HOW TO WIN THE INTERVIEW BATTLES: At Your Job Interview, Be Neither Intimate Nor Distant With The Interviewier- Part 1
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HOW TO WIN THE INTERVIEW BATTLES: At Your Job Interview, Be Neither Intimate Nor Distant With The Interviewier- Part 1
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Before we go into the article proper, let us consider some relevant facts you may or may not know and questions you may have asked or about to ask concerning unemployment and the sure ways to get a dream job:
FACT 1:
The world is home to millions of unemployed. This staggering statistics means that at this very moment millions of men and women alike are being subjected to unemployment related poverty and all its ramifications.
QUESTION 1:
Isn’t it amazing that in the face of the above mentioned statistic governments at all levels, especially in Nigeria, continues to be lukewarm about unemployment problems and only pay lip service in public fora where job creation strategies are discussed?
FACT 2:
My father taught me when I was young that I had nothing to be afraid of as long as he’s around, I know he’s right.
QUESTION 2:
Can a government play the role of daddy to men and women with regards to unemployment problems?
QUESTION 3:
Don’t you think you may reach your retirement age before you get a job of your dream today, if you fold your hands and wait for the government(s) to get you a job by playing daddy?
TODAY’S REALITY:
The reality today is that your education and training career decisions, professionally crafted resume and excellent performance in the job interview are the sure things that will guarantee you get your dream job. This is why I have decided to focus on helping you through this article to excel in your job interview.
The Interview
Your résumé was stunning. Your cover letter caught the attention
of the hiring manager and moved your application to the top of
the pile. You have landed one of the most coveted things on the
road to landing the perfect job.
You have an interview set up! Hold On! Just because you
have gotten an interview, it does not mean that your work is over
on the road to getting the job. This is the time that you will need
to put forth the extra effort to keep your name above the rest of
the applicants.
Hiring managers make their decision about whether to hire
someone for an open position almost entirely on the interview.
This is the make-or-break part of the process to get the job. One
false move and you will be back at the starting point, scratching
your head, wondering where it all went wrong.
Do not worry:There is a way to make sure that you achieve
success in your interview. Interviews are a basic part of the job
search. There is a process to follow when it comes to
interviewing, just like there is a process to follow when it comes
to the other steps required to land the perfect job. Preparation
Before you head out to an interview, it is important that you fully
prepare for it. You will want to go through these steps for every
interview.
By preparing for job interviews in advance, you will help
your success. This preparation should start a couple of days
before your actual interview.
It is important to research the company that you are
interviewing with before you go to your interview.
The interviewer will ask you questions to see how well
acquainted you are with his or her company. If you’ve done your
research, this will show the interviewer that you are truly
interested in the company. By doing the research, you will also
know whether you are truly interested in working for a particular
company.
One of the things that you will want to do before the day of
the interview is to take a “dry run” to the interview location. This
is very important, especially if you have never been to the
company with which you are interviewing.
Drive to the company at the same time of day that you will
eventually have your interview. This will give you an idea as to
what type of traffic you will hit on the way. You will also feel
more comfortable and at ease the day of your interview by
already knowing the lay of the land around the company.
Another step in the preparation process for the interview is to
read over commonly asked interview questions and have your
answers already planned out.
Most interviewers use the same questions and rarely stray
from the typical questions. This makes it easy for you to know
how you will answer almost any question that is given to you.
This will help to keep you sounding sure of yourself.
By knowing what is going to be asked and having answers
already planned out, you will be able to keep your nervousness to
a minimum.
Proper Interview Techniques To
Land The Perfect Job
The interview is the only place that you will have an opportunity
to sell yourself in order to land your perfect job. If you fail the
interview, you will not have a second chance to prove yourself.
That means that you have to know what to say and do in order to
make sure you get hired for the job you want. You can have the
greatest skills in the world, but if you cannot convince the
interviewer that you are the best person for the job, you will not
get the job.
You have to project confidence when you are talking to the
interviewer. That means you should maintain eye contact and
refrain from performing nervous gestures, such as twiddling your
thumbs, squeezing your hands, playing with your hair, or staring
around the room. Your job is to convince the interviewer that you
are the best person for the job, and you cannot do that unless you
stay focused on what he or she has to say. The interviewer
deserves your full and undivided attention, and unless you are
willing to provide that, you will greatly reduce your chances of
getting the job you want.
Dress is very important at an interview. Unless you are going
into a dirty area of the company and are advised to dress casually,
dress professionally—or, at the very least, in business casual
attire (which does not include jeans, shorts, sweats, or running
suits). However, if you know the company is strictly professional,
which is the case for many law firms and executive offices, dress
professionally rather than business casual. You receive
evaluations not only on your skills and knowledge, but also on
the way, you present yourself.
Showing you knows something about the company and what
they do is always good for some points with the interviewer. It
shows you took time to do some investigation before your
interview—thus showing the interviewer that you have an interest
in working for his or her company. Even if you do nothing but read the annual report, you will have some idea of what the
company represents, thus giving yourself an edge over someone
who doesn’t take the time to find out anything about the
company. It does not take very long to do a little research on a
company you are considering, and it will definitely not hurt your
chances of being hired.
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About the Author:
The author, Timothy Y. Aboh,Ph.D has over twenty-five years of experience heading Human Resources Departments of top Multinational Firms, where he discovered that the main reasons a good number of College Graduates remain unemployed or fail to get into perfect jobs were the following;
1. Lack of (or little or inappropriate) Educational Preparation
2. Poorly or badly written Resumes and Cover Letters
3. Poor performance at Job Interviews
He has written few books to share his experience with unemployed and underemployed graduates. His other books include:
1. War against unemployment.
2. Winning the career-change battles.
3. Winning the job hunting battles.
4. Winning the interview battles.
5. Winning the resume & cover letter battles.
Connect to
Timothy Y. Aboh, PhD @
Smashwords author page: www.smashwords.com/profile/view/enemaye
Author’s other websites:
www.war-against-unemployment.com,
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The author, Timothy Y. Aboh,Ph.D has over twenty-five years of experience heading Human Resources Departments of top Multinational Firms, where he discovered that the main reasons a good number of College Graduates remain unemployed or fail to get into perfect jobs were the following;
1. Lack of (or little or inappropriate) Educational Preparation
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3. Poor performance at Job Interviews
He has written few books to share his experience with unemployed and underemployed graduates. His other books include:
1. War against unemployment.
2. Winning the career-change battles.
3. Winning the job hunting battles.
4. Winning the interview battles.
5. Winning the resume & cover letter battles.
Connect to
Timothy Y. Aboh, PhD @
Smashwords author page: www.smashwords.com/profile/view/enemaye
Author’s other websites:
www.war-against-unemployment.com,
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