SECRETS OF A GREAT INTERVIEW
Posted: 11.30.2015
Take some time to prepare to do a proper interview so you will shine out from the rest. Here are things you have to do to make a difference and look unique.
Express the benefits you will bring to the company.
Name some things during the interview of how the company will ultimately benefit. For example:
For example:
Specifically, problem solving on my part worked because what I did was…. If you run out of stories, just say: remember that story I just mentioned earlier? Then piggy back…on it but talking about something else that was good that happened.
Make yourself to look like a more distinctive candidate – talk about memorable things. Use expression in your face and smile (pleasantly recalling) a really successful time in your life with your career.
Try to come up with 5 things that you can emphasize. Include “people” whether clients or staff in your descriptions. Reinforce things. Say that you admired co-workers for doing their part. Talk about Team efforts.
Use the word focus and the phrase: “in the best interest of your clients”… be convincing.
Turn negatives into positives.
Think of a typical day that you’ve gone through before you get to the interview. How you interact, how you handle stresses, how you help people, how you are building up your skills to become better in your career in all aspects as a leader. Most of all – be prepared, stay calm, take your time in the interview.
Submitted by: Karen Shane, B.A., Certified Professional Resume Writer in Toronto, Beside Finch Station – off Yonge St. Since 1994 writing resumes daily at Business Writing & Resumes. Tel: 416 226-0460; writinghelp@rogers.com; www.businesswritingresumes.goldbook.ca.
Express the benefits you will bring to the company.
Name some things during the interview of how the company will ultimately benefit. For example:
- Emphasize your qualifications, enthusiasm and knowledge.
- Be very precise. Practice these answers with a friend or in a mirror.
- Use good gestures and eye contact.
- Try to keep your arms on your lap a bit, or the arms of a chair, so you don’t talk with your hands
- Try to add a short story to each thing you ‘brag about’. Remember a time when a former employer acknowledged you for a success. Describe that scenario in your mind.
For example:
Specifically, problem solving on my part worked because what I did was…. If you run out of stories, just say: remember that story I just mentioned earlier? Then piggy back…on it but talking about something else that was good that happened.
Make yourself to look like a more distinctive candidate – talk about memorable things. Use expression in your face and smile (pleasantly recalling) a really successful time in your life with your career.
Try to come up with 5 things that you can emphasize. Include “people” whether clients or staff in your descriptions. Reinforce things. Say that you admired co-workers for doing their part. Talk about Team efforts.
Use the word focus and the phrase: “in the best interest of your clients”… be convincing.
Turn negatives into positives.
Think of a typical day that you’ve gone through before you get to the interview. How you interact, how you handle stresses, how you help people, how you are building up your skills to become better in your career in all aspects as a leader. Most of all – be prepared, stay calm, take your time in the interview.
Submitted by: Karen Shane, B.A., Certified Professional Resume Writer in Toronto, Beside Finch Station – off Yonge St. Since 1994 writing resumes daily at Business Writing & Resumes. Tel: 416 226-0460; writinghelp@rogers.com; www.businesswritingresumes.goldbook.ca.
