Sunday, October 14, 2012

Job Interview Preparation

Aside from having a well-written Resume and wearing your best dress, what else can you do in order to impress the interviewer and increasing the chance to have that job offer you have been aiming for.

Here are some few tips and a collection of articles that could help you...


Be mentally prepared to interview

Preparing for a prized interview entails much more than just knowing what to wear or where to go, looking neat and being on time. Beyond logistics and physical appearances, there should be constructive mental and psychological planning as well. Follow these steps to emerge a winner in your next interview: 

  • Do some research. 
  • Know your strengths and weaknesses.
  • Study your employment history 
  • Be familiar with the questions. 
  • Ask your own questions. 


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Interview Preparation 

Most people go to interviews hoping to be questioned and assessed by an interviewer (s). They go anxious and worried, wondering whether they would get the job. People like Zagorski approach an interview with a completely different mind-set. They go well-prepared to demonstrate how they would fit into an employer’s needs and bring value to their business. They go as a value provider, not as a job seeker. 

Would you also like to impress your would-be employer just like Zagorski? If yes, the next time when you get an interview call, do not lose any time and get down to preparing a powerful presentation. 

Here is a road map: 
  • Know the employer
  • Review the job
  • Review yourself
  • Prepare a presentation
  • Practice

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Job Interview Tips

Job interviews in many organizations are getting sophisticated these days. Psychological tests, role plays, and challenges to one's "quick intelligence" and street smarts are often part of the package. While it's impossible to anticipate everything you may encounter, here are ten tips that will help you negotiate the interview process successfully. 

  • Prepare and over-prepare
  • Be particularly clear on what you know and what you want to achieve
  • Make sure your responses match your claims
  • Be clear about your strengths
  • Describe your weaknesses as strengths
  • If you've been fired, be forthright about it
  • Be clear where you want to go
  • Have clear personal standards
  • Interview the interviewer
  • Don't allow yourself to be badgered by the salary issue

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