| 8 Quick and Easy Steps to Having a
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| | company, how you faced a crisis in your
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| Winning Job Interview
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| | life or job and how you responded or
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| Job interviews can be cause for all types
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| | recovered from it, how you contributed to
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| of "jitters" arising from everything from
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| | the team to complete a crucial project or
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| performance anxiety to traffic jams. You
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| | company goal. Your stories should all
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| can greatly minimize your anxieties and
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| | piece together as answers to the
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| increase your chances for a winning
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| | questions above.
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| interview by realizing that all job
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| | 4. Have a list of questions YOU want
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| interviews really come down to only a few
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| | answered beforehand. See #1 above. At the
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| basics. Here is a quick checklist of the
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| | job interview don't ask questions you
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| 8 most important elements that you need
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| | should already have answers for, however,
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| to have covered. (And number 8 is after
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| | you DO want to demonstrate interest by
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| the interview).
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| | having a few questions for the
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| 1. Research before you go (before you
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| | interviewer that are more specific about
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| even apply). Well before your first job
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| | the job, the projects, the immediate
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| interview, before the phone screen,
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| | needs and the challenges the person
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| before you even call or send a resume,
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| | filling this job might be facing.
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| ask this question: Is this a company you
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| | 5. Dress for a job interview not a date.
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| would want to work for? Know exactly why
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| | See John Molloy's Dress for Success. It's
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| it is. If not, then why are you there?
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| | dated but still the best there is. If
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| This also reduces the possibility of
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| | you're not sure, call ahead to either
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| stupid and embarrassing phone screen or
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| | your interviewer or the HR department and
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| job interview questions on your part. You
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| | ask. When in doubt, dress more
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| should already know what products or
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| | conservatively. You want to fit in and
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| services the company is in the business
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| | not feel self conscious about your
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| of providing, their size and their annual
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| | clothing choice during the interview.
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| revenues (if they are a public company).
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| | 6. Watch your body language. Don't
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| You should also go to their website and
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| | fidget, play with your pen or keep
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| check out their current press releases.
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| | adjusting your collar or your hair.
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| Granted, most of this is PR fluff, but
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| | Remember body language sends a strong
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| you can extract some good nuggets here by
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| | signal to others about your inner
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| finding out what products they've just
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| | feelings, your intentions and thoughts.
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| introduced, what success stories they're
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| | Bad body language usually stems from
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| promoting and their most recent stock
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| | nerves or low confidence. You can reduce
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| performance and growth projections. Many
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| | your jitters and raise your confidence by
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| challenges the company may be faced with
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| | preparing well in advance of your job
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| are couched in these little releases and
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| | interview.
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| it's good for you to know and use this to
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| | 7. End the job interview with an answer
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| your advantage during the interview.
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| | to this question "what is our next step?"
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| 2. Make sure you can and do answer these
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| | You've gone this far, you have a right
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| 5 job interview questions:
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| | to know exactly what is going to happen
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| Why are you here? What can you do for us?
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| | as a reult of this meeting. You need to
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| Will you get along with our values and
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| | take responsibility for asking this
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| culture here? What makes you different
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| | simple question at the conclusion of the
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| from everyone else that we've talked
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| | meeting. Don't wait for the interviewer.
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| with, i.e., will you go that extra mile?
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| | You deserve an answer before you leave
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| How much will you cost us? (Save your
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| | the room.
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| answer for this one at the time of an
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| | 8. Send an Interview Thank You letter. Do
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| actual job offer. Never talk salary at
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| | this within the first 24 hours of your
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| your first interview unless they press
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| | interview if at all possible. A
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| you and then be general at most.)
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| | handwritten note will really separate you
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| 3. Have your "stories" in your head, in
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| | from everyone else that's interviewing
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| your heart ready to go. At the job
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| | for this position.
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| interview, the company wants to find out
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| | Summary
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| what kind of employee you would be. The
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| | Rather simple yet effective. Eight
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| best way for you to show them is to take
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| | simple job interview actions to keep
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| the initiative and have several personal
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| | track of. Since you have been preparing
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| stories that you can tell, taking maybe a
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| | weeks ahead of time for this moment, much
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| half minute to 90 seconds each during the
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| | of this work has already been completed.
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| job interview to tell. By this I mean,
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| | Keeping track of these eight steps for
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| you'll develop stories around specific
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| | your job interview will greatly increase
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| examples of your career. For instance
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| | the chances in your favor of walking out
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| tell how you either made money or saved
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| | a winner and one very large step closer
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| money for your current or previous
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| | to landing the job you really want.
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