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You need to know the company like the back of your hand. Make sure to visit their website and collect information about their history and values. In addition, they might ask you why you’re applying for this position. Tip: work on the job offer to be ready to answer questions about the job. For example: What are the tasks related to the job?
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Dress the part. Show up fashionably early for the interview. Wear a confident, not arrogant, attitude and be willing to put yourself out there for closer inspection. In other words, be serious about expanding your potential opportunities. One way to do that is to use your available resources.
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You've accomplished the basics. You said hello. You shook hands. Now you are easing into make or break territory. Your goal at this point, job seeker, is to become memorable. Use your charming personality to make that happen by taking it to the next level and understanding the basic premise at hand.
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Take a closer inspection of the setting and put those analytical skills of yours to work. If you are interviewing in the employer's actual office and not in some non-descript conference room, then you have a good chance of making that connection easily. Based on what you see, what appears to be important to this person and how can you show that it is important to you too?
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Is his desk organized or not? Are there pictures of his family nearby? Does he have a love-me wall full of awards, an exhibit of personal travel photos or a shrine to some famous sports figure? Notice it. Find your connection with it and share it if the moment allows it. You may create a memorable personal link.
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During the interview, chances are good you will be slightly on edge. That's a good thing. It's your body chemically preparing you for the fight rather than the flight. In that process, however, listening to what the employer says is crucial. Active listening prevents you from asking stupid questions and saying stupid things. It facilitates the conversation in a positive sense.
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It also allows you to figure out what is important to the employer and gives you the opportunity to address it whether the issue is verbally mentioned or not.
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Your resume is awesome. Your friend gave you a glowing recommendation. Now it's up to you to back up the buildup. You can do this by studying your resume carefully prior to the interview. Yes, you may have written it, but now you need to look at it from an employer's perspective.
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What looks interesting and what doesn't? Where can you add in examples of how you accomplished a particularly daunting task? Inquiring minds (and potential bosses) want to know if you can truly do all the things your resume and your well-meaning friends say you can do.
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Listening plays a big part in your interview success or lack thereof. Asking intelligent questions and answering them thoughtfully play equal roles. To make the best impression, come prepared with a short list of real questions that can help you make a good decision about the job if it comes to that.
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Avoid the kind of amateur questions you could find the answers easily to on the company's homepage. Before you go to the interview, prepare for it. Review a list of commonly asked questions and brainstorm ways to answer them.
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Despite your glowing credentials and charming personality, sweat happens. Nerves do that to you. Do your best to keep yourself physically relaxed and odor free during your stage time in order to minimize distractors of the bodily kind.
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Get plenty of rest the night before. Give yourself ample time to get dressed and mentally prepared for the day's interview. Don't forget your deodorant and forgo your signature scent-marking cologne or perfume for the day. Don't forget to breathe. Breathing is good and greatly enhances your employment opportunities.
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For better or worse, you survived the interview. Don't make the mistake now of sitting by your laptop or phone waiting for that life-changing email or call. It's over. You either nailed it or you didn't. Lucky for you, however, you can still make a good impression by following through after the interview.
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You can also do the following to ensure follow through and closure: – Immediately send a short but sweet thank you note to the employer. Reiterate your desire to become a part of the team. – Immediately type up a longer thank you note and remind the employer of all of your good points and reiterate your desire to become a part of the team.
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– Give it a week and if you haven't heard from the employer, call to find out how the selection process is progressing. Reiterate your desire to become a part of the team.