Ace Your Job Interview: Practice Makes Perfect
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The document discusses the importance of practicing for a job interview. It provides a list of seven things to practice: smiling, shaking hands, researching the company and interviewer, preparing for common interview questions, being aware of body language, improving verbal communication skills, and learning how to exit gracefully. The document emphasizes that practicing these areas multiple times is key to feeling comfortable and confident during the actual job interview.
Ace Your Job Interview: Practice Makes Perfect
- 2. • In order to ace your job interview you must practice. Not just once but several times. • But, what are you going to practice? The following list will help you prepare for your job interview. www.writetherightresume.com
- 3. 1. Smiling. 2. Shake hands 3. Research 4. Interview Questions 5. Body Language 6. Verbal communication 7. Exit gracefully www.writetherightresume.com
- 4. 1. Smiling. Yes, you must smile and make eye contact. Show the interviewer you are happy to be there. www.writetherightresume.com
- 5. 2. Shake hands. Get comfortable shaking hands with people. Put the V of your hand in theirs. . Don’t forget to smile and make eye contact when shaking hands. www.writetherightresume.com
- 6. 3. Research. Research the company and the interviewer. Find the interviewer on LinkedIn or the company website. Use this information to establish rapport and show that you know the company mission, vision, and ethics. www.writetherightresume.com
- 7. 4. Interview Questions. • Conduct an online search for typical interview questions in your field. • You can also look at the job announcement. www.writetherightresume.com
- 8. 5. Body Language. Pay attention to your body language when you are practicing. Don’t look to the ceiling for an answer. Don’t look to the left or right. Where are your hands when you are talking? What direction are your feet pointing? Remember to lean in at times. Don’t just sit there stiff as a board www.writetherightresume.com
- 9. 6. Verbal communication. Do not use slang, bad words, or fillers. • If you don’t know what to say it is ok to have a moment of silence or to fill the moment of silence by saying “that is a great question” www.writetherightresume.com
- 10. • Don’t use ummm or ahhh’s. Do not speak badly of a former employer. Keep the conversation positive. • If you must discuss why you were fired state the reason but then share what you learned from that experience. Keep it positive. Leave the interviewer with a positive image in his or her mind. www.writetherightresume.com
- 11. 7. Exit gracefully. Look for subtle cues such as the person cleaning up the desk, pushing away from the desk or standing. You will want to practice thanking him or her for the interview and shaking hands again. www.writetherightresume.com
- 12. • Be sure to thank the staff member that may have assisted you with setting up the interview or parking on your way out of the building too. • Don’t forget they are watching you exit the building. www.writetherightresume.com
- 13. • I actually had a hiring manager tell me they had someone do fabulous during the interview but when he left the building he used the parking lot as the bathroom. • He didn’t get the job. www.writetherightresume.com
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