listened
to i felt a little bit apprehensive at
first about challenging him
but i am also quite a confident person
so i knew it was the right thing to do
after the situation i felt much better
and i was pleased i had the confidence
to tackle the adversity head-on
in a calm and composed manner that's a
brilliant answer to that situational
interview question
and it shows you can deal with difficult
situations based around adversity in a
calm and composed manner which is really
important
so the next thing to do click that link
in the top right hand corner of the
video
go through to my page at
passmyinterview.com have a look at all
of those 24 graduate scheme interview
questions
they are the ones that i recommend you
prepare for you also have the option to
download all of the answers
including the ones we've gone through
today they are all to a very high
standard
also make sure you read the tips on that
page because they will help you to stand
out and succeed
at your interview please don't forget to
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all the best for passing your graduate
scheme
interview have a brilliant day