You have finished your degree and finally you have the chance to get out and earn some real money to pay off those debts. But first of all you have to be successful in your job interview.  In this article we give you some key tips for being successful at graduate job interviews. Know Your CV The first thing you are going to be asked about at pretty much every interview is your CV. This can be done in a number of ways such as 'why don't you run us through your CV?' Or 'Why don't you tell us a bit about yourself and your background?' This is a key part of the interview because the recruiter will start to form an impression of you in the first 5 minutes of an interview. So it's essential you can talk through your CV in a confident and concise manner. In order to do this you need to rehearse before you get to the interview. Do it in a mirror and with a friend. You should be able to run through your CV in around 5 minutes maximum. More than that and the interviewer will be getting bored. Research the Competencies Most interviews these days are partly or totally competency based. Competencies are the behaviours and skills that employers believe make successful performers. Often employers profile their staff to analyse the competencies that are shown by successful performers. These competencies are then used by companies to help select candidates who show good