Interviews can be incredibly stressful for a number of reasons and the best way to alleviate this stress is to be prepared. Reading the documents that are prepared by the procurement recruitment agency like talentdrive.co.uk or the company advertising the job, is the best place to start.

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There are also lots of useful tips that you can find online as well as examples of the questions that might be asked. A number of different styles of questions are used in interviews and these can include some of the following:

• Technical questions – these are the kinds of questions that are asked in jobs such as medical, finance and engineering and will look for examples and answers that demonstrate your knowledge of the key elements of the industry.

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• Competency questions – these are the questions that will focus on highlighting whether you meet the essential and any of the desirable skills and knowledge that were highlighted on the person specification.

• Strengths questions – these will often look at ways in which you have helped out customers or dealt with difficult situations. They look at your ability to be able to work under pressure and to deadlines.

• Situational questions – these are where you may be given a scenario and asked how you would have dealt with the situation. It helps to identify whether you can make decisions and how well you work with other people.