Interview advice

Job interviews are crucial for several reasons such as assessing qualifications, understanding the candidate's personality and the company culture, and especially to clarify expectations. The interview process can be challenging, but a crucial element of success is excelling at answering typical interview questions. We use competency based questions to assess your qualifications, personality, and problem-solving skills. These questions can cover topics such as your background, strengths, weaknesses, goals, and experiences.

By preparing and formulating thoughtful answers, you can effectively demonstrate your qualifications, emphasize your unique strengths, and make a memorable impression on the interviewers.

Research

Have you thoroughly understood the job responsibilities from the job posting? Are you clear about what the company is looking for in a candidate? Do you know what the company's core goals are? Study the job posting and check out the company profile online.

Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions - email us dc.emea.careers@global.ntt or call us via +49 (0) 69 7801-2494 (Germany) | +44 (0) 20 4574-3746 (UK).

Your application

Do your skills align with the job requirements? Share your experiences and achievements with us, demonstrating how they relate to the position you are applying for. List all the important stages in your career chronologically in reverse order, start with your current job. Include other skills that you think might be relevant for the job you apply for (e.g. language skills, IT skills, driver's licence). Upload your profile via our career page and attach your CV. We will get back to you once our team has reviewed your application.

The interview

Excelling in interviews is a skill that gets better with preparation and practice. By getting familiar with common questions and developing thoughtful, well-structured answers, you can confidently present your qualifications and authentic self. Keep in mind, the goal is not to memorize perfect responses, but to engage in meaningful conversations that highlight your alignment with the role and the company’s values.

Tips to excel in job interviews

  • Tell a story

    By choosing a challenge from your past which is relavent to the role that you applied for, you will give the interviewers insights into your experiences and your work ethic. Use the STAR method to describe the challenge and how you solved it. The STAR method stands for: Situation, Task, Action and Results. When telling your story, focus on your response of the Action and Result. 

Let us know who you are

To make it as simple as possible, you can apply for a job by only creating an account and attach your resume. However, please be aware that a comprehensive application will help us to get to know you better. The more information you provide on your talents, abilities and knowledge the better we can determine whether we'll be a good fit for you. Please apply only through our system. Below you can find some useful tips for your application.

Depending on the position, we work with an individual set of criteria in the pre-selection and final selection. In the end, it’s the candidate's overall impression that counts – this depends on how well the knowledge, characteristics and abilities of the candidate fit our defined requirements. Age, gender or cultural background have absolutely no influence on our selection decision. All applicants are welcome - Together we do great things.

The Resume

List all the important stages in your career chronologically in reverse order, start with your current job

Highlight relevant roles, responsibilities or projects

Make sure that the resume does not have any gaps and the dates match your certificates and references

Include other skills that you think might be relevant for the job you apply for (e.g. language skills, IT skills, driver's licence)

You should write the application with the reader in mind - ask yourself 'what do they need to know about me?'

Photo

We would like to receive a photo of you. However, you are not required to include a photo.

The Cover Letter

Always focus on what is important and keep it brief

Let us know exactly why you’re the right person for the job

Tell us what makes you special and sets you apart from the other applicants

Change your perspective and think about who you are addressing and how you can arouse the reader's interest

Additional Documents

Please include all relevant additional documents (e.g. certificates, reference letter, transcripts)

What's next?

Once we have received your application you will get an automated reply confirming your application. We then will have a look how well your profile matches with the defined requirements of the respective job. If we require any additional information or have any questions we will contact you.

If you are selected for the next step, we usually will invite you for a face-to-face interview. After scheduling the interview via phone you will receive a confirmation through our system. In some circumstances, depending on the position or, for example, for applications from abroad, we might schedule a telephone or video interview. The aim is to get a personal impression in a conversational situation with representatives from the relevant department and HR. Depending on the position, there might be a second interview or a get-to-know day in the respective department.