As a Careers Adviser you will be expected to provide advice and support to job seekers. You will need to have some prior knowledge of the job market interviewing and recruitment and be able to discuss job details with clients and help them improve their CV’s etc.
Before attending an interview you will need to be certain of your previous experiences matched with the job requirements. Have you done something similar that you can draw upon during your interview, how do you communicate with people of all levels? You may be faced with making some difficult situation for people depending on the company or body that you work for so you need to be able to think on your feet and follow company procedures.
As a Careers adviser, your interviewer will be looking to see if you can provide support and help to people looking for careers advise. Depending on the company or body that you are hoping to be employed by will depend on what type of people you will advising and what their situations are.
During your interview, you could be asked questions such as:
When in the past have you helped someone to get a new job?What advice would you give to someone who could not do the job that they want to apply for?Do you know how to do a CV and help someone lay it out?What are your strong subjects to advise on?What do you feel makes a good interview?Related: Interview Questions and Answers
You will need excellent communication skills as you will spend the majority of your time talking and discussing opportunities with people. You will need a great deal of patience and empathy towards people and genuinely feel like you could help them. You will need excellent time management skills and be organised as you will be seeing numerous people each day and each meeting will be different depending on the person and situation.
Good luck.
