I'll ask you some common interview questions.

I suggest you pause the video at the end of each question

and then think about how you'd anwser it.

Say your answers out loud

and practice how it would be in a real interview.

You can even record yourself on your phone or your webcam

so you can watch it back and learn where you can improve on your answer.

I'll finish up with giving you some tips

on what you'd would expect to hear in a successful interview.

Let's get started.

How long have you been a carpenter?

Where did you do your apprenticeship?

Do you have experience as a residential, commercial or industrial carpenter?

What was it about a career as a carpenter that appealed to you?

What do you think makes a good carpenter?

Do you test tools before use and how?

What kind of projects do you most enjoy and why?

Have you ever had a problem completing a project and what happened?

Can you operate a scissor lift and what safety precautions would you take?

How do you ensure your measurements are accurate?

Do you have any questions for me?

When attending an interview,

make sure you have your white card, your first aid cirtificate

and all the relavent documentation for what you've achieved throughout your training.

It's important that you show you're deligent, and knowledgeable in OH and S.

Qaulifications and confidence would make a interviewee stand out for good reasons.

It's really important that you do a bit of research on the company you're applying for

and the type of work that they do.

It's important also to know if you are interviewing with somebody you know,

it is a job interview. It's not just two mates catching up.

When given a specific example of a question asked,

you want to make sure it doesn't come a cross as an excuse,

as 'I haven't completed a task because of....'.

Employers want to make sure that you're confident enough to perform a task,

be given a role and complete that.

It's also important to show that you can work in a team environment such as construction.