| So you finally got scheduled for your first job interview. | | | | similar. |
| As a college student, you might still feel queasy at the | | | | It's all been heard before, and you don't want to blend |
| thought to being grilled for a minimum of 30 minutes on | | | | into the crowd of other applicants who probably |
| that chair, asked so many questions you feel like your | | | | memorized the line too. No matter how much fluff you |
| head is beginning to spin. Don't worry because as a | | | | say during an interview, the interviewer is pretty much |
| matter of fact, almost every one still feels the same, | | | | going to see through you. So you might want to try |
| one way or another. A job interview is just one of the | | | | honesty for a change. But honest doesn't mean you're |
| phases that you have to go through to make yourself | | | | going to admit you crumble under pressure, or you are |
| worthy of the job, and sometimes, it's meant to be | | | | demotivated by gossip officemates or a terror boss. |
| difficult. | | | | You don't have to go that far. But sometimes, |
| But you don't have to suffer through it. A lot of people | | | | admitting one feat of weakness actually makes you |
| might have already told you to just be confident, and | | | | seem more confident than you actually are. |
| present yourself properly and you'll instantly make a | | | | One example would be this one time that I |
| good impression. However, sometimes you need | | | | encountered. I asked a particularly interesting applicant |
| actual preparation for the employer to not just be | | | | what set him apart the other ones who were clearly |
| impressed by you, but actually prioritize you over other | | | | had better qualifications than himself. He answered, |
| applicants. | | | | confidently I must say and while looking at me in the |
| One of the most common mistakes made my job | | | | eye, "I don't know that one thing I do know is that I |
| applicants is to answer in the most cliche way a | | | | always surprise myself and exceed my own |
| possible. You have to remember that interviewers | | | | standards in some way. Ten years ago I didn't even |
| have gone through the routine of interviewing a lot of | | | | consider getting into college, but I somehow graduated |
| times before so you want to bring something fresh to | | | | with honors." Needless to say, we hired him. |
| their minds and be remembered. One thing you can do | | | | In short, if you want to make a lasting impression, avoid |
| is actually be honest for a change. A lot of applicants, | | | | answering in the most cliche way possible. If you do |
| when asked about what their edge is from other | | | | that, you will definitely breeze through that job interview |
| applicants, would answer in general terms like, "I'm | | | | you had been dreading, and might even get the job on |
| hardworking, I push myself to the limits, I am never | | | | the spot. |
| satisfied until I give it my best shot," or something | | | | |