how to improve your business interview skills - volume 01
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Roberto Lico
How to Improve Your
Business Interview Skills
Volume I
Roberto de Paula Lico Júnior is a Professor, Professional Coach,
International Writer and Business Consultant with a deep
knowledge in Management, Overseas Trade and
Negotiation.
How to Improve Your
Business Interview Skills
It is our first E-book of a three-book series
aiming to help you get the most of your
business interview!
Most people are not really aware of how important an
interview process can be.
A great part of the interviewees believe that luck is one of the
most essential factor during the development of an interview
process.
I - Introduction
That is why we believe that many good candidates fail to achieve a good professional
position inside the market place.
The main aim of our book is to clarify and inform some
important aspects that compose an interview process.
Of course we don’t intend to discuss all of the elements, since
they can involve a world of information.
But we will highlight the ones that will help our readers to
overcome the main difficulties and barriers during an interview
process.
We can define an interview as a:
▪ Formal meeting by an appointment at which
someone is asked questions in order to find out whether they are suitable for a job,
course or study, etc.
Based on the definition mentioned before we are going to discuss an important point in
this E-book:
▪ The Interview Process
Most people are not really aware of how important an
interview process can be.
A great part of the interviewees believe that luck is one of the
most essential factor during the development of an interview
process.
II – The Interview Process
THE INTERVIEWER'S OBJECTIVE:
It is to decide whether or not to make you a job offer by evaluating
your history, educational background, your strengths and
accomplishments, as well as your level of motivation, attitude and
personality. In other words, to find out if you're the right person for
the job, what is your potential for promotion and whether or not you
will fit into the company environment.
THE CANDIDATE’S OBJECTIVE:
Your objective is to satisfy the interviewer's objective, as well as learn those things you need to know about the position and
the company so that you can make an intelligent decision
about the job - and keep focused on "Getting a job offer”.
As each interview is composed of many different steps and procedures with their own
characteristics and difficulties, we have decided to divide it in
three stages:
▪ Preparation;▪ Development;▪ Conclusion.
01 – Preparation:
It is very important in any interview process that you take some time to do a little research about the organization and its main characteristics, such its
product, clients and its position inside the market place.
And as you are gathering information about the company
and the job that has been offered you, you can find all the
elements to answer the two questions given:
• How will you know if you
▪ How will you know if you want to work there without
some research into the company?
▪ How will they know how serious you are about the job unless you have looked into
it?
It is also clear that the research will give you all the data and information
to enable you to answer the questions that the interviewer
probably will ask you, for example:
▪ What key skills are needed for the job?
▪ How would you be valuable to the company?
▪ What must you know to accept the job if it is offered to you?
▪ What information must you provide to the company at the
interview?▪ What did you learn about the
organization and the job? ▪ Why should they hire you? ▪ Why do you want this job?
Is important to say that sometimes
Is important to say that sometimes this previous
research is not enough to answer all your inquiries and
doubts. For this reason we advise you to try to meet some of your potential co-workers to
learn more about the position as well to clarify some points of your research and knowledge
about the position that has been offered you.
02 - Development:
At this stage you should have collected all the information
necessary to answer questions about the company and
especially about your interests related to the job. That is why it
is so important to be always prepared.
Most of the interviews are conducted by one person, which
could be a psychologist specialized in Human Resources or even a head of a department.
Therefore it is important to remember that:
▪ This person doesn’t know you and cannot read your
thoughts;▪ You must look as professional
as possible;▪ You must answer all the questions to specifying your
qualities, goals and contributions that you are
able to.
Another important point during the development of the
interview is the way that you are going to present yourself.
And based on that we summarized some important
tips.
Presentation:
▪ Find out the standard dress for the organization.
▪ Dress on the conservative side.
▪ Arrive early. ▪ Bring extra resumes,
notepad, pen. ▪ Be sure you know how to pronounce your interviewer's
name correctly. ▪ Be polite to everyone you
meet there. They all count. ▪ Be personable as well as
professional.
▪ Do not chew gum, smoke, swear or use slang.
▪ Be aware of body language, vibes, reactions - use your instincts to keep things on
course. ▪ Assume all questions are asked for a good reason and
answer accordingly. ▪ Do not assume that your
interviewer knows how to elicit the information he/she
is looking for. ▪ Feel free to ask for
clarification before answering a question.
▪ Take some time to formulate your answers before you
speak. ▪ Answer all questions honestly, but in the best,
most positive light. ▪ Do not bad mouth old
employers.
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