LCF Grad Futures: Boost Your Interview Skills to Get Hired

Name: LCF Grad Futures: Boost Your Interview Skills to Get Hired
Start: 2025-11-26T14:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-11-26T16:00:00+00:00
Location: London College of Fashion, EB M01 (Lecture Theatre)

Schedule

Wed Nov 26 2025 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

London College of Fashion, EB M01 (Lecture Theatre) | London, EN

Master interview techniques to confidently answer common interview questions and talk about yourself and your work securing your dream job.
About this Event

This session is only for London College of Fashion students and graduates. It is aligned to your Graduate Futures careers and employability journey.

This session will explore how to prepare for both online and in-person interviews, including tips on talking about yourself and answering tough questions under pressure.

We’ll guide you through the process of self-reflection, helping you to understand your strengths and experiences, so you can articulate them clearly and confidently in an interview and take a deep dive into how to master the most common interview questions, with practical tips to answer with confidence and authenticity using the STAR technique in a way that leaves a lasting impression.

Advice on non-verbal communication techniques, the best questions to ask your interviewer, and the power of follow-up emails and maintaining resilience throughout your job search, is included to ensure you stay motivated and prepared for every opportunity that comes your way!

By attending this session you’ll gain access to the Graduate Futures Padlet, filled with resources, podcasts, videos and further reading.

Speakers

, Graduate Futures Careers Consultant: Leveraging over 30 years of experience as a Buyer, Headhunter and now Consultant, Melanie has worked with a number of brands including Christian Louboutin, Vivienne Westwood, AllSaints, Threads Styling and Sweaty Betty on projects relating to talent acquisition and executive search. Passionate about helping to build both brands and careers through putting the right people, in the right place at the right time she continues to use her industry expertise to coach and inspire the next generation looking to pursue careers in fashion.

Useful resources

In this session, you will develop the key skills of resilience, communication, storytelling, and self-efficacy as defined by the UAL Creative Attributes Framework (My_CAF). Before attending this activity, we suggest you:

Check out the Graduate Futures Moodle page, (or for alumni the Graduate Futures Leavers Pack), which is filled with resources, learning guides, and podcasts.
Students should explore the Graduate Futures Careers Padlet, which is filled with useful links, videos, and further reading.

If there are any barriers to your participation in this event or you have access requirements you wish to discuss, please contact [email protected] in advance, we'd be happy to talk with you. If you can't sign-up as the tickets have run out or expired, please email and see if you are still able to attend.

Image credit: India Mae Alby, LCF Careers Fair 2024