| Job interview candidates often spend far too much | | | | negative beliefs. |
| time trying to guess what questions they will be asked, | | | | · Practice creating a strong first impression. |
| rather than focusing on developing effective interview | | | | The first few seconds of meeting someone are the |
| techniques. Recruiters often complain that candidates | | | | most important and will almost certainly determine the |
| come to interviews with prepared answers, but have | | | | interviewers overall opinion of you. Research has |
| not taken the time to develop basic communication | | | | shown that it takes more than 10 subsequent good |
| skills. | | | | impressions to overcome a bad first impression. |
| Research has demonstrated that over 90% of | | | | · Practice taking personality tests. Employers |
| employers consider effective communication skills to | | | | are increasingly using personality tests to determine |
| be essential. When you consider the fact that your | | | | character, integrity and aptitude. There are a number |
| interview may be your only chance to show the | | | | of free and paid online training resources that can give |
| employer your communication abilities, you can see | | | | you a significant advantage. |
| why you should focus your interview preparation on | | | | You cannot spend too much time preparing for |
| communication rather than memory. | | | | interview. Mock interviews are a highly effective |
| Even if you have reasonably good communication | | | | interview preparation method. Find a friend, family |
| skills, people often become tongue tied once they are | | | | member, trusted colleague or interview coach to run |
| in the interview room. To increase your chances of | | | | you through a mock interview. The more realistic you |
| being offered the job you should: | | | | make the mock interview the more beneficial the |
| · Develop body language awareness. You | | | | process. Get your mock interviewer to ask you the |
| want to make sure you are sending out the right non | | | | sort of questions you expect to be asked but let them |
| verbal messages and can read what the interviewer is | | | | choose the order and add their own questions. |
| thinking. | | | | You should always make sure you take steps to get |
| · Increase your confidence levels and develop | | | | feedback when using the mock interview process. In |
| a winning mindset. Recent developments in | | | | addition to getting honest, constructive feedback from |
| Neuroscience and Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) | | | | your mock interviewer you should ideally video tape |
| have provided highly effective techniques for | | | | the interview or at least use an audio recorder. Be |
| developing unshakable confidence and deleting | | | | prepared to be surprised at what you see and hear. |