| Job interviews can be tough going, even for people | | | | more than one answer for each question, you will |
| who don’t have problems talking about themselves | | | | never sound stale or rehearsed. I actually have a |
| or striking up conversations with total strangers. While | | | | notebook with all my job stories written down and I |
| virtually any book on job hunting will recommend doing | | | | re-read them 15 minutes before walking into any |
| a mock interview with someone you know – | | | | interview. Do the same and you will get more job |
| practicing standard question and answer routines — | | | | offers. Interview Secrets Click here |
| there is nothing like real first-hand experience Job | | | | Once you’ve been on about three interviews, |
| Interview Skills Video | | | | you’ll have heard virtually every question phrased in |
| As far as I’m concerned, the best way to improve | | | | every possible way. Build your interview playbook |
| your interview skills, especially if you find you get very | | | | from those questions and start practicing your |
| nervous and tongue-tied, is to simply go on more job | | | | anecdotes. Prepare an anecdote for each question |
| interviews. If it’s really bad, start with jobs you | | | | about your former jobs. You can now walk into all |
| wouldn’t take in a million years. That way you can | | | | your important interviews ready to respond to the |
| stop worrying about actually getting the job and can | | | | scripts. And remember to be flexible. You should know |
| spend your time simply experiencing the interview and | | | | your stories well enough that you can adapt them to |
| trying out different choices for how to field questions. | | | | each situation so they sound unique and not like a spiel. |
| So just get yourself into at least three interviews. After | | | | You can practice your interview technique with friends |
| the first interview, sit in your car or on the bus or at a | | | | or family, talk to yourself in a mirror or read lots of |
| coffee shop and try and remember everything they | | | | books about interview techniques, but when it comes |
| asked you. Write those questions down! | | | | down to it there is no experience like an actual job |
| Now go over how you answered each of those | | | | interview. Think of even failed job interviews as a |
| questions and pull apart what you did right and what | | | | learning opportunity and get what you can out of the |
| you did wrong. Start developing the set of questions | | | | experience so you’ll be better prepared for the |
| that you’ll know you get asked and start | | | | next one. |
| formulating your answers to them. If you come up with | | | | |