7 little secrets to succeeding in your job interview.
14 May 2015
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So many factors go into a recruiter's choice, so many factors that we often forget, here are some quick and effective reminders, unavoidable.
1. A resume is not a novel.
Nobody wants to know what you were doing in your early years, twenty years ago. What matters, what makes the difference, is your recent past and your present, your last ten years. Therefore, there is no need to write a long novel and bore your potential recruiter in a few minutes. Limit yourself to summarizing, getting to the essentials of the last missions, in a precise, clear and orderly manner. "Essential" must remain the key word in your writing and speech.
2. A resume without spelling mistakes.
Yes, even in 2015, making spelling mistakes is not acceptable, and never will be. And even less so the sms language and/or the colorful language of popular modernism. Avoid, absolutely avoid, imperatively! Be professional, remain sober, review your cover letter, reread and correct this aspect of what you want to offer of yourself and which will also make all the difference.
3. Your body speaks for you.
During your interview, carefully monitor your words, but even more so, your gestures. They speak about you, without your consent, they say, they confess what you are trying to hide, to conceal from view. And recruiters are paying more and more attention to this because they are increasingly aware that they reveal a part of your personality. For example, remember not to fidget, don't slouch in your chair, stand up straight without being stiff, don't bite your nails, stop playing with your hair, uncross your arms and legs.... Being natural does not prevent controlling your unconscious body language. In short, smile, you are almost being filmed!
4. Your likeability has an impact.
Smile because it will make you likeable, and being likeable means being able to work in a team, in a company, to live and work well with others. This is an important, even essential, skill. Be pleasant, approachable, open, as relaxed as you can be.
5. Know how to sell yourself positively, don't repeat yourself.
Don't just list your missions and responsibilities, your actions and your successes. You were not called to this interview to repeat what your CV already says silently! You are here to add that little human touch, to give the additional and decisive, enhancing information. So, dare to speak well of yourself, without any vanity. With simplicity and naturalness. With frankness and firmness. Explain how you implemented a new project management method, why you doubled your department's sales, how you managed to create this somewhat special archiving system....
6. Too much enthusiasm is detrimental to enthusiasm.
It's good to be motivated, cheerful, enthusiastic. It's not good to be too much so, to become overwhelming, even annoying. Demonstrating interest in the position is not, for example, doing too much, too redundant follow-up after the interview. Know how to be motivated, express it, then withdraw.
7. Thank you.
Politeness requires that you remember to send a short thank-you note, by email or handwritten card. Your recruiter will not be indifferent to it and will note your willingness in their records.
Here, as with everything else, in everything, remember to remain balanced. Not too much is enough. But always enough.
The ReKrute.com Team
1. A resume is not a novel.
Nobody wants to know what you were doing in your early years, twenty years ago. What matters, what makes the difference, is your recent past and your present, your last ten years. Therefore, there is no need to write a long novel and bore your potential recruiter in a few minutes. Limit yourself to summarizing, getting to the essentials of the last missions, in a precise, clear and orderly manner. "Essential" must remain the key word in your writing and speech.
2. A resume without spelling mistakes.
Yes, even in 2015, making spelling mistakes is not acceptable, and never will be. And even less so the sms language and/or the colorful language of popular modernism. Avoid, absolutely avoid, imperatively! Be professional, remain sober, review your cover letter, reread and correct this aspect of what you want to offer of yourself and which will also make all the difference.
3. Your body speaks for you.
During your interview, carefully monitor your words, but even more so, your gestures. They speak about you, without your consent, they say, they confess what you are trying to hide, to conceal from view. And recruiters are paying more and more attention to this because they are increasingly aware that they reveal a part of your personality. For example, remember not to fidget, don't slouch in your chair, stand up straight without being stiff, don't bite your nails, stop playing with your hair, uncross your arms and legs.... Being natural does not prevent controlling your unconscious body language. In short, smile, you are almost being filmed!
4. Your likeability has an impact.
Smile because it will make you likeable, and being likeable means being able to work in a team, in a company, to live and work well with others. This is an important, even essential, skill. Be pleasant, approachable, open, as relaxed as you can be.
5. Know how to sell yourself positively, don't repeat yourself.
Don't just list your missions and responsibilities, your actions and your successes. You were not called to this interview to repeat what your CV already says silently! You are here to add that little human touch, to give the additional and decisive, enhancing information. So, dare to speak well of yourself, without any vanity. With simplicity and naturalness. With frankness and firmness. Explain how you implemented a new project management method, why you doubled your department's sales, how you managed to create this somewhat special archiving system....
6. Too much enthusiasm is detrimental to enthusiasm.
It's good to be motivated, cheerful, enthusiastic. It's not good to be too much so, to become overwhelming, even annoying. Demonstrating interest in the position is not, for example, doing too much, too redundant follow-up after the interview. Know how to be motivated, express it, then withdraw.
7. Thank you.
Politeness requires that you remember to send a short thank-you note, by email or handwritten card. Your recruiter will not be indifferent to it and will note your willingness in their records.
Here, as with everything else, in everything, remember to remain balanced. Not too much is enough. But always enough.
The ReKrute.com Team
