Getting a job, even in a down market, is not difficult provided you know the trick of the trade. You know what to display in front of an interviewer. And you can only do that if you know what is that an interview wants from you.
This is where this blog post figures in. The 3Cs (creative, commitment, and confidence) that we are going to discuss in this article will help you convey the message an interviewer wants to hear from an interviewee.
You should be creative in your approach. Do not just give a rotten answer to each of the question asked. It sounds boring, it looks mechanical, and no one wants a non-creative, mechanical person because they already have more powerful machines to do the job.
Do not deliver a premeditated answer. Take a chance, offer something innovative. This will impress your interviewer.
The second C of job interview is commitment. Convey your interviewer your desire to stay with his company as long as things does not fall apart. Tell him that you are not the “job hopper” kind and believe in staying with a company and delivering result. Your interviewer needs to know whether you will go out of your way to solve a customer’s problem or not. Tell them you will do it. This will put the interviewer at ease, and he will lower his guard, which will provide you entry into his organization.
You do not have anything, if you do not have confidence to move ahead, despite all the odds. No product is perfect. Your interviewer, who is also your prospective employer, knows this, and you should also know this. And if you have the guts to sell the product, despite its several short coming then are in the team.
Show your employer your level of confidence and belief in what you do. Do not shy away from this.
This brings us to the end of 3Cs of a job interview. In the next article will see what the 3 Es of a job interview are, and how each one of them will help you crack a job interview.
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Many times people cover what to do positively in an interview, to ensure that you get the job. But what about the things that you should avoid? The instant interview enders for potential employers. There are a plethora of things that you should avoid when giving an interview, as many interviewers use them as cues to judge your character. Which means coming off the wrong way can lead to you losing out on a job opportunity before you’ve even had a chance to impress. Here, I’ll go through five that you’ll want to avoid.
-Try to avoid smiling too much
Smiling is good, too much smiling is very, very bad. When all you do is smile at an interview, you look nervous and intimidated. Smiling always appears as your desperate attempt to avoid feeling inferior at the interview, when you most certainly do feel as such. So smile when the moment calls for it, but don’t be afraid to be completely serious also.
-Avoid humor at all costs.
Humor is a great way to make the work environment a more friendly place to be, not to mention more enjoyable. But until you know your coworkers well enough to crack the right jokes, you should probably avoid making them in the first place. Bad jokes that don’t meet the humor standard of your potential employer are a good sign that you might not be the person for the job. So do yourself a favor and avoid the jokes during the interview process.
-Don’t ask pointless questions.
Nothing comes off worse than stupid questions at an interview. Think about what you want to know beforehand, so you’re well informed before the interview even begins. There’s no thorn in your side quite like appearing uninformed, or unready to work at a position or company.
-Be careful how you dress.
You don’t want to be casual during an interview, you want to dress nicely, that means wearing a tie for the gents, and business appropriate apparel for the ladies. Also don’t wear too much clothing, to the point that you could sweat during the interview. Sweating looks very bad, as it makes you appear nervous and weak. Both are things that you do not want to show in an interview.
-Be willing to go beyond your boundaries.
You may be asked about tasks that may seem uncomfortable to you, whether if they’re slightly outside your area of expertise, or not what you expected from the position. Always seem willing to take on new tasks, even if you don’t have prior knowledge. An employee that’s unwilling to learn to become a better contributor to the team isn’t very useful to a new employer. That will show in an interview.
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