How to Use job interview tips to help you beat other candidates

Do you need some job interview tips that will help you beat other candidates? When you go on an interview it is critical for you to stand out among the others. You were chosen for the interview because your education and experience are comparable to the others; now it’s down to how you present yourself to your future employer. So if you need job interview tips that will give you an edge, read on.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Do your homework prior to the interview. Find out all you can about the company who is recruiting you by doing an online search for the company name and city. This way you can go to the interview with a better understanding of the company than those candidates that didn’t bother. This will help clear your mind when the interview committee is giving information since you already know it, it will give you some foresight about questions that may be asked, and it will give you the chance to drop facts into the conversation which will prove how committed to this job you are already.

2. Anticipate and prepare for tough interview questions. Create a list of questions you think you may be asked, prepare your answers, and rehearse how you will answer them. For more tips on preparing for job interview questions, please see resources below.

3. Calm yourself. There are several ways to do this. Get light exercise, take a luxurious bath, and choose what you’ll wear the night before. Get plenty of rest the night before. Have a good breakfast with protein and fruit to give you energy before you set out. Give yourself 30% more time than you think you’ll need to find the place where you have the interview. Really pamper yourself this way, as if to celebrate the fact that you’re getting the job you want today!

4. Use self talk to improve your confidence. Tell yourself that you earned this interview because of all the hard work you put in earning your degree and learning the ropes at entry level jobs. Enter the building with the mindset that you are learning where things are at your new workplace, and as people walk by you, think to yourself that you’ll be working together soon, so you’ll need to learn their names your first week. Walk into the interview with the mindset that you are meeting your new boss for the first time. By getting into the mindset that you were just hired without verbalizing it, you will feel more relaxed.

5. Use the simple future tense instead of modals. When you’re asked about what you WOULD do, phrase your answer in terms of what you WILL do. Be careful of your tone, you don’t want to sound like you’re correcting the person interviewing you, or you’ll come off as presumptive and off-putting. But by saying “I will improve students’ test scores by creating skill based remediation groups,” instead of saying “If you hire me I would use skill based remediation groups,” you sound much more confident and committed to the work that you’ll be doing.

6. Be honest and courteous during and after the interview. Make the effort to shake hands, and use appropriate eye contact. After the interview, go home and type a thank you letter as a follow-up. Include key points from the interview that you want your employer to remember, so they can put your name with the points once more. Be persistent and look at the job interview process as a job on its own that you CAN accomplish, if you do the preparation. Good luck!

Resources

• Give good job interview questions answers

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