Are you looking to land your dream job? Is this your first interview or have you been interviewing for awhile? Do you wish you had an easy guide to help you improve your interviewing skills? Whatever your answers are to these questions the bottom line is that most people need help with their interviewing skills. If you put a little bit of effort in to each of the major parts of the interview process you will come out of the interview as the top candidate and land your dream job.
Stand out in the crowd
The key throughout the entire Dream Interviewing® process is to differentiate yourself vs. all the other candidates you are going against for your dream job. One of the easiest ways to differentiate yourself is to get over prepared for the Dream Interview® and you need to do this in multiple areas. Focus on what you will wear, where the interview is, how long it will take you to get there, and what route you will take in order to get there at least 15 minutes ahead of time. The other key preparation you will need to do is around understanding the industry you are interviewing in, the company you are interviewing with, and the job you are interviewing for. Be prepared with multiple examples around your strengths, areas of development, leadership, teamwork, influence, problem solving, and conflict management.
The key throughout the entire Dream Interviewing® process is to differentiate yourself vs. all the other candidates you are going against for your dream job. One of the easiest ways to differentiate yourself is to get over prepared for the Dream Interview® and you need to do this in multiple areas. Focus on what you will wear, where the interview is, how long it will take you to get there, and what route you will take in order to get there at least 15 minutes ahead of time. The other key preparation you will need to do is around understanding the industry you are interviewing in, the company you are interviewing with, and the job you are interviewing for. Be prepared with multiple examples around your strengths, areas of development, leadership, teamwork, influence, problem solving, and conflict management.
Selling yourself
The Dream Interview® is one of those key times in life where you need to come in ready to sell the interviewer on why you are the best candidate for the job. You certainly do not want to cross the line into arrogance or cockiness but you do want them to know you are the best fit for their job. Believe me, if you don't sell yourself no one else interviewing is ever going to say they should hire you first. Start believing you are the best and go into that Dream Interview ready to prove it to them. Your cover letter and resume are basically your selling tools designed to land you that dream job, therefore, they need to be professional, accurate, and specific to the job you are interviewing for. Find excellent examples such as those found in the Dream Interviewing Certification Program that can make this much easier for you and once again will differentiate you from the crowd.
The Dream Interview® is one of those key times in life where you need to come in ready to sell the interviewer on why you are the best candidate for the job. You certainly do not want to cross the line into arrogance or cockiness but you do want them to know you are the best fit for their job. Believe me, if you don't sell yourself no one else interviewing is ever going to say they should hire you first. Start believing you are the best and go into that Dream Interview ready to prove it to them. Your cover letter and resume are basically your selling tools designed to land you that dream job, therefore, they need to be professional, accurate, and specific to the job you are interviewing for. Find excellent examples such as those found in the Dream Interviewing Certification Program that can make this much easier for you and once again will differentiate you from the crowd.
Your Brag Book
The jury is basically split on putting together and using a brag book. I believe they are great if you use them correctly to help convince the interviewer how exceptional you are. The problem is most candidates come in and pronounce they have a brag book but never pull it out in the interview to sell themselves. If you put all that effort into getting the brag book put together than by all means have the top 2-3 key examples of why you are the best candidate for this job up front in the book and get the interviewing interested in seeing your book.
The jury is basically split on putting together and using a brag book. I believe they are great if you use them correctly to help convince the interviewer how exceptional you are. The problem is most candidates come in and pronounce they have a brag book but never pull it out in the interview to sell themselves. If you put all that effort into getting the brag book put together than by all means have the top 2-3 key examples of why you are the best candidate for this job up front in the book and get the interviewing interested in seeing your book.
Those Wonderful Questions
Just think if you knew the questions the interviewer was going to ask prior to doing your Dream Interview and you could get prepared with the very best answers to knock their socks off. There are many similar questions that all interviewers ask as we are all looking for the same types of things in every candidate we interview so do your homework on what questions will be asked and practice answering them before you go in to the interview. You will be amazed at how much more relaxed you are, how much more fun the interview is, and how much more connected you are to the interviewer. Also put together your list of key questions you want to ask in the interviewer as you should be interviewing them as much as they are interviewing you if this is truly your dream job.
Just think if you knew the questions the interviewer was going to ask prior to doing your Dream Interview and you could get prepared with the very best answers to knock their socks off. There are many similar questions that all interviewers ask as we are all looking for the same types of things in every candidate we interview so do your homework on what questions will be asked and practice answering them before you go in to the interview. You will be amazed at how much more relaxed you are, how much more fun the interview is, and how much more connected you are to the interviewer. Also put together your list of key questions you want to ask in the interviewer as you should be interviewing them as much as they are interviewing you if this is truly your dream job.
Sell Me Something
This situation is coming up more often in the interviewing process as the interviewer wants to see how you react to a little pressure, what type of social skills you have, and if you can think on your feet. The key here is not to sweat, take your time, listen, and ask for the business. All of this can be done easily again if you have a simple repeatable selling process that you can use with anything they ask you to sell, including yourself. Start with a plan, seek to understand, satisfy their needs, and make action is a full proof way to sell anything and set you up for success in this scenario.
This situation is coming up more often in the interviewing process as the interviewer wants to see how you react to a little pressure, what type of social skills you have, and if you can think on your feet. The key here is not to sweat, take your time, listen, and ask for the business. All of this can be done easily again if you have a simple repeatable selling process that you can use with anything they ask you to sell, including yourself. Start with a plan, seek to understand, satisfy their needs, and make action is a full proof way to sell anything and set you up for success in this scenario.
Get That Job- Close the Interview
Well it's all come down to this one moment. You have prepared better than any other candidate, you have practiced the interview questions/answers, you have a great cover letter/resume, you closed them in the sell me something scenario, you asked great questions to the interviewer, and you have just one thing left to do. Tell them you want this job and that you are the best candidate for this job. Don't hold back, now is the time to make sure they have every example of why you rock, they don't have any concerns left about you, and they want you to ask, so do it. Every interviewer wants to see, hear, and feel the close yet I find only about 10% of candidates close us. Can you believe that? You want your dream job that much yet you don't simply ask for it and a lot of times that is the difference between one candidate and the next. So on the next Dream Interview you have, please, by all means, ask for your dream job-if you don't someone else will.
Well it's all come down to this one moment. You have prepared better than any other candidate, you have practiced the interview questions/answers, you have a great cover letter/resume, you closed them in the sell me something scenario, you asked great questions to the interviewer, and you have just one thing left to do. Tell them you want this job and that you are the best candidate for this job. Don't hold back, now is the time to make sure they have every example of why you rock, they don't have any concerns left about you, and they want you to ask, so do it. Every interviewer wants to see, hear, and feel the close yet I find only about 10% of candidates close us. Can you believe that? You want your dream job that much yet you don't simply ask for it and a lot of times that is the difference between one candidate and the next. So on the next Dream Interview you have, please, by all means, ask for your dream job-if you don't someone else will.
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