Are You Ready For Your Job Interview?

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To succeed in a job interview you need to be ready, you need to be sharp, and you need to be on time! It can be a stressful business, and going to an unsuccessful job interview can be soul destroying.

Even if your interview goes well, don't get too excited; propel that energy into preparing for your next even better interview! Here are a few more pieces of advise to help you prepare for your interview.

Can you succinctly explain what you have to offer?
It is useful for employers if you can give a concise summary about yourself, your skills, expertise and industry knowledge. If you precisely summarise the reasons why you are the perfect for the job, you are more likely to attain it, or at least make it back for second and third interviews.

Can you list your top five accomplishments?
A list of your top accomplishments, particularly in relation to their impact on the employers initiatives, can help employers to predict your impact on the organisation. Accomplishments can be anything from personal, to educational and vocational. It gives employers a chance to associate your skills with some genuine attainment, and a reason to remember you.

Are You Prepared To Answer The Toughest Questions?
There's no point just hoping that tough questions won't come up in your interview, you need to be prepared for them. If there are gaps on your CV then be ready to be asked about them. If you have been fired or made redundant in the past, be prepared to answer questions about it. If you currently have a job you will be asked why you want to leave. Interviewers will be able to see you squirming and will lose confidence in you as a result. Be ready for the worst possible scenario.

Do you know how to find out your interviewer's motivations to understand how best to answer their questions?
Without knowing why your interviewer is asking the questions he or she is, how will you know if your answers fulfil their criteria for a perfect candidate? Research by reading similar job descriptions or talking to an expert about what is needed to do the job, then you will have a much better idea of how to target your answers accordingly.

Relax and be personable in your interview. Use open body language (but not too relaxed!) and make eye contact with your interviewer. Make sure you communicate all your relevant skills and experience and be truthful about yourself as a person.

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