06/27/2018
If you’re like most people, you memorized your cover letter, memorized everything about the company and have prepared an answer to all possible questions an interviewer can ask. But, when you arrive at your meeting you are drawing a blank, your palms are sweaty, and words become harder and harder to form.
If the above sounds like you, you are not alone, an interview can be nerve racking, and we never know what to anticipate or the outcome, which makes preparing for an interview so hard. Whatever we do to prepare seems obsolete when we arrive at our meeting.
We are going to outline 5 easy interview tips from the professionals, that will help you breeze through your next interview with ease.
5 Tips to Acing Your interview:
1. Review the job posting and connect your strongest skills, area of expertise and key accomplishments to what is required in the Job. Recruiters aren’t experts in what they are hiring for, they will ask you questions based on the job posting; use it to your advantage.
2. If you are interviewing with a panel of experts, highlight your previous role in reference to the one you are interviewing for. Tell them about recent trends, software’s or skills specific to the role that you possess. The more passionate you sound, the more knowledgeable you come across.
3. Be calm and confident. Remember your body language speaks a lot about how you feel in the moment. Maintaining good eye contact is important along with being an active listerner to make sure your responding to the actual question the interviewer has asked.
4. Try to build a connection with the interviewer. Remember and use the interviewers name during the interview. Try to build rapport and a personal connection with the interviewer. People usually hire candidates that they like and, who will seem like a good match with the company culture.
5. There's a lot of what to do's in here but i'll finish it off with a what not to do. Don't answer questions with a simple "yes" or "no". Try to elaborate and give some details in your answer when its neccessary. You also want to avoid the opposite end of the spectrum by not over answering simple questions with a lengthy 5 minute response.
At your interview, you want to be calm, professional, arrive early and be prepared. We always recommend you send a thank you note to your interviewer or panel to thank them for their time. Briefly re-state your expression of interest and how you are qualified for the position. Always end with a Thank You!