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5 Tips for Successful
Job Interviews
1. Prepare, prepare,
prepare!
Never, never, never walk into an important job interview unprepared. Your
job interview could be one of the most important conversations you ever have
so don't leave it to chance, PREPARE! How do you prepare? There are many ways
to prepare for an interview and here are a few of them.
Research
the company you are interviewing with so you can talk intelligently about
the job you're applying for and how you're the ideal candidate.
Study
a list of common interview questions and think about how you'll answer them.
The idea here isn't to memorize a script but to think in advance about answers
that are organized and complete. Here
is a list of some common interview questions.
Have
a list of several stories of personal and career-related accomplishments in
mind as answers to some common interview questions.
Do
mock interviews. How? Practice for an interview by getting a friend to role
play as an interviewer. This practice will help you warm up to the interview
process so you can be more relaxed at a real interview. If you REALLY want
to get the most mileage out of this interview practice, video tape yourself
so you can go back later to see how you did.
2. Always keep
in mind - WIIFT?
The acronym WIIFT
means "What's In It For Them?" Remember that employers are interviewing
you because they have a need for someone with your skills or experience. They're
interested in their needs, not yours, so that's what you should talk about.
A common mistake that interviewees make is to focus on themselves rather than
focusing on how they can help the interviewer solve their problem.
3. Ask questions.
An interview is not an
interrogation, it's a conversation. Be ready to not only answer an interviewer's
questions but to ask your own. Your purpose at the interview is to convince
your interviewer that you are the best candidate for the job, but you're also
there to get enough information to make sure that this would be the right
job for you.
4. Show enthusiasm
and interest.
If you want to be taken
seriously as a candidate, show it by expressing your interest and enthusiasm.
An interviewer needs to see that you have a genuine interest in your work
because this tells them that you will probably show the same interest in the
job, if you get it.
5. Have specific
examples that show what you've done.
An interviewer will ask
you about your accomplishments because it gives them an idea of what you might
accomplish in the future. Be ready to give them specific examples from your
work or life experience that show your accomplishments.
These 5 tips are just
some basic points, if you want to ace your interview, there is much more to
learn. If you really want to ace your interview, read one or more of these
recommended books. Click on the image for more detail.
Click here for a list of common interview questions with suggested answers.
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