| If you guys have been reading the news, it seems that | | | | long-term. I suggest you keep the same goal in mind. |
| the job market is only going to get worse. I'm here to | | | | 2. Resume Line-by-line technique for job interviews |
| try to help as many people as possible. | | | | You've parked your car. You walk out of the car, |
| I've been trying to learn all the techniques for giving the | | | | fixing your attire in the little left hand mirror of the car. |
| best job interviews for the last 2 years. I've built | | | | You make sure you have all your papers. Then you |
| relationships with HR managers and the professors at | | | | go into the building and up the escalator. You can feel |
| the Haas School of Business and I want to share 2 | | | | the nervousness creep up on you, and you haven't |
| important techniques/tips that I have used to get more | | | | even reached the office yet. |
| successful job interviews. | | | | Finally you're there and now you're waiting to go into |
| 1. Connecting with people vs. Being serious and | | | | the job interview room. What the one thought going |
| business-like (ie. Really really professional) at the job | | | | through your head? Oh God, I hope I don't answer any |
| interview | | | | question wrong! You can see the result if you do |
| Well guys, what's the intuitive thing to do? That's right, | | | | answer any question though. You picture the job |
| try to be serious and really professional and answer | | | | interviewer saying "hmm" in a confused "that has |
| questions in a "business" manner. While it's good to | | | | nothing to do with what I asked" manner and jotting |
| have a professional dress and a professional manner | | | | down the "death" notes. You're finished. "NEXT!" |
| of speaking, it's not always good to put on the | | | | How do you avoid this? Well, you can't always know |
| business-like persona at a job interview. | | | | every question a job interviewer can ask no matter |
| Remember when your mom said "Be yourself?" Well | | | | how many "common questions and answers" are |
| she was right for the most part. I recently interviewed | | | | listed online, but I'm confident that you can have most |
| a high-level Marketing professor at the Haas School of | | | | (if not all) the answers. There's a good way to do this |
| Business who's worked for big companies with Mattel | | | | and it starts way before the wait to go into the |
| and Clorox. She told me that what she looks for is | | | | interview room. |
| "chemistry", ie connection with the other person when | | | | Here's what you can do. The day before the job |
| she was conducting a job interview. | | | | interview, pull up two screens on your computer: 1. The |
| So, when you guys in a job interview, are you trying to | | | | job description and 2. Your resume. Now read the job |
| be serious, or are you trying to make a real | | | | description twice and then go to your resume. Then |
| connection? Is there a smile on your face? Are you | | | | line-by-line, go through your resume and relate it to the |
| speaking enthusiastically about the position and about | | | | job description. Keep asking yourself, how does this |
| your past work experience? Are you using your | | | | relate to the job? |
| hands to express yourself? Or... Are you being stiff | | | | Take as long as it takes! Take notes if you have to. If |
| and trying not to move and being real emotionless. | | | | you rack your brain long enough, you can always find |
| I'm currently in the job market myself and a goal I like | | | | a way to link the two. This is true even if you have |
| to use nowadays is "how can I make this recruiter not | | | | switched careers. The knowledge you gained and the |
| only want to hire me, but like me enough want to be | | | | lessons you learned should still apply to the job |
| my friend?" I'm into building relationships for the | | | | interview. |