Friday, April 06, 2007

Answer Job Interview Questions Tips and Tricks

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Tips! Self-Initiation: Needing someone to push you into a working mood is the result of lethargy and complacency. This is sure to hamper your career prospects in the long run.

It seems that each field and each set of interviewers have different ideas on how one should answer job interview questions. Some are listening for buzz words like "team player" or "best practices" while others are seeking the unique and authentic applicant who does not follow the herd or return with pat or cliche answers.

So how to answer job interview questions is not as one can see from the multiple advice books and pamphlets--all that streamlined in method or manner.

At the same time, there are certain techniques that go into the process to answer job interview questions that will land you the job. Some of what I have read up on, studied, and practiced myself are as follows:

Tips! If possible attend mock interviews conducted by your college career office that would help you in building the confidence and also you will be able to learn interview etiquettes.

Answer Job Interview Questions As You Would Want To Hear

Instead of getting all in a bind by stressing over how well you will or will not do in the interview, remind yourself (repeatedly, if necessary) that the interviewer or interview panel is composed of the human element. The people interviewing you have not only had to work to come up with ideal job descriptions and ideal open-ended questions, they have also likely had to go on interviews themselves.

They want to be respected, but they also want to be real and have you be real too. The more relaxed and amiable you are the better, for these people will want to work with you. Keep eye contact with all echelons and genders (rather than just speaking to the one who asked the question or just the men or just the head honcho).

Tips! If you are considering a career change the experience of the counselor could be invaluable, in view of the complexities, both practical and personal, of the decision you are considering.

Answer Job Interview Questions In Their Language And To Completion

Answer the question in the form of the question. That is, use the language to answer that the interviewers used to ask: if they ask you what the most important components of the V-tech are to you, respond with "The most important components of the V-tech are...." To keep yourself straight, use the popular bulleted method--saying there are three parts to X, 1..., 2..., 3..., and being sure to follow through with three if you announce three or four if you announce four.

Also, many questions are intentionally two-parted. A question might be how do you see the problem of attrition and what would you bring to the problem to solve it? Be sure to answer BOTH parts of the question.

Tips! Remember that most people don't follow a linear path as they move to their second (or third or fourth) careers. They take two steps forward and one step back.

Answer Job Interview Questions With A Modicum Of Humor

If it is all appropriate, use a moderate sense of humor. If they ask you a strange question, smile and admit that this is indeed a great question--which compliments them and admits you have not memorized and churned out a bunch of rote answers that are obviously the signs of a green player.

Tips! Seekers often think that once the shift is made, their career transition is complete.

Tell them you will explore that further if necessary, fill in with potential, future ambition, positive forward-looking responses. It's okay not to know everything.

And if you place so much stake on being the ONE out of hundreds applying to get the job and you DON'T get it, remember the comments of many actors who have gone on auditions as a tall redhead woman when the part and the director and casting directing are calling for a short, fat, grey-haired man.

They have a slot they know how they want filled, and you may just not have a God-given attribute that will fit. It is not necessarily about you in the case, even if it feels like it is. Apply, apply, apply, and interview, interview, interview. You may even find that getting a job will disappoint you as you will no longer be able to continue the fun adventure that is interviewing and practicing!

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