When you receive your invitation

Please accept the invitation by using the link provided in your interview invitation, this lets us know you can attend. If you can't attend, please get in touch with the Recruitment Coordinator who emailed you, or by emailing jobs@bath.ac.uk 

Let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments for the interview process, for example you may need an accessible room or additional time for any assessments involved in the interview. Please do not hesitate to ask for any reasonable adjustments.

You will be advised who the interview panel will include. It may help to find out more about the selection panel, search and find staff profiles on our website or alternatively many of our staff can be found on LinkedIn.

Preparation

Do your research. You can find contact details, locations, news, events and other information about our departments on our website.

If you would like to find out more information on the role, the advert will include a contact within the department to discuss further. 

Remind yourself of the requirements of the job description and person specification. The interview panel will usually ask a series of questions linked directly to the selection criteria listed in the job description. It’s important to ensure that you meet the essential criteria of the role and bring examples of how you meet this to the interview. It is fine to take notes to the interview with you.

Be prepared with questions which you may want to ask the panel. While not essential, it's a great opportunity to find out more about the job itself, the team you may be working with and the wider University.  

Check the interview arrangements

We try wherever possible to advertise the date of the interview to ensure that arrangements can be made in plenty of time. If the timings are not suitable, please contact the Recruitment Coordinator who emailed you and we can check if an alternative is available. 

Plan your route. You will be provided with location information for the interview including a map of the campus and further information about public transport, parking and accessibility. Find out how to get to Bath and the University campus.

Ensure you read the invitation carefully to check what you will be asked to do, whether there will be an assessment, presentation or if you need to prepare anything in advance.

At the interview

You are likely to be interviewed by a panel of two or more people. For academic positions this may be significantly more. The invitation will let you know who the panel will be. 

Typically, our interviews last between 30 to 60 minutes. The anticipated length will be confirmed within the invitation. During the interview you can expect to be asked questions to show how your experience, knowledge and skillset match the criteria of the role. 

Take your time to answer each question carefully. If you need more time to answer the question, you can ask the panel to repeat the question or explain this in more detail.  

Answer questions in relation to what you did personally, providing examples of your past experiences.

You'll have the opportunity to ask your prepared questions to the interview panel at the end of the interview. If there is not time, you can ask if another member of staff could answer them separately. 

Clarify the next steps of the process at the end of the interview and establish when you should hear the outcome. The Recruitment Team will be in contact you confirm the outcome of the interview. If you are unsuccessful, you will be given the opportunity to request feedback,

Applying for reimbursement of your interview expenses

We appreciate that attending an interview may cost you money, and we’re happy to offer reimbursement for reasonable travel expenses or anyone travelling over a 30-mile radius of the University. For more information, please visit our reimbursement webpage.