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Interview Tips |
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Key interview success points to remember |
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As you answer the interview questions, cite your work and life experiences in examples to reinforce to the interviewers that you've already done what they're looking for, and you've done it successfully. |
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The interview will typically focus on the job description. If the interviewer starts the interview with a description of the job, make sure that you relate your experiences to the job content. |
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Try to use the same wording as the contained in the job description. If you use different wording, then you are depending on the interviewers to make the connection between the words you use and the job decsription. For example, if the job requires someone to supervise, use the word "supervise" and not the word "manage". |
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Do you know the company and the job that you're interviewing for? Check their website, financial sources, annual reports, and news media for information on the company, their culture and current events. If possible, visit the company, their stores or offices to get a sense of the culture. |
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What salary are you seeking? What's the appropriate salary for the job that you're seeking, for your geographic area and for your industry. Don't guess. A guess or inaccurate information can cost you real money. |
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Don't use limiting words, such as "only" or "just". For example, I "only" supervise five employees. You're making an assumption that five employees is a small number. The fact is that you don't know what the interviewers consider as a small number and what is a large number. |
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Use appropriate wording. You won't receive extra points for every word that has more than |
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Use action words. Here's just a sample: |
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accomplish |
lead |
achieve |
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manage |
co-ordinate |
negotiate |
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delegate |
organise |
develop |
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prioritise |
direct |
recommend |
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establish |
reduce |
evaluate |
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reorganise |
execute |
resolve |
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expedite |
review |
expand |
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revitalise |
implement |
supervise |
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improve |
train |
increase |
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transform |
initiate |
upgrade |
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introduce |
implement |
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Be concise, logical and to the point. Use short sentences. |
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Make sure you prepare the questions that you want to ask the interviewer: this can very often be a trap for the unwary who have not thought about intelligent questions that they want to ask.. |
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