One of the biggest problems we have found in conducting interviews is that the participant sometimes gets tongue-tied or loses track of their thoughts. This is a bad thing, and shows not only weakness but an inability to function under pressure. Fortunately you have the ability to capitalize on the mistakes of others, with this exclusive inside information that will stop you from making the same mistakes!
1. Preparation is the Key
Could you imagine watching a game-show about American wildlife, and seeing someone enter that doesn’t know a thing about it? Wouldn’t they research before entering, or at least try find out a little about the topic? That’s the way we see people who turn up to our job interviews, and have No Idea about our organization and what we do. Once we ask a question about our organization and see they have absolutely no idea, you can be sure they won’t be called back for a second interview. In the industry we call these people ‘time-wasters’, as they are the ones who apply for hundreds of jobs daily, and turn up spouting the same useless information at each interview.
Do your preparation and read about the company before you turn up! Things we like to hear are what you know about our products or services, who we target, our markets, our direction and so on. If you can talk about goals and objectives, and how you fit into these, you’ll definitely earn bonus points. Remember to keep it relevant, don’t ramble and go off-topic, and don’t show-off your knowledge
