What are the best Ways of Preparing for a Job InterviewFinding your best ways of Preparing for a job Interview are critical for your success. Why is preparation for a interview so important – Preparation is a critical component for anything and everything you intend to excel at. The reason Interview Preparation is so important is that preparation breeds confidence. This is so important I’ve got to repeat it.
Confidence is one of the most attractive human characteristics. We are all attracted to confident people. Warning – Over confidence can become arrogance – arrogance is not attractive. Practice and preparation will increase your confidence – I Guarantee it. By properly preparing for a job interview your confidence will increase. Add ENTHUSIASUM to your confidence and you are 75% of the way to securing interview success. You may not believe that by simply being confident and enthusiastic you can be so close to getting the job – The interview has barely started! This is what’s known as “Making a great First Impression” Confidence + Enthusiasm = Very Likable! All this stems from proper interview preparation. This cocktail of characteristics added to some very basic ability to retain information – Will make you highly successful at interview. The good news – ANYBODY can learn this!
Right lets learn this stuff… The most important points will be listed below. For further detailed information regarding any specific job interview preparation point, follow the appropriate link. Interview
Research
– Find out about the company you are looking to join. Best way of doing
this is on the net or at the library. There are no excuses these days. Company
overview – size, turnover, employees,
products and services, and how they are doing.
Go beyond the job spec to see if you can find out more about the role. Do you know anyone who works at the company? Be creative. Get some background on your interviewer – if you are going through an agency they should help.
Get some
background on your interviewer – if you are going through an agency
they should help.
Read up on
industry trends – this will pay dividends.
There is an
excellent chance you may be asked to complete some form of personality
or phsycometric test as part of your interview process.
Get ahead of the interviewer by using the free tests available on the internet. I suggest the MAPP test (personal Motivation) and Peoplemaps (personality). Both are free and excellent. Follwo the links to find out more...
Develop answers
to those questions using the STAR
Method practice
giving those answers. Use a friend or family member to practice with.
With the
company info you have found – develop intelligent questions to ask the
interviewer.
Job Interview Attire / Dressing for a Job Interview – Smart and conservative is the job interview rule, with neat tidy grooming, no perfume / after shave, minimum Jewellery. Slightly
over-dressed is always better than too casual.
Prepare what
you are going to wear, and have it ready a few days in advance (in case
you need to visit the dry cleaner!)
Travel - Prepare how you are going to travel to the job interview, and plan to be there 15 minutes early. Take a trip to
the location to understand any potential issues with
traffic, or parking. You’re better arriving early and grabbing a coffee
than arrive just in time, but flustered.
Required Documents – Prepare and documents you may need a few day’s in advance. Take two copies of your CV / Resume at minimum printed on quality white paper simple black font (sans serif such as Ariel) Any copies of
Qualifications you may need to take. Or portfolio of
work – If you have
great reference letters or testimonials – put them in an
simple professional binder and take them, you may not get a chance to
show them… but if you do – you will leave a great impression.
Job
Interview Nerves –
It’s normal to be nervous and pointless fighting your nerves.
Performers at the highest level, all concur the trick is harnessing
your nervous energy, and calming your thought process. Baring in mind
your about to enter an interview, you are likely not in a position
where striking a Yoga pose or lighting candles with a glass of wine is
open to you. Therefore the best advice is to take up to 10 painfully
deep breaths.
Take up to 10
really deep abdominal
breaths take in more air than you thought possible and release it
slowly and in a controlled manner. This can be done without drawing
attention to you, and really does work. Tiger Woods recommends it!
Or read how hypnosis can help Job Interview Body Language – Your well prepared, be confident, enthusiastic and upbeat. Shake hands warmly, smile and maintain eye contact. Visualise (Visualise)your Job Interview – Again stealing tips from top athletes, more and more is being discovered regarding the value of visualization or mental rehearsal aiding human performance under extreme pressure (an interview is extreme pressure). Mentally
rehearse your interview
2/3 times minimum harnessing all the job interview techniques you have
learnt. See yourself having a great interview, answering questions
intelligently, developing a great rapport with the interviewer. This
may seem silly; but it really works – try it and see.
ENJOY your interview. Experts
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