To give the perfect job interview answer, you need to
know the answer to these three questions. One, what
does the interviewer want to hear? Two, what true
information from your past can prove what you are
saying? Three, what is the most interesting, vivid and
persuasive way to convey that information? Knowing
what the interviewer wants to hear is a matter of
doing the research needed to discover what is
important to the target company. Basically, they are
looking for someone who has the experience and
training to fulfill the target position’s required
tasks as soon as possible, and obtain the target
company’s desired results. Additionally, they are
looking for someone with the personal characteristics
required to grow professionally over time, and to
contribute positively to the corporate culture.
When you give the job interview answer, your answer
should incorporate information from your past that
directly demonstrates that you can perform the tasks,
obtain the results, display the characteristics and
contribute to the culture. Though this may seem a tall
order it’s worth the extra effort to put that answer
together. To do so, take the research you have done
about the company and make a list of the top ten items
the company is looking for, specific experience,
training, results and character attributes. Look at
each one and think of times when you have displayed
each of them in the workplace, school or personal
realms. Which of those times best matches what you
would encounter, or be expected to display, at the
target company?
How to Craft your Perfect Job Interview Answer
Write your sample job interview answer by taking that
incident and quickly listing the situation, the
actions and the results you achieved. Forming your
answer in this way creates a vivid, memorable incident
that dramatizes behavior the company values. For
example, it’s common for an interviewer to asks you to
describe a time when you displayed leadership at a
critical time. From your research of the company, you
might have gathered that the target position
frequently works under tight time constraints, in
small teams that are put together for specific
projects, with the desired result of creative,
polished solutions that come in before deadline.
Your job interview answer, therefore, might be
something like the following: “My marketing department
was asked to put together a presentation for a road
show at the very last minute. This was typical, but
what made it so challenging was that my usual
co-workers were out on another project, so I had to
assemble a team of inexperienced and temporary workers
(situation). I spent some time talking to each of them
and determined what their strengths and experiences
were. I divided up the work, and spread myself
throughout the teams, making sure everyone was on the
same page (actions). It took a couple of long nights,
but the presentation was finished on time, and wound
up being part of a very successful sales pitch
(results).”
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