Increase Your Interview Odds With Preparation And Practice
eople spend huge amounts alone will get you noticed and
of time preparing for keep the attention focused on you
upcoming events, finals in as a position candidate.
college, big presentations at
work, or planning for a wedding. How do you prepare for interviews
But when it comes to preparing and increase the odds in your
for an interview for a position favor? Preparation – Practice –
they will be spending at least a More Practice!!! I can’t be
third of their lives every week stressed this enough. Like a
at, most people take little time test, ball game, or any activity
to prepare for their interview the more you prepare the better
and end up with whatever job is you will perform. How one
offered or available. practices is how they will play
the game so give your practice
Although looks do matter and efforts 110% .
non-verbal first impressions play
a strong role when interviewing, Become familiar with the company.
proper preparation for an Do research on the company;
interview dramatically increases discover where they are now and
your chances of impressing an where they are headed. What are
employer and landing the job. they looking for? What the work
When employers and potential atmosphere is? Once you are
employees are asked the same familiar with the corporate goals
question, “Are the applicants you can use your experiences and
effective or good at skills and relate them
interviewing?” Most applicants specifically to what the current
would say “yes” while the needs of the company.
employers say “no”. Imagine the
advantage you will have being Make a list of questions that
prepared for your interview, that will be asked of you at the
interview. When I am preparing my questions. Taping yourself is
clients for an interview we work probably the most effective
on both the easy and tough training tool – seeing your
questions. Remember to answer verbal and non-verbal
honestly, ease negative responses communication style helps to
by explaining how you turned a understand how you are perceived.
situation around or learned Keep what works and changes
something valuable from the things that don’t.
experience. Try not to talk
negatively about current or past Interviewing usually isn’t a
employers, focus on positive comfortable experience for
experiences, relationships, anyone. You will increase your
accomplishments and share that. confidence; and increase the
And again, as I tell my interview employer’s confidence in you by
clients, you must Practice – sounding confident and having a
Practice - Practice! well thought out answer. Being
prepared will help you to provide
Have a friend, coworker or relevant powerful information
possibly a family member help you when you know before hand how you
with a mock interview. Practice will answer questions. People
before you begin, think out and tend to ramble on when they get
even write down your answers. It nervous and that can be
usually takes several tries dangerous. Interview preparation
before you are comfortable and and practice in key!
confident at answering all the
About the Author:
Kris Plantrich is the owner of ResumeWonders Writing and Career Coaching Services. Experienced in all areas of resume writing. The original copy of this article can be seen by visiting http://www.resumewonders.com. Reuse of this article is encouraged but must include a link to http://www.resumewonders.com.
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