Quote From Tudor_Queen:
How did it go, Hugh?
Hi Tudor, it went OK I think. There wasn't anything unexpected. The questions started with 'Why have you applied for this role?' which is the one you can probably prepare for most. Then they asked questions based on the personal specification provided with the job description (on research skills, subject knowledge etc). I think where I probably could have done better is to have been more sure about what my plans are in the future, and praised myself more, and put my strengths across clearly (like I'm hardworking etc).
I also found that there wasn't really an opportunity to talk about some things that I would have liked to say, but had I had more experience, I could've inserted those things when I was answering any of the questions as it is was indirectly relevant to the question asked (although not directly). I suppose the questions are very open ended; and they don't seem to ask for detail or ask follow up questions, so its really for you to present everything upfront, and sometimes you expect more upfront questions, but they don't come. The questions are scripted, they have 30 mins or so, and its unlikely they'll go off script due to time constraints.