Job Interview Tips 2020

6 job interview tips to help you pass your next job interview.

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Job Interview Tip #1

Focus on criteria, not confidence 

The biggest mistake job applicants make is not referencing enough of the job criteria in the job interview. Instead, they focus on small talk, having a quick response and asking the interviewer mundane questions about salaries and annual leave. 

Criteria is king in the job interview 

Ignore it at your own demise 

Job Interview Tip #2

Posture creates perfection 

Candidates look confident when their posture is perfect. A straight back, head held high and relaxed use of gestures results in an impression of confidence

Confidence creates authority, authority results in job offers

Job Interview Tip #3

High performing answers show value 

Giving everyday examples for technical questions doesnt cut the mustard. To stand out, always present ‘best performing’ answers. Each answer should state an industry-related problem that would cause a major disruption, before blowing the interviewer away by explaining how only you could save the day.

High performing answers create high performing employees 

Job Interview Tip #4

Self-promotion isn’t only good, it’s expected 

If you don’t self-promote in a job interview, the interview is dead. Interview self-promotion is gold. To be successful in the job interview you must always state clearly what it is you can bring to the team, your unique selling point.

Self-promote for a promotion

Job Interview Tip #5

Dress to impress 

Your interview outfit is your armor. What you wear creates that all-important first impression. Your outfit, haircut, scent, everything about you helps to showcase you at your best.

Your armor needs to shine

Job Interview Tip #6

Worry about self-disclosed weaknesses 

The biggest barrier to interview success is self-disclosed weakness. Stop giving away information that will ruin your job interview. Focus on strengths, not weaknesses. Focus on successes, not failures. Focus on the good, not the bad.

Employers hire people for their strengths, not  their weaknesses 

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