Got an interview call? Congratulations! You've already have made it to the Top 20% applicants ㋡ Ask yourself: “Do you really need that job?” If the answer is "Oh yes!", it’s time to prepare yourself to ace the interview.
This 5-minute read, will significantly increase your chances to Interview success. It’s prepared by the author's 20+ years of cross-industry, multi-functional experience of hiring thousands of managers and based on keen insights of what interviewers really expect from a great candidate.
The Four stages to Interview success
Let’s jump right into it.
Despite all the possible reasons of failure that pass your mind, you must ask yourself “Why not?”
3. 3. The Interview stage
Q. “So, tell us about yourself?” is not a question to know about your childhood crush ㋡
This is to really check your relevancy and more importantly how you answer open ended questions. So, be precise and begin by talking about your most relevant experience.
Q. “What are your strengths?” Don’t just mention keywords but share demonstrative stories to make them believe you.
Q. “Why should we hire you?” This is where your research helps, and you talk about alignment of the role to your skills and aspirations.
Q. This is a very tricky one ㋡ : “What are your weaknesses?”
Mentioning them can ruin your chances while not having any weakness reflects arrogance and lack of self-knowledge. So, talk about a weakness but definitely mention how you’ve worked around it.
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