The Perfect Interview Answer
The way you win a job interview is through your perfect job interview answer.
How you reply – with strength or with weakness, determines the success of your job interview. This article will teach you the 3 steps to make a job interview answer hit the mark
Step 1
Answer with confidence.
The first few seconds of your interview answer determines whether the interviewer will listen or ignore the rest of your answer (well they’ll half listen – still not that good)
To create a buzz and to ensure that the interviewer is interested, state straight away that you can do, or have the desired skill they request. Just state “yes” or “I have a great example of that” if you have what they want they will want to listen to your answer
If you wanted a chocolate bar and I said I know where you can get an apple, you wouldn’t be interested. Instead, if I said I know where you can get chocolate your all ears. Give them what they want straight away
Step 2
Create intrigue and an emotional response
Rather than state just logical facts (if you do this you’ll become part of the grey void that all other applicants merge into) gives an emotional story.
People are emotionally drawn to a story. Adopting this storytelling tactic in the job interview you can create authority by selling your skills, experiences, and qualities through the adventure of a detailed story. Stories create visualizations and what you visualize you feel
Step 3
Sum up at the end
Your story creates rapport – key in today’s job interview, but you need to remind that you have X skill
At the end of your answer simply say “so overall I have X skill” or “so yes, I can say I have been using X in all my roles to full effect”
