Got an INTERVIEW?
Then YOU need to know this:
1. Why did you apply for the role?
Whatever the reason, know your “why” and be ready to enunciate it.
2. Why do you want to work for the company in question?
Don’t tell them who and what they are; they already know that. Tell them what makes the company appealing to YOU.
3. What is your understanding of the role?
This is your interpretation of the job description.
4. How will you add value to the company?
Talk about your strengths and what makes YOU the best candidate.
5. Know your own resume inside out.
You may be asked to talk them through it.
6. Know your expectation of salary, benefits, bonus and commissions.
Try to find out what fair market value is, or ask your recruiter.
7. Know what your current employment notice period is and what your start date can be.
8. Know how to answer behavioural questions using C.A.R.L.
(Context, Action, Result, Learning)
9. Know something about the workplace culture.
Review Glassdoor.
10. Know the background of your interviewer(s).
Review LinkedIn and Google.
11. Know which questions YOU want answers to.
Most importantly, know that if you are prepared and are simply yourself, you have just as much chance as anybody else!
PREP like this... 1. Test audio and camera. 2. Elevate your laptop to avoid staring down into the camera. 3. Dress professionally. 4. Position yourself at a table, against a plain, neutral background. 5. Check the lighting in the room. 6. Close all other applications on your laptop. 7. Silence your cell phone, and disable vibration. 8. Have a copy of your resume at hand. 9. Attach post-its around the laptop screen with prompts + questions you wish to ask the interviewer. 10. Exclude kids, pets etc from the room for the duration of the interview. 11. Have pen and paper at hand. 12. Have a glass of water next to you. 13. Have the phone number of the interviewer in case video connection is lost. You have fully researched the company in depth. You know who your interviewer is. You have practiced behavioural questions using C.A.R.L (Context, Action, Result, Learning). And you will send a “thank you” email within 6-8 hours of the interview. Look into the camera, not the scre...
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