If you get an interview for a job, you have done well and clearly met the criteria for the post or perhaps presented an intriguing mix of skills, qualifications and experience that could work in this job in a slightly different way.
You need to prepare for your interview by researching the job, the organisation and the employment sector, so that you are prepared for the interviewer’s questions.
Take a critical look at your application. Are there any weaknesses that you need to explain? What can you say – putting the most positive interpretation forward! If nothing else, you might admit to poor time management leading to poor exam results at school with the effect that you learnt your lesson and now manage time with great efficiency.
There may be points that you particularly want to get across, so prepare how you are going to say them. Remember that the burden is on you to demonstrate how your experience in the Services relates to the experience required in a civilian post.
You probably have questions about the job, so prepare them in advance as well.
Finally, think what you are going to wear for the interview – you need to be smart and presentable, so that you make a good first impression.