| When preparing for an interview, you need to | | | | |
| know your skills, experiences and | | | | When you come up with these examples, make |
| achievements, and how to answer interview | | | | sure your examples focus on what you can do |
| questions. | | | | for their company once hired. That's what |
| | | | the job interview is all about...what YOU can |
| Your Skills | | | | do for THEIR company. |
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| Become an expert about yourself. Before you | | | | If you give example after example of how your |
| wrote your resume, you probably prepared a | | | | skills and experiences will help their |
| list of skills, experiences and achievements. | | | | company, the more appealing you will become |
| If not, then it's a good idea to take some | | | | as a potential employee. |
| time and prepare one. | | | | |
| | | | There is a danger of over-preparing for an |
| This information will help you answer | | | | interview. There are hundreds of books and |
| questions that are most commonly asked during | | | | websites that will give you the "most |
| the interview. There are all types of | | | | commonly asked interview questions and |
| interview questions, but no book or web site | | | | answers". You try to memorize the answers to |
| can give you the answers. Only you can come | | | | these questions and when it's time for the |
| up with answers to these questions, because | | | | interview, you sound like you're giving some |
| you're the only one who knows what your | | | | canned response. You don't sound like |
| skills, experiences and achievements are. | | | | yourself. |
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| The interviewer is asking these questions in | | | | The best advice I can give you when it comes |
| order to find out how much of an asset you | | | | to answering interview questions (especially |
| will be to the company if hired. Come up | | | | difficult ones), is know your skills, |
| with real life examples that highlight how | | | | experiences and achievements and be yourself. |
| your skills and achievements helped you in | | | | This way, you don't go into the interview |
| your previous or current job. Think of | | | | sounding like someone who memorized a canned |
| situations where you: | | | | answer out of some book. Just relax and be |
| | | | natural. |
| - Solved a problem for your supervisor or | | | | |
| manager | | | | Trust yourself enough to answer questions in |
| | | | a natural and honest way. Keep your answers |
| - Developed an action plan in order to meet a | | | | in the positive. When you're relaxed and |
| deadline | | | | answer questions in an honest way, you'll be |
| | | | able to think on your feet and provide |
| - Led team projects successfully | | | | answers that the interviewer wants to hear. |
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| - Received some sort of recognition or award | | | | Ask yourself, "What skills, experiences and |
| at your previous job | | | | achievements do I have that will make me an |
| | | | asset to this company?" If you can answer |
| - etc... | | | | that question while going through the |
| | | | interview process, you will be one step |
| Answering Interview Questions | | | | closer to landing the job you want. |