When You're Not Ready When They
Call, It's Too Late
It's the interview call you've been waiting to get for weeks.
The company asks you to interview tomorrow afternoon. Your anxiety
rises as you realize you're not ready and don't have enough time
to get ready. If you're not prepared to interview when they call,
it's too late to get ready to be hired.
Most job seekers wait until they have an interview to prepare.
If you're not ready when they call all you can do is read their
web site, get a good night sleep and "wing-it".
Job seeker spends 30 job-search hours to get each interview and
only 1 hour preparing for each interview. Most job seekers spend
more time and money on their resume than their interviews. Your
resume can not get you a job. Only a great interview will get you
hired.
Assuming you've got good interview skills because, you're good
at your job, you're a good communicator, or you're qualified will
not help you get hired. All these assumptions are false. The skills
to do a job are different from the skills required to get a job.
So what can you do to get ready before the company calls you for
the interview?
Get Questioned & Interviewed
List the questions you expect and the questions you fear. Write
your responses. Practice responding out loud. Have a friend
practice interview you using the questions. Keep each response
to 60-90 seconds. Ask a question after each response.
Get Your Talent Inventoried
Create a list of your talents and skills called your “Talent
Inventoryâ€. Your skills come from work, volunteering,
hobbies, school and life. Formulating your talent inventory prepares
you for any question about your skills. Interview Mastery gives
you downloads and templates to create your talent inventory.
Get Phoned
How will you handle the unexpected phone interview? Ask the caller
to schedule a time later when you can talk privately. Schedule
the call like a face-to-face interview and you call them. Ask
how much time they'd like to speak and what they want to learn
about you during the call.
Get Your Questions
Make a list of 5+ business focused questions you
will ask interviewers. Bring this list to the
interview along with a note pad.
Source: Michael R. Neece, CEO Interview Mastery
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