After TwitJobs Gets You In the Door

You’ve applied on TwitJobs and been asked for an interview. Congrats. As a veteran of loads of interviews (on both sides of the table), a few tips to share:

1. Keep on the gas – No matter how strong the fit, phone screen, initial interview, etc. there are dozens of reasons that a position may get delayed or go unfilled. So keep applying and networking. It’s not over until the paperwork is signed.

2. Use your networking to learn more about the company – Reading a company’s website is a good start, but the real workings are found out from talking with people inside the firm. Your goal is to spend more time on discussion versus discovery when you get to the interview

3. Understand the business – You should have a firm handle on what client need is being fulfilled, how they make money, etc. Here’s the 10 questions I used to help prep for interviews and meetings: http://candidateschair.com/?attachment_id=391 The better you know the business, the better you know your skills can help.

4. Make a list of questions – Candidates without prepared questions are candidates with lower interest in the role, as they have not invested the time to get the most out of the interview. Under “Candidate Resources” on my site, I list a couple of books I’ve used – otherwise, just do a search on “Questions to Ask in an interview”

5. Practice your answers aloud – To avoid rambling answers, take the questions you expect to get (usually focused on critical skills and experience for the role) and write out the answers (either bullet points or full answers). Using the written notes as a guide, say your answers aloud at least five times per question. This will help you make the answers more direct and sound more natural when you deliver them.

6. Don’t fall in love with the job – A good friend of mine gives this advice regularly, as those candidates who fall in love tend to come across as desperate in their interviews and thus do not show themselves in their best light.

Good luck today!

Mark Richards
www.candidateschair.com
Job Search Tools and Advice from a Candidate’s Perspective




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