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What's the first thing you're looking for in a candidate for a job?

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The first thing you're looking for with a job candidate is enthusiasm for the role.

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You're also looking for them to demonstrate experience relevant to the position.

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How do you get candidates to relax in the interview?

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It's important to engage with the candidate straight away.

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So when you collect them from reception or from the front of the building,

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whatever it may be you want to kind of greet them in a friendly manner you want to ask them some

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general questions just talking about their journey into the interview or the weather or have they

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been to the city before and during the interview during an interview once it is commenced i will

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always try to start the interview with some general questions just to allow the candidate

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to talk about themselves to talk about their cv their background and often when a candidate is

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talking about something they know, which is themselves and what they've been doing, they're

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able to settle down much more quickly and have an element of confidence around what

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they're talking.

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Is it important for candidates to ask the interviewer questions? And if so, what

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kind of questions should candidates ask?

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Questions can be related to anything, so I personally would encourage candidates to ask

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questions related to any aspect of employment and most recruiters would welcome that sort

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of interaction as an opportunity to actually give a little bit more information about the company.

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Is it OK for candidates to ask about the money or the salary at the interview?

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Of course, and candidates should be honest and realistic about their expectations too.

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An interview is an appropriate environment to ask such a question, especially if salary

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or salary banding was not identified in the job advert.

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How important are CVs and covering letters?

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CVs are very important to a recruiter because it actually provides an overview of a candidate's

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background, their employment, what they've been doing to date. But a cover letter can actually

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be more important because that's where a candidate will actually list and identify how they meet the

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criteria for the post. So it allows a candidate to be very specific about demonstrating what skills

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and experience they have that would be relevant. And often that skill and experience may be missed

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on a CV when you're looking at a wider career history.

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What's the worst thing a job candidate can do when they're applying for a job?

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First thing is obviously make mistakes on their application. That's always viewed negatively

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depending on the role that they're applying for. Also coming to an interview late, coming

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to an interview unprepared.