Use every single advantage that you have at your disposal. Of the grads that were successful, a large proportion of them mentioned leaning on their friends, family and colleagues for assistance with the interview process. Run your presentation past them, ask them for interview questions and do as much research on Coles as a business as you can.
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Hiring process is similar to other big companies. Prepare and relax.
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Look at the values page and speak to them
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Be outgoing and passionate
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Always have Coles' values and mission in mind when answering questions. Make it relatable to yourself and the company, because they want to see how you fit in with them.
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To engage in teamwork during the interview process and ensure you show your teamwork skills
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They should research the company to have a thorough understanding of who Coles, is what they do and why. They should also have a range of examples that they can apply to interview questions using the STAR method.
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Be confident and lead during group tasks but don't dominate. ask the person who hasn't said much their opinion.
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know the company values
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Learn about Coles, be confident in your answers for interview questions, be confident about the skills that you have already and ensure you prepare for your interview with mock questions. Adapting to the nature of the conversation will also help create rapport - but ensure to insert the boundary of being too friendly and still maintaining professionalism
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Reading up upon company's Values and which ones resonate most within you. Be yourself. Company is looking at more 'people' people.
Graduate, Melbourne - 27 Jul 2023
Research the company, values, read news articles, understand how your own values align with the company and practice your interviewing skills!
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know the company values
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Be yourself, show personality
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Ask specific questions to the function
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Don't try to overplay your experience / skills - treat it as if you are talking to someone, rather than being interrogated. This lets you connect more with the interviewer. Also, know the company values inside and out and relate to it as much as possible.
Graduate, Melbourne - 28 Jun 2023
Be yourself and take initiative in the group assessment task.
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- Be yourself. Let your personality shine through. - Don't leave submissions to the last minute. - Set up a nice quiet space to complete interview activities.
Graduate, Melbourne - 23 Jun 2023
reflect on all past workplaces and come up with some examples to times where you used teamwork skills, adapted to a new situation, ran into a challenging situation, or anything else that you are proud of in your working career. This helped me the best when I was asked interview questions as I already had a list of examples ready to go.
Graduate, Melbourne - 22 Jun 2023
Think about what impact you'd have on Coles as a company - questions like these can come up in interview questions. Be sure to research what projects and initiatives Coles is working on in recent times.
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