You’ve accomplished step one of getting the call for the interview now, and it’s time to plan how to pass the second step, the interview. The three steps below will help with ensuring you’re ready to Ace your next interview.
Do your research
You don’t want to walk into an interview blind. Not only do you want to do your research on the company, but if you have the list of interviewers, you can also check out their Linkedin profile. This may help with drafting the questions you will ask during the interview. Being able to see and learn more about your interviewer(s) may also help you become more comfortable with the interview.
Other Things to research on the company include:
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Recent news or events
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Leadership
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Company’s Culture, Values, and Mission
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The Job Description
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Interview Questions
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Company Reviews (Glassdoor, Indeed)
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Salary for the Job
Researching the company show’s the interviewers that you’re prepared and shows that you have a strong interest in that organization. Being prepared for the interview may also help with speaking on topics that you weren’t planning to discuss. It’s better to be over-prepared than underprepared. The key is to show you want the job. So I will repeat this for the millionth time only apply to jobs that want!
Practice talking through your resume
Can you talk through your experience on your resume and highlight relevant experience? If not, then I recommend practicing walking through your resume and be prepared to tell the story on at least the last three positions and why you left each one. Also, prepare examples of projects you’ve completed or challenges you were able to overcome. If you are completing multiple interviews, prepare different examples to share. Walking the interviewer through your resume is the perfect opportunity to show why you are the best candidate for the job by highlighting past accomplishments to show you have what it talks to be successful.
Practice answering interview questions
Practice makes perfect! Practice answering interview questions using the STAR format. The STAR format stands for Situation, Task, Action, and Result. This format will help ensure you’ve thoroughly answered the question. It will also be essential to practice answering behavior-based interview questions. Behavior-based interview questions help the interviewer understand how you would be able to succeed if put in similar situations in the future. A great guide for thinking about maybe some of the technical questions you may be asked can be found in the job description. You can look through the job description review the qualifications needed as well as the bullet point as a guide for potential interview questions.
These three steps will help you put your best foot forward as you prepare the job to help you get the job!
Tiffany
