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”
Yes job interviews are scary and no, its not just you who thinks that.
In fact job interviews are in the top ten most commons fears. But there are ways to feel more confident, to feel more powerful. By creating the feeling of internal power, increasing your job interview self esteem your interview performance will impress and show you at your best.
By creating this positive state you are more likely to sell yourself, build rapport and of course be offered more job positions.
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Create Job Interview Power #1
Interviewees feel inadequate as the compare themselves to a fake but positive perspective of the interviewer. We wrongly believe that the interviewer is this powerful god like person who has your life, your future in their hands.
We search for and find all of our own weaknesses and presume that the interviewer god will know about them. To feel more powerful you need to turn this negative technique on its head. Instead of looking for your on weaknesses, search for theirs. Look for little signs of weakness; a dirty shoe, un-ironed tie, messy desk – anything that makes them human again.
Even compare yourself to this weakened person – my shirt is smart, clean and ironed – this creates a natural aura of power within yourself
Create Job Interview Power #2
Every time you go to a party there is always one person who stands out, a person who grabs the attention of the room, a memorable individual that everyone warms to
It is this same type of person who sticks out and gets offered the job from any job interview
Whats the secret??? Stories! Yes stories.
People are emotional drawn to a story. The likable party goer will have hundreds of stories and anecdotes for any situation. They build up suspense, give a detailed description and end with a bang. By adopting this story telling tactic in the job interview you can create an authority by selling your skills, experiences and qualities through the adventure of a detailed story
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Create Job Interview Power #3
Create a conversation
Because people, generally, are scared in the job interview, they will nervously smile, answer the question in a matter of fact way (no story telling here) and prey for the job interview to end
Instead build both rapport and likability, which increase your chances of receiving a job offer, by asking questions to the job interviewer.
This answer then ask a question technique puts the interviewer on the back foot, helping you to feel more powerful. It also creates a natural conversation that will create a connection between you and the interviewer. Its this connection and gut instinct from the interviewer that will land you the job offer.
