First Impressions: Dealing with Interviewer Bias

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3. Control nervousness - it's natural to be nervous on an interview - just about everyone is. But you should take steps sorepparttar nervousness isn't apparent. Doing mock interviews with friends or family members is a good way to increase your confidence. The more you're exposed to interviewing,repparttar 139143 less nervous you'll be about it.

4. Sharpen your wit - Interviewers often decide how smart someone is based on how witty they are. There is probably no real scientific formula for becoming more witty. However, people who are well-read tend to have quicker wits than those who aren't.

5. Be prepared - if you have researchedrepparttar 139144 company andrepparttar 139145 industry ahead of time, and you have a good idea of how you can answer most ofrepparttar 139146 standard job interview questions they might ask (such as "Where do you see yourself in 2 years?), you'll be much more confident and your preparedness will show.

HELPING THE INTERVIEWER GET TO KNOW YOUR ABILITIES

Many interviewers will try to classify you based on broad information such asrepparttar 139147 number of years of experience you have, where you went to college, which industries you worked in, etc. The reality is this information may or may not be a good predictor of whether you can solve their business problems, which isrepparttar 139148 real reason why they are looking for a new employee.

As a job candidate, it is reasonable for you to want to know whyrepparttar 139149 company is looking to hire someone and what business problems they hope to solve withrepparttar 139150 hire. The answer to those questions should help you relate to your own work experiences and hopefully give you an opportunity to talk about specific things you have done inrepparttar 139151 past that have given you expertise inrepparttar 139152 areas necessary to solverepparttar 139153 company's problems. If you offerrepparttar 139154 interviewer your perspective as someone who has expertise withrepparttar 139155 specific problems they want to resolve, and strive to provide them with helpful insights that they may not have considered before, you will stand out as a candidate.

Scott Brown is the author of the Job Search Handbook (http://www.JobSearchHandbook.com). As editor of the HireSites.com weekly newsletter on job searching, Scott has written many articles on the subject. He wrote the Job Search Handbook to provide job seekers with a complete yet easy to use guide to finding a job effectively.


Dealing with Personality Interview Questions

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For example, onrepparttar books question, rather than answeringrepparttar 139142 question directly, you might try to engagerepparttar 139143 interviewer in a conversation using their thought about books as a starting point, but transitioning to something you would prefer talking about. You could start off saying "You know, when I was a kid I loved those Hardy Boys mystery books. I've always enjoyed trying to solve mysteries whether they're in books or in an inefficient supply-chain system. At my last job, I was able to saverepparttar 139144 company over $10 million by discovering cost inefficiencies that had previously gone unnoticed.."

When you're in an interview, it's always best to get as much information as possible before giving any information yourself. You don't want to come across as evasive. But you have a much better chance of giving answersrepparttar 139145 person wants to hear if you know something about them, aboutrepparttar 139146 job, what they're looking for, etc.

The best course of action in interviews is to steer clear of topics that could stir up controversy, such as politics and religion. An interview is a selling situation, so you may have to tailor your responses forrepparttar 139147 occasion.

Here's another example for people you'd like to have lunch with: mentioning people like Frank Sinatra, Vincent Van Gogh and Leonardo Da Vinci would be better than mentioning people who are living today. Famous people who are currently living tend to be controversial. You're best off mentioning people who everyone likes or who people tend not to have strong negative feelings about.

Scott Brown is the author of the Job Search Handbook (http://www.JobSearchHandbook.com). As editor of the HireSites.com weekly newsletter on job searching, Scott has written many articles on the subject. He wrote the Job Search Handbook to provide job seekers with a complete yet easy to use guide to finding a job effectively.


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