| Job interview skills can be acquired by training and | | | | and preferably has done it before. Your job in the |
| proper preparation for the interview. There are plenty | | | | interview is to prove that you can do it, and if possible |
| of resources on the Internet that deal with the issue, | | | | show how you DID it. |
| but none that I have come across focuses on the | | | | And here comes the PAR principle. PAR stands for |
| proper way to answer any question in the job | | | | Problem, Action, and Results. One of the most |
| interview. | | | | common skills required for most of the jobs is problem |
| It's not only about having the answer or knowing it, | | | | solving. If you can demonstrate that you can do the |
| there are job interview skills related to HOW to | | | | job solving problems and giving results then you are on |
| answer them. And this is what you will learn in this | | | | the right path to get the job. |
| article. But first let's put the foundation for the principle | | | | This can be applied to any question you are asked in |
| before we get into the core. | | | | the interview regarding your job-related skills. You can |
| An employer needs a job to be done and is ready to | | | | always answer by telling a story, where you |
| pay for it. You, on the other hand, have the skills and | | | | emphasize a problem that faced you or your |
| can do the job, and need the compensation money in | | | | company, what actions you took to solve it, and what |
| return. As you see, it's a matter of exchanging skills | | | | was the outcome of your efforts to solve the problem. |
| with money. You both need one another, so there is | | | | Numbers always speak louder in a job interview than |
| superiority for an interviewer over you and there is no | | | | description. Use them whenever applicable to describe |
| reason to feel so. | | | | the problem and the results. |
| What the employer needs is someone who can do it, | | | | |