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Five Tips to Acing That Job Interview
If
you're like most people, you probably don't particularly
enjoy job interviews. They're certainly amongst the
most stressful occasions that you'll have in your life.
Are there any tips that'll help? There certainly are.
The
five tips below, if taken to heart and acted upon will
probably give you an advantage over about 80% of all
job applicants who do little or no preparation for the
interview. And that is probably the biggest tip in itself
- and a theme that runs through all five tips below
- PREPARATION.
The
more you prepare beforehand, the more confident you'll
be going in to the interview, and the more confident
you'll appear during the interview.
So,
without further ado, here are the five tips that'll
put you streets ahead of the competition at job interviews:
1.
Have all of the basic facts about yourself properly
rehearsed in your mind. These include education, hobbies,
interests and previous work experience. Try to slant
what you say about your education, your interests and
the roles you've had in your jobs to date to show why
you would be the ideal candidate for this job.
Reinforce
your job application with real evidence of what you've
done in previous jobs. Don't just give a bland one or
two word description of your role - elaborate. Give
specific descriptions of individual aspects of the work
you did. Again, try to emphasize examples of tasks you
performed that would make you perfect for the job you've
applied for.
3.
Make sure you demonstrate enthusiasm for the job you're
being interviewed for. Remember, the interviewer is
looking for someone they feel will be ideally suited
to the role advertised. If you come across as having
very little interest in the position, do you think you'll
be offered it? Make sure you do your research on the
company offering the job and the job role itself so
that you give a good impression of your knowledge at
the interview.
4.
Work out beforehand the kind of skills and qualities
you feel you would need to carry out the job you're
applying for and think of as many good examples as you
can of how you've demonstrated these in your work and
private life to date.
5.
Make an effort with your appearance. Remember, first
impressions are the only impressions the interviewer
is going to have of you, so go all out to make those
first impressions count. Think about the kind of character
qualities and personality qualities you think someone
good at the job you've applied for would demonstrate,
and try to come across at the interview as having those
qualities.
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