| Everyone wants to come out of an interview a winner. | | | | organization and it's direction. Ask intelligent questions |
| You can do it with these 5 hot interview tips! Follow | | | | and make informative comments about what you've |
| these strategies and you virtually guarantee interview | | | | learned. |
| success! | | | | 3. Remember that employers are only interested in |
| But be warned. Interview success doesn't happen by | | | | learning two things from you . . . what you can do to |
| chance. And these proven interview tips require some | | | | make a difference to the bottom line . . . and what you |
| understanding and practice. | | | | can do to make his/her job easier. Only to the extent |
| Ok. So, let's say you get to first base. You're invited in | | | | that you're prepared in advance to answer those |
| for an interview. Now what? | | | | questions are you guaranteed to grab his/her attention |
| Well, the worst thing you can do is handle it like a | | | | to your benefit. |
| traditional interview. Even the hottest interview tips | | | | 4. Demonstrate that you know how to solve the kind |
| won't help you if your determined to conduct a | | | | of problems the employer is facing. Here's where your |
| standard, old-fashioned interview. Your biggest mistake | | | | past work history can illustrate what you can do going |
| is to allow the meeting to turn into a Q & A session . . . | | | | forward. But, frankly, no one is interested in what you |
| you sit there passively and answer all the questions as | | | | used to do for someone else unless you can make |
| diligently as possible. | | | | the connection to your prospective boss. |
| Look. You get one shot at the person who may be | | | | 5. Be prepared to show how you work by presenting |
| your next boss. You gotta make it work for you. | | | | a portfolio of successful projects you've worked on. |
| So here are 5 practical interview tips for turning a | | | | This portfolio could include samples of your work, |
| routine session into an exciting and resourceful | | | | letters of recommendation or commentaries from |
| presentation: | | | | bosses, and co-workers, and letters from customers |
| 1. Do not launch into a recital of your work history. Let | | | | or happy clients, etc. Be sure to quantify what you've |
| your resume do that. Your face-to-face time is too | | | | done. Employers are impressed when you can show |
| valuable to bore this decision-maker with information | | | | percentage increases, savings, dollars gained, |
| that's only marginally of interest. | | | | productivity upgraded, etc. |
| 2. DO establish a dialogue in which you engage in a | | | | When you're carefully prepared and follow these |
| serious discussion of the decision-makers goals and | | | | proven interview tips, you look and sound like a pro. |
| needs instead of an interview. Demonstrate that | | | | And this will put you light years ahead of the |
| you've taken the time to learn something about the | | | | competition! |