Congratulations on completing the Interview Prediction Grid Test (IPG) ©2020.
Below is a breakdown of your Interview Identity
2/2 – Inadequate
As the lowest score on the IPG, it is highly unlikely that a 2/2 – Inadequate interviewee, coming across as lacking the required criteria (competence and confidence) – will be offered a paid position.
In fact, many voluntary interviewers, unless they feel they have resources to support a 2/2 – Inadequate applicant, will also refuse an offer of unpaid employment.
The employer, due to a lack of rapport, will stop looking for potential and instead will be hoping to terminate the interview at the earliest stage.
Strengths
The 2/2 – Inadequate applicant is in essence a blank piece of paper, from which a masterpiece can be created. By showing willingness, the candidate can be seen as someone who can be moulded by an organisation.
For voluntary positions, many employers are keen to support applicants who may struggle to gain paid work allowing this natural ‘vulnerability’ to become an asset, but opportunities like this can be rare.
Development
Confidence can be improved significantly within a very short timeframe. As an example, research shows how standing in a confident stance improves internal confidence levels.
Employers recruiting for low skilled voluntary roles value work ethic and personal qualities more than academic ability. By improving employability skills: communication, teamwork, problem solving, customer service, the applicant’s level of confidence will also increase.
Gaining experience to improve soft, key skills would be useful. Work experience as part of an educational course can assist with this. All experiences can be used to showcase a wider range of skills and qualities. An example of this could be helping out at a village fair selling raffle tickets to develop customer service skills.
Attending educational courses, not only improves the perceived ‘interview identity’ as the applicant’s level of knowledge increases, it also builds confidence as self-worth develops within the applicant.
Advice for the job interview
- Focus interview answers on personal skills, qualities and strengths. Use personal stories to increase the length of the interview answer
- Show willingness and make reference to a positive work ethic, allowing an employer to see what you can bring to the team
- Utilise pauses as this breaks up the delivery of the answer and allows you to take deep, calming breaths to reduce interview anxiety
Research: IPG
