September 23, 2009

9 Best Job Interview Tips – Job Interview Checklist #fb

Job Interview Checklist

This is really a list of key principals that are VITAL to your interviewing success.

Let’s not delay a moment longer…

Reflect and research to gain a clear vision of what job you’re looking for.
You must also know your own strengths and weaknesses as they apply to your TARGET employer.
Have prepared a plan of how your may COMPENSATE for weaknesses that are highly relevant for your target role or employer.
Assemble COMPELLING marketing materials (letters, resume or CV, brag book, testimonials, articles, OBJECTIVE Statement) .
Master a strategy for answering tough interview questions. I recommend the STAR Method.
Learn the power of asking great questions.
“It’s not what you say but how you say it” – a cliche but a true one.
Don’t dismiss the power of NETWORKING. The other old adage “it’s not what you know but WHO you know” is also super powerful.
Roll all the above into your very own Job offer winning interview strategy.

Take your time and prepare for all the job interview checklist points above, and your interviewing success is assured.

The first two points often raise eyebrows, with many people feeling they’re too basic to be mentioned. But I’ve interviewed too many people unhappy in their careers, not to raise this point.

As a recruiter I’ve also hired for firms that have no idea of what they’re looking for – even though they’ve produced a detailed job description!

It’s not right to shoulder you the potential employee with the responsibility of helping your target employer clarify their thinking, I promise you it will pay you dividends.

Fortunately there are many great resources, many of which are free, that address all of the above points in interview acing detail.

The best ones harness the developments and understanding in human psychology. powerful marketing techniques, to give give you a distinctly unfair advantage…

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