Succeeding in my interviews
30 July 2012
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What is the goal of a recruitment interview?
For you, it will be to see if the position suits you. For the recruiter, it will be to reassure themselves that you really match the position to be filled in terms of skills, personality, and potential.
They also want to know through this interview if you will be able to integrate into their team, their environment, their company culture.
Tell yourself that if you are called for an interview, it is because you a priori correspond to their search.
How to prepare?
Be able to explain each element of your resume.
If you haven't already, find out about the company and your interviewer.
Be able to introduce yourself in a few minutes in response to the question "Tell me about yourself".
Prepare the questions you want to ask about the position and the company. This relates to the issues of evaluating job offers.
Practice answering the most frequently asked questions by identifying your own arguments and learning to develop them in a clear, precise, and convincing way. Identify the questions that would destabilize you and prepare your answers.
Take care of your presentation and have a motivated attitude.
How to conclude the interview?
Do not end the interview without knowing who will take the initiative for the next contact and within what timeframe.
Once the interview is over, take the time to debrief it while it's fresh in your mind: the questions you were asked and the answers you gave, the strengths and weaknesses of your application, the answers you are missing, the next steps planned for this interview, etc.
Indeed, even two hours after the interview, important information may escape you. Reviewing your interview is as important as preparing for it.
We recommend that you send a thank-you letter within 48 hours of the interview to confirm your interest in the position. This short letter should also highlight the 2 or 3 important elements of the position that you perceived.
Should you accept all interviews?
It is useful to accept all interviews offered.
Indeed, a position that seems unattractive may turn out to be more evolutionary or much richer than the brief description given by the advertisement or telephone contact.
Similarly, other searches may be underway or to come within the company. The recruiter may then make you other offers that will suit you better.
Finally, every interview is useful training, a situation where you can refine your arguments and your technique.
All athletes train before a competition, all actors rehearse before a performance: do the same.
Conseil-carriere.com
Posted online July 30, 2012.
For you, it will be to see if the position suits you. For the recruiter, it will be to reassure themselves that you really match the position to be filled in terms of skills, personality, and potential.
They also want to know through this interview if you will be able to integrate into their team, their environment, their company culture.
Tell yourself that if you are called for an interview, it is because you a priori correspond to their search.
How to prepare?
Be able to explain each element of your resume.
If you haven't already, find out about the company and your interviewer.
Be able to introduce yourself in a few minutes in response to the question "Tell me about yourself".
Prepare the questions you want to ask about the position and the company. This relates to the issues of evaluating job offers.
Practice answering the most frequently asked questions by identifying your own arguments and learning to develop them in a clear, precise, and convincing way. Identify the questions that would destabilize you and prepare your answers.
Take care of your presentation and have a motivated attitude.
How to conclude the interview?
Do not end the interview without knowing who will take the initiative for the next contact and within what timeframe.
Once the interview is over, take the time to debrief it while it's fresh in your mind: the questions you were asked and the answers you gave, the strengths and weaknesses of your application, the answers you are missing, the next steps planned for this interview, etc.
Indeed, even two hours after the interview, important information may escape you. Reviewing your interview is as important as preparing for it.
We recommend that you send a thank-you letter within 48 hours of the interview to confirm your interest in the position. This short letter should also highlight the 2 or 3 important elements of the position that you perceived.
Should you accept all interviews?
It is useful to accept all interviews offered.
Indeed, a position that seems unattractive may turn out to be more evolutionary or much richer than the brief description given by the advertisement or telephone contact.
Similarly, other searches may be underway or to come within the company. The recruiter may then make you other offers that will suit you better.
Finally, every interview is useful training, a situation where you can refine your arguments and your technique.
All athletes train before a competition, all actors rehearse before a performance: do the same.
Conseil-carriere.com
Posted online July 30, 2012.
