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Sharpen Your
Interview Technique
And Land That Ideal Job
Practicing your job interview technique will have huge benefits for you
down the road.
A big part of your interview technique is understanding the different
stages of the interview hiring
process.
Having a good background of
each step will better prepare you for the interview, and help reduce
anxiety.
Although not all job interviews will be the same, most (if not all)
interviews have four
basic stages.
Introduction
Stage
- As you've no doubt heard over and over again,
first impressions are the
most lasting.
- This is equally true with the job interview.
- Think of the first few minutes of the
introduction phase of the job
interview process as the "first impression" phase.
- The decision to hire is generally not made
here, but it definitely
begins here.
Employer
Questions
- After the introductions are completed the
employer will then generally
go into the question (and answer) phase.
- The job interviewer will ask a series of
questions to determine if you
have the set of skills required for employment.
- Not only are your
skills on display, but your attitude and professional image will be
assessed as well.
- Basically, they are trying to determine if you
would be a good fit for
their organization as well as the job.
Job Applicant
Asks Questions
- You can guarantee that at some point during the
interview process,
(usually after the employer has asked you some questions), you will
have the opportunity to ask some questions.
- View this as the employer seeing what level of
interest you have in the
company.
- This is your chance to clear up anything that
might be
uncertain to you.
- It is recommended that you always have a few
questions lined up and ready to
go.
Wrap-up Phase
- The interviewer (not you) will close the job
interview session.
- If you
are sure you want the job, now would be a good time to stress your
desire for future employment with the company.
The successful interview technique begins with an understanding of the
basic employment interview process.
This will help you relax and
present a professional image the organization is interested in.
You may also want to visit the job
interview preparation, interview
tips,
job
interview questions and marketing
yourself page for additional
advice.
And check out what others have said in the career information
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