How to Eclipse Your Competition at a Job Interview
Preparing for a job interview can be a stressful and nerve-wrecking time. To amplify your anxiety, thinking about your competition can cause you to either soar or bomb the interview. Beating the competition in an interview pool is an art form that can be learned and perfected so you can land your dream job. Read on to learn how to eclipse your competition in a job interview and start your journey on the road to success.
Instructions
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Ensure that your resume is sufficiently composed and professionally attractive. Have a professional resume checker go over your resume, or someone whom you know who does hiring at a business to look over your resume for mistakes and possible edits to make it more user-friendly.
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Understand your potential employer. Research the company inside and out, know about their recent sales fluctuations, executive team, company motto or anything you can find out will give you an edge at an interview.
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Dress for success, since your first impression is what will stick with your prospective employer. Make sure that you look capable and professional. This look will all depend upon what sector of the job market you are going into, so find out what professional means for your respective job prospects. Plan your outfit well in advance so you can acquire any extra items you might need to complete your look.
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Think of a list of questions your interviewer might ask you. Ask yourself at least 20 to 30 questions from all possible angles and then answer them to the best of your ability. Remember to sell yourself, it's preferable in a job interview to let the employer know of your specific and unique qualities that you will bring to the job. These qualities include your personal qualities not necessarily your professional qualities, like excitement, detail orientation, calmness, among others.
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Let them believe you have other offers on the table so that they think passing you up could be detrimental to their company. Be covert about this insinuation but somehow slip it in that you have other interviews perhaps at the end of your interview or some other sly statement to communicate your desirability. Be relaxed and as charismatic as possible; make it seem like you have known the person forever during your interview so they feel comfortable with you.
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Write a thank you note and send it to your potential employer so that they remember you even after you have left. Do this immediately after leaving the interview and send it that day or the following day. Rehash some of your main points that you discussed in your interview to help them to remember your strong points.
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Tips & Warnings
Play up your strongest suit in the interview but do so with a certain amount of humility. It's a delicate balance between ego and confidence.
Ask questions to the interviewer about the company and what they do; it shows interest and lets them know you care about what they are about.
