Any job interview guide worth following will tell you
that the job interview is like a test. Sure, there are
techniques that can help you to perform well in the
moment, but your final outcome is more likely to be
determined by the work that you’ve done long before
the day of the interview. One area that cannot be
overemphasized is research. Imagine that you would be
asked to apply and interview for your current
position. Chances are, you would go into that
interview very confident, and perform amazingly on
that job interview. After all, you would know
everything that you need to know about the position,
as well as how to best sell yourself for it.
A great job interview guide seeks to take you to that
same level of confidence and knowledge for the job you
are applying for. Though it’s not realistic to expect
anyone to know as much about a prospective job as they
do their current employment, there are three areas
which a job candidate should know with a great deal of
precision. The first area that a candidate should be
knowledgeable on is the job duties; what the job does,
where, how and under what circumstances. The second
area that a candidate should know intimately is what
characteristics, qualifications and attributes the
target company values in employees. The third and most
important area that a candidate should be
knowledgeable is what results the successful employee
produces.
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A job interview guide should help you put this
knowledge to work. Ultimately, if you know what the
target company values and is looking for, then you
know more or less what they are going to ask you. And
if you know what they are going to ask you, and what
they want to hear from you, you have a good start on
putting your answers together. As a candidate, your
goal should be to package your job history, personal
experience, educational achievements, interests, and
characteristics in such a way that these elements
portray you as the kind of candidate that the target
company is looking for. The way to do that is to
create stories, examples and persuasive evidence that
links your personal experience directly to the various
requirements and preferences of the target company.
A job interview guide should also emphasize the
importance of practice. It’s not enough to simply have
these persuasive stories ready in your head. You must
practice in mock interviews until you can tell them
naturally and convincingly on command. Video recording
these stories would help, as well. Looking at them
afterwards, you can see the areas where you are
hesitant or less than fully convincing in your stories
or delivery. No job interview guide would be complete
without some attention paid to the logistics of the
interview as well; appropriate dress, showing up on
time, letting the interviewer take the lead. Lastly,
the guide should help you to do your post interview
best as well, including writing a thank you note for
the job interview.
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