U13A2 M2
Analysis and evaluation
M2
Planning
I had to prepare documents for the process, such as the job specification, person specification
and application form. I also wrote a covering letter and CV in preparation, and researched the
job role and company so I knew what was involved in it. This research helped me with preparing
answers to possible questions in the job interview part of the process,this meant that the
interview was more likely to go well because I would be more prepared for questions, therefore I
would be able to answer them better than if I hadn’t done this. I used my research and
information from the job / person specification to help me to prepare answers, as well as using
information from my CV for questions relating to my own experience.
What did I do well?
Things that I did well in the planning process was writing the CV and cover letter, because I
improved my CV to better suit the job role, I also did research on the job role and the company
which helped me to make my cover letter and CV more applicable to the job role. I think I did
well in my research because I looked up about what skills were required for the role, as well as
the person specification, for example they wanted someone who was able to learn quickly to
pick up good product knowledge, and I adjusted my CV to this (quick learner, good listener) as
well as addressing it in my interview.
In the interview, I had a clear voice and eye contact, as well as using hand gestures, this
helped to make me seem more confident, which can help to leave a good lasting impression on
the interviewer, and these impressions are important because interviewers will remember this
when choosing who to give the job to. I also had a good understanding of the job role and used
information from my research on the business to help me with answering questions during the
interview, as well as showing the interviewer I was interested and wanted the job. The
interviewer said I had a good analysis of skills, this shows I did my research on the job as well
as leaving a positive impression on the interviewer. I used knowledge I had from the job /
person specification to answer the questions to try and make sure they were suited well to the
job role, this also showed the interviewer that I had an interest in the role and had looked at the
specification properly. I also used previous experience in my Young Enterprise team as an
example of something I was proud of, this also showed the interviewer I had previous
experience in working in a team, which is important because the job role said it was a
requirement to have the ability to participate as a key team member.
What didn't go so well?
In the planning process, I found it difficult to know what to write in my cover letter, so I don’t
think it went as well as it could have. Also, I didn’t prepare developed enough answers for all of
the questions, which meant during the interview my answers were not as confident and as
developed as needed. This meant my interview didn't go as well as it could have, as it meant I
didn’t come across as confident in my answers as I could have if I had prepared better. I did not
