| Hi guys, | | | | You've parked your car. You walk out of the car, |
| My name is Ian and I'm the author of an innovative | | | | fixing your attire in the little left hand mirror of the |
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| have been reading the news, it seems that the job | | | | you go into the building and up the escalator. You can |
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| I've been trying to learn all the techniques for giving | | | | Finally you're there and now you're waiting to go into |
| the best job interviews for the last 2 years. I've built | | | | the job interview room. What the one thought going |
| relationships with HR managers and the professors at | | | | through your head? Oh God, I hope I don't answer |
| the Haas School of Business and I want to share 2 | | | | any question wrong! You can see the result if you do |
| important techniques/tips that I have used to get | | | | answer any question though. You picture the job |
| more successful job interviews. | | | | interviewer saying "hmm" in a confused "that has |
| 1. Connecting with people vs. Being serious and | | | | nothing to do with what I asked" manner and jotting |
| business-like (ie. Really really professional) at the job | | | | down the "death" notes. You're finished. "NEXT!" |
| interview | | | | How do you avoid this? Well, you can't always know |
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| the business-like persona at a job interview. | | | | the interview room. |
| Remember when your mom said "Be yourself?" Well | | | | Here's what you can do. The day before the job |
| she was right for the most part. I recently | | | | interview, pull up two screens on your computer: 1. |
| interviewed a high-level Marketing professor at the | | | | The job description and 2. Your resume. Now read |
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| what she looks for is "chemistry", ie connection with | | | | and relate it to the job description. Keep asking |
| the other person when she was conducting a job | | | | yourself, how does this relate to the job? |
| interview. | | | | Take as long as it takes! Take notes if you have to. |
| So, when you guys in a job interview, are you trying | | | | If you rack your brain long enough, you can always |
| to be serious, or are you trying to make a real | | | | find a way to link the two. This is true even if you |
| connection? Is there a smile on your face? Are you | | | | have switched careers. The knowledge you gained |
| speaking enthusiastically about the position and about | | | | and the lessons you learned should still apply to the |
| your past work experience? Are you using your | | | | job interview. |
| hands to express yourself? Or... Are you being stiff | | | | I hope you've gotten a lot of value out of these |
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| 2. Resume Line-by-line technique for job interviews | | | | |