Quantity surveying, cost management and building surveying: find graduate jobs, training schemes and placements

Reflections of an interviewer: tips for quantity surveyors

‘Some candidates think quantity surveying is all about numbers. What they don’t appreciate is that it’s actually more about managing relationships,’ a commercial services manager and interviewer at Costain told us. So we asked him for his insights on how to impress at assessment centres and interviews and have passed on his answers to you. He also advises you what to do if another assessment centre candidate starts acting like they are on The Apprentice.