Optimise your CV, prepare for classic interview questions and avoid the most common mistakes.
🎯 10 Classic Interview Questions
Most common interview questions, with strategy, tips and mistakes to avoid.
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📄 CV Optimisation
6 essential rules for your CV to pass ATS systems and impress recruiters.
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Use keywords from the job posting
ATS systems filter CVs by keywords. Copy exact terms from the job description into your CV — tailor it for each application.
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Quantify your results
Instead of "improved sales", write "increased sales by 23% in one quarter". Numbers capture attention and prove impact.
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Maximum 2 pages
Recruiters spend 6-8 seconds reading a CV. Be concise. Remove experience older than 10 years if not relevant.
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Clean ATS-friendly format
Avoid tables, columns, text boxes and graphics. Use plain text with clear sections: Contact, Summary, Experience, Education, Skills.
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Adapt for your local market
Tailor your CV to the norms of your target country. Include a professional photo only where culturally expected, and align your language to the local job market.
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Include an updated LinkedIn
Recruiters check LinkedIn. Make sure it is consistent with your CV. Add a custom URL (linkedin.com/in/yourname).
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⚠️ Most Common Interview Mistakes
Avoid these mistakes and stand out from other candidates. Each mistake includes a practical solution.
⏰Arriving late
CRITICAL
• Impact: Immediate elimination
✅Solution: Do the journey the day before. Arrive 10 min early.
📱Phone ringing
HIGH
• Impact: Serious distraction
✅Solution: Turn it off (not silent — off).
🙅Badmouthing your ex-employer
HIGH
• Impact: Red flag for recruiters
✅Solution: Stay positive: "I'm looking for new challenges".
🤷Not knowing the company
HIGH
• Impact: Obvious lack of interest
✅Solution: Read the website, LinkedIn, recent news, Glassdoor.
📝Having no questions
MEDIUM
• Impact: Appears disengaged
✅Solution: Prepare 3-5 questions about team, culture, goals.
💬Answers that are too long
MEDIUM
• Impact: Loses the interviewer's attention
✅Solution: 2-minute rule: if you go over, you're talking too much.
👔Inappropriate attire
MEDIUM
• Impact: Bad first impression
✅Solution: Rule: dress one level above the company's dress code.
😐Lack of enthusiasm
MEDIUM
• Impact: Not memorable
✅Solution: Show energy, smile, maintain eye contact.