It’s not the best candidate who succeeds … the best interviewee does!

You may already know that there is much more to interviews than tough questions and clever answers.

How much time and effort will you spend on actually preparing and training for interviews? Sadly, very little I suspect - even though knowing how to cope with and be successful at interviews is such a vital, yet simple skill.

Therein lays an opportunity for you, because your competitors won’t be as well equipped for interviews as you.

"So it is also quite possible that you can beat other people who are better qualified and more experienced than you, all because you came across better in an interview situation".

In general, be upbeat and positive.

Never be negative.

Don't try to memorize answers word for word.

Don't be afraid to include your own thoughts and words.

To help you remember key concepts, jot down and review a few key words for each answer.

Rehearse your answers frequently, and they will come to you naturally in interviews.

“Find out what an employer wants most in his or her ideal candidate, and then show how you meet those qualifications”.

Secrets to Success at One's Work

To be successful you have to be lucky,
or a little mad, or very talented, or to
find yourself in a rapid-growth field." Edward de Bono"

The only way to succeed is to make
people hate you." Josef von Sternberg"

The secret to success is to offend the
greatest number of people." George Bernard Shaw"

I owe my success to having listened
respectfully to the very best advice, and then
going away and doing the exact opposite." G. K. Chesterton"

If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y
plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping
your mouth shut." Albert Einstein"

Dream Jobs

I used to work at The International House of
Pancakes. It was a dream, and I made it
happen." Paula Poundstone"

You have to know exactly what you want out
of your career. If you want to be a star, you
don't bother with other things." Marilyn Horne"

You are never given a wish without also the
power to make it true. You may have to work
for it, however." Richard Bach"

Real Success Without a Real Job

Don't waste time learning the "tricks of the
trade." Instead learn the trade.
— H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

A musician must make music, an artist must
paint, a poet must write, if he is to be
ultimately at peace with himself.
— Abraham Maslow

Never get married while you're going to
college; it's hard to get a start if a prospective
employer finds you've already made one
mistake.
— Kin Hubbard

The deepest personal defeat suffered by
human beings is constituted by the difference
between what one was capable of becoming
and what one has in fact become.
— Ashley Montagu

If you don't like your job you don't strike. You
just go in every day and do it really half-assed.
That's the American way.
— Homer Simpson

quotations

From "1001 Best Things Ever Said about work"

Career

A career is a job that has gone on too
long." Jeff MacNelly"

People don't choose their careers; they
are engulfed by them." John Dos Passos"

Sometimes you wonder how you got on this
mountain. But sometimes you wonder, "How
will I get off?" Joan Manley"

When I was a boy I was told that anybody
could become President: I'm beginning to
believe it." Clarence Darrow"

Good answers to interview questions

Most of your attention will be focused on answering specific questions raised by the interviewer. In preparation for these questions, you need to know what questions are most likely to be asked and how you should best formulate answers for greatest impact.
Keep in mind that the interviewer is looking for indicators of your expertise, competence, motivation, interpersonal skills, decision-making skills, interest in the job, personality, and likability.

"How you answer the questions will largely determine whether or not you will be
invited back for another interview and eventually offered a job".

GET READY ....SET....GO!

A job interview is one of the most important interactions in your life. And yet, unfortunately, it only lasts about an hour. That’s all you get. And within that short span of time, you have to convince someone that you are the absolute best candidate for the job.
So how do you do that? This blog will help you with tips, advice

Be Ready

It's a first meeting with people that you might soon work together with. Get ready for !