Job interview training can help you perform better in interviews, give you an edge over other candidates and significantly improve your chances of getting the job you want in today's tough job market. There are a lot of books on interview coaching and although they may be useful, the best way to become more successful at interviews is to practice. An interview coach can help you:

1. Sell your CV  - An interview coach will help you explain the contents of your CV, how to highlight what you’ve done, what sets you apart from other candidates and the language to use to sell yourself more effectively during your interview.

2. Understand the job description  - An interview coach can give you an insight into what a job entails, the skills a company is looking for and will review and map out your relevant skills, education, experience and achievements against the job description.

3. Practice and improve your interview performance - Interview coaching involves a tailored mock interview based on the job you have applied for which allows the coach to identify and discuss the strengths and areas for development in your interview technique. You can read this information in book but there is really no substitute for practice and expert feedback.

4. Market yourself successfully - An interview coach will help you communicate your skills to potential employers in an impactful way using action-orientated words. They will also help you present yourself more effectively by advising how to select and communicate the aspects of your experience in a convincing, relevant and interesting way.

5. Prepare effective interview answers  - An interview coach will work with you to help you understand what the interviewer is looking for, how the questions will be scored and how to provide answers that are relevant, structured and competency based.

6. Control your interview nerves - There will always be a certain unknown element in an interview, however, your interview coach will help you to prepare confident answers and show you how to present them in the best possible way. Research shows that just a few hours interview coaching can really make a significant difference to your confidence.

7. Get your body language right - Body language can reveal a lot about you in an interview situation and an interview coach can help you understand basic body language, what the interviewer may read into, as well as helping you to begin to read the interviewer.

8. Build your confidence - This is the key to success in an interview. If you convey that you are confident in your own ability to the interviewer, you will gain their interest and trust. By using an interview coach you are reducing the ‘fear of the unknown’, such as how the process works, what to say and how to act which will allow you to give a more confident performance.

9. Prepare questions to ask - Asking the right questions will not only make you appear more committed as a candidate but will also give you better insight into both the challenges and opportunities that may lie ahead. Interview coaching can help you prepare relevant questions to ask the interviewer to show that you’ve really thought about the job.

10. Provide post-interview support  - An interview coach can provide you with post interview support usually for up to 6 weeks or a top up session if you have other interviews coming up and can help you negotiate your salary and benefits.

MyCVandMe offer telephone and face to face job interview training sessions for all types of interviews including one to one interviews, panel interviews, presentations and assessment centres. We have coached thousands of professionals to win their dream job. If you would like to find out more please contact us.