Give me your best interview advice!

lostmarbles29

I have a job interview today at a hospital and I would do anything for it. So I was wondering what's your best advice that would help me get this job!

NicoleWI

--Practice a "tell me about yourself" intro statement that ties to the job

--Be sure to reiterate at the end of the interview (if this is true!) that you are very interested in the job and briefly again mention why you'd be a great fit. 

--send a thank you later today. 

LoCarb

Nicole offered great advice.
Ask questions it gives you a better understanding of the organization and also gives you another opportunity to market yourself.
GL!

jteneback

Focus on why you would be good for the organization and what you bring to the table.  You are there to sell yourself!  I hate when candidates only tell me why the job would be good for them.

1026pumpkin

- Do some research about the person/group you'll be working for and be ready to sell them on why you're a great fit for their needs

- Give "STAR" responses to questions: give an example of a Situatuion you were in, what the Task was, what Action you took, and what the Resolution was.

- send a thank you email to the interviewers reiterating how excited you are about the position and why you're a good fit

 good luck!

 

Netty_3

Know your strengths, and be ready to tell them about them.  Also, make your resume look nice and organized. Know specific examples of overcoming obstacles...leading a team, or loyalty and reliability.

sadie+w

Since the people interviewing you will likely be spending a fair amount of time with whoever they hire for this position, be sure to present yourself as someone that is desirable to be around.  Kind, friendly, warm.  

AZ123

In addition to all of the above, dress the part you want to play. Look put together, make eye contact. Pause if you need to think before you answer a question.

MirandaHobbes

NicoleWI:

--Practice a "tell me about yourself" intro statement that ties to the job

--Be sure to reiterate at the end of the interview (if this is true!) that you are very interested in the job and briefly again mention why you'd be a great fit. 

--send a thank you later today. 

This is always my favorite piece of advice! I swear I got my job because I did this. It was an awkward interview, very formal, and they stiffly asked me if I had anything else I'd like to tell them. I wanted the job so bad that I just looked them each in the eye and told them from the heart that I wanted this job dearly, everything in my career so far had led me to them, that I was confident that I would be a great fit for the job. My boss still tells me that she hired me because "she just had a feeling about me!" I didn't have steller grades or anything unusually spectacular on my resume- but it was solidly built around what I do now.

I interview people all the time that are all "you're gonna love me as an employee- I'm awesome!" What's going on in the back of my head is- do they really just want a job- any job- or do they want THIS job, i.e. are they going to stick it out through the boring times, hectic times, times of pay freezes and crap managment. Loyalty and interest go a long way in my book. Your resume should tell a story of how you took the perfect route to get to that job- each job building on itself to lead up to the present position.