hacking an interview using public speaking tips

BEING AT A

Exhilarating

JOB INTERVIEW

CAN BE THE MOST

or Terrifying

EXPERIENCE

A GOOD

INTERVIEW SHOULD

FEEL LIKE A

CONVERSATION

NOT ANINTERROGATION

INTERVIEW SHOULDACE YOUR

INTRODUCTION

Nearly every

interviewer

will ask you the pesky

tell me aboutyourselfquestion

THIS IS YOUR MOMENT

Don’t be nervous

TO SHINE AND EXPLAIN

WHY YOU ARE THE

MOST CAPABLE

PERSON FOR THE JOB

MARRY

WITH PASSION

CONFIDENCE

Be confident in your

abilities to perform

the necessary tasks,

but make sure to

also be enthusiastic

about those tasks

BY BALANCING CONFIDENCE

stand out

WITH PASSION YOU WILL

IN A POTENTIALLY-CROWDED

FIELD OF CANDIDATES

PACE YOURSELF

Anxiety makes

many candidates

ramble at an

interview

EVEN IF YOU TEND TO

TALK FAST NATURALLY, LEARN TOpace yourself

WHILE PITCHING TO

YOUR INTERVIEWERS

Some of the best

EMULATEPOLITICIANS

public speakers

in the world are

politicians

THIS NOT

ONLY

SOUNDS

CONFIDENT AND

REMOVES ANY DOUBT

FROM THE LISTENER’S MIND,

BUT ALSO SHOWS A LEVEL OF

PROACTIVITY

THIS NOT

JUST BE SURE

NOT TO MAKE

THOSE CORNY hand gestures

ALL POLITICIANS

MAKE

When addressing

your interviewer(s),

try to use gestures

and demonstrate a

bit with your hands

DO NOT KEEP YOUR HANDS

TO YOURSELF OR UNDER THE

DESK THE WHOLE TIME AS

THIS PORTRAYS YOU AS

cold or timid

TAKE THE

NECESSARY

PAUSES

Engaging public speakers

aren’t afraid to take those

pauses that keep the

audience on the edge of

their seats

WHEN ASKED

AN INTERVIEW IT’S NATURAL TO WANT TO

A QUESTION IN

PAUSE FIRST AND CONSIDER

YOUR ANSWER BEFORE

STARTING IN

LISTEN

DO NOT FEEL

THE NEED TO

FILL UP THE SILENCE WITH

TALKING

LISTENING TO YOUR

INTERVIEWER CAN

ALSO HELP YOU TO

FULLY GRASP WHAT

EXACTLY IS REQUIRED

OF YOU BEFORE YOU

PROCEED TO RESPOND

BE A

TEAM PLAYER

UNLESS YOU’RE APPLYING FOR A POSITION THAT

REQUIRES YOU TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY,

BE SURE TO INCORPORATE "WE" LANGUAGE TO SHOW

YOUR ABILITY TO WORK WELL WITH OTHERS

GET YOURSOCIAL MEDIA

PROFILE

RIGHT

Remember that

the interviewer

may be checking

you out online

before you meet

DO WELL TO SET YOUR

SOCIAL MEDIA

ACCOUNTS TO REFLECT

A PRESENTABLE

PERCEPTION OF YOU