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Interview coming up for an SEO job? Here are 7 things the interviewer will be looking for.

I’ve deliberately left out technically-focussed questions and concentrated on softer attributes but feel free to drop me a line with any you think I’ve missed and I’ll include them in a future blog.

1. Adaptability. The world of SEO is forever changing; even in the last few years the industry has changed remarkably, so prove that you are able to adjust to whatever challenges are thrown your way.

2. A desire to improve. You will never reach a point where you know everything about SEO so why stop learning? What SEO blogs are you reading to improve your skillset? If you’re not improving you are falling behind.

3. People skills. There’s a good chance that you will be speaking to clients, but even if that’s not the case you will need to work well with colleagues. If you’re not a natural people person that doesn’t mean you can’t improve. Work on cultivating your rapport and developing relationships.

4. Evidence. You will be asked for examples of your work so make sure you can detail website names, keywords, starting ranks, issues, software used, closing ranks etc and be able to explain your thinking.

5. Detail. Detail. Detail. This is an obvious one but it’s important to show that you don’t make mistakes easily and that’s all the way through the process from writing your CV, emails to the client, and turning up for interview at the right time.

6. Willing to get your hands dirty. SEO isn’t always glamorous. Even if you are more senior you will need to get stuck in so prove this to the client.

7. Commercially focussed. This is more relevant the more senior you are but having an understanding of companies’ commercial needs is important whichever side of the agency/clientside fence you are on.

As I say there are other points to add but hey, 7 is my favourite number.

If you would like to discuss any of these points further or would like to see what positions we are looking to fill please call Matthew Finlay on 0113 234 6047, email matthew.finlay@calibresearch.co.uk or visit our jobs page at http://www.calibresearch.co.uk/job-search/browse/marketing/jobs

If you want to have a look at the questions I’m advising my clients to ask at interview why don’t you have a look at my previous blog here.