By A job interview is not just any event, it is an evaluation of yourself, your skills, knowledge, talent and benefits that you offer to the company. For several minutes the spotlights will be on you, so it is better that you dedicate time to your previous training. No athlete, no matter how good, wins a competition without preparing hard first. You will face candidates with more experience and knowledge than you.
Remember the philosophy of Vince Lombardi, the renowned American football coach: “Winning is not the most important thing. It is the only thing!”
Be punctual
The job interview is THE moment when you have to seduce the recruiter. If you’re late on the day when you should be on top, what to expect after the fourth month of working on a difficult project? Do you arrive every day after 11 am? Be sure to write down the telephone numbers that you can call in the event of a problem.
Know yourself
As a candidate, you must provide your interviewer with reasons for wanting to hire you. To do this, you will tell him about your studies and the companies where you have worked, but that will not interest him. What he wants is for you to explain to him in detail what you can do, what you have done, and what you want to do. Detail the work you have done during your previous professional experiences and/or your study projects. Explain the problems you encountered, the solutions you applied, what you learned. State whether you worked alone or as part of a team, and then explain your role.
When you have to pull the worms out of the candidate’s nose. You have to sell yourself. After the third time the recruiter asks you to tell him more, to go into detail, to prove your technical knowledge, something should “Tilt” in your head. Reverse the trend, take the lead: it is better that the recruiter asks you to skip over certain aspects rather than risk missing out on certain information that could be important.
When the candidate no longer remembers what he did just 2 years ago. An interview is getting ready. Go over your CV at least once, and take the time to remember the important details – those that are worth telling – about your experiences. If a line on your CV is so uninteresting that you have nothing to say about it, why is it there?
Not researching and getting to know the company
You must know its mission, vision, values, what challenges or objectives the organization has in the area you want to enter. That is, if the vacancy is in the finance area, you should investigate as much information as possible and turn it into a strength for you. Get to know your top customers and why they are loyal to the organization. What do you recognize in it to continue being your customers? If you arrive without having the slightest idea of the activity of the company in which you are applying, you risk being cataloged as a person who is in the habit of sending hundreds of resumes across the country. How can you be interested in yourself if you don’t seem to care at all about where you might be
working? Maybe you did some research, but it didn’t turn up anything conclusive. Do not hesitate to say so!
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Similarly, if the job posting or job description contained names or acronyms that you don’t know (name of programming language, technology, or other), take the time to research on the Internet. Then tell the recruiter that you didn’t know about this thing, but that you were interested in it and that it opens up new possibilities for you. On the other hand, don’t make the mistake of saying that you know this techno, just after reading its definition on Wikipedia. Be certain that the recruiter will realize this quickly.
Turn off that cell phone
If we invented the vibrator mode, it’s not for nothing. A phone ringing during an interview is annoying. When it rings a second time, it becomes annoying. When it’s followed by an SMS, it becomes a problem. I have the courtesy to switch off my phone at the beginning of the interview, the minimum is that you do the same. If unfortunately you didn’t think of it, apologize on the first call, and switch off your mobile immediately. Don’t take the risk that it rings again (especially if you have a very funny but completely stupid ringtone). And above all, above all, do not pick up! Do not laugh, a candidate has already done the trick to me during an interview.
Bring several copies of your CV
If you arrive with your hands in your pockets, what clue can you give as to your desire to get the job? Please, when someone asks you “Do you have a copy of your CV?” do not answer “It is available on the Internet, you can print it”! This is like saying that it is up to the recruiter to take the time that you did not want to take yourself. The most “fun” is that very often the big problem is not for the recruiter, but for the poor candidate who finds himself trying to present his background without the support of his curriculum.
Ask questions
Too often when the recruiter asks the interviewee, “Do you have any questions?” Answering “No” is a serious mistake. Do not forget that the company is interested in you and you have the right to know what it offers you and if it is convenient for you to be part of its team. Question: How many stages does the selection process consist of? How long does it last? What benefits does the company offer its workers? What professional growth plan does the company have? When should I start working? Am I hired? Among others.
