By Angela Wahome
Interviews are often looked at as difficult. The interviewer is interrogating you, giving you questions and you end up fumbling. “gotcha” questions. When we are talking we are so focused on ourselves and what we are going through that we forget to prepare and think of what they are actually looking for. Their main goal is to find a good candidate that they can work with and that can deliver result as well as have the capacity to grow in that job.
Make sure you understand what they are looking for. Prepare to shine. Know your strengths and highlight them. Make sure the personal strengths you plan to emphasize in your interview match the demands of the position. On the big day, present yourself as a candidate with the right skills and temperament for the job. Your confidence, enthusiasm, knowledge, and understanding should confirm what your interviewer is already predisposed to believe: that bringing you in for an interview is a wise move and that hiring you is even wiser.
When interviewing, hiring managers are hoping to explore some basic areas:
Can you convince me that we need you?
You might enter an interview prepared to recite a litany of skills and work experience, but interviewers aren’t looking for a walking, talking CV. They’re already intrigued by your skills—that’s why they’re called you to interview with them. The reason they need to meet with you in person is to gauge your personal qualities, to see if you’ll be an asset to the workplace. Intangible attributes—resourcefulness, initiative, creativity, adaptability, drive, and integrity—will set you apart from other qualified candidates.
Can you work well in a team?
The corporate workplace is increasingly a team-driven environment. Because of this, organizations are especially eager to hire people whom they think will get along well. This might mean a tough adjustment for academic high achievers who are used to working on their own. But as much as interviewers might be gauging your individual strengths, they are also evaluating your ability to be a team player.
Can you work well with people?
Interviewers are probably less interested in your IQ than your EQ—your emotional intelligence. You can have a high IQ and still lack common sense and empathy. Employers are learning that intelligence isn’t always the most desired thing for new recruits, especially when it comes at the expense of being able to judge people and situations and decide the best course of action to take. After all, perfectly smart people were responsible for some phenomenal failures.
While you may be intelligent, show that you also have to show that you have good common sense, are easy to work with and you own your work.
Interviews are often looked at as difficult. The interviewer is interrogating you, giving you questions and you end up fumbling. “gotcha” questions. When we are talking we are so focused on ourselves and what we are going through that we forget to prepare and think of what they are actually looking for. Their main goal is to find a good candidate that they can work with and that can deliver result as well as have the capacity to grow in that job.
Make sure you understand what they are looking for. Prepare to shine. Know your strengths and highlight them. Make sure the personal strengths you plan to emphasize in your interview match the demands of the position. On the big day, present yourself as a candidate with the right skills and temperament for the job. Your confidence, enthusiasm, knowledge, and understanding should confirm what your interviewer is already predisposed to believe: that bringing you in for an interview is a wise move and that hiring you is even wiser.
When interviewing, hiring managers are hoping to explore some basic areas:
Can you convince me that we need you?
You might enter an interview prepared to recite a litany of skills and work experience, but interviewers aren’t looking for a walking, talking CV. They’re already intrigued by your skills—that’s why they’re called you to interview with them. The reason they need to meet with you in person is to gauge your personal qualities, to see if you’ll be an asset to the workplace. Intangible attributes—resourcefulness, initiative, creativity, adaptability, drive, and integrity—will set you apart from other qualified candidates.
Can you work well in a team?The corporate workplace is increasingly a team-driven environment. Because of this, organizations are especially eager to hire people whom they think will get along well. This might mean a tough adjustment for academic high achievers who are used to working on their own. But as much as interviewers might be gauging your individual strengths, they are also evaluating your ability to be a team player.
Can you work well with people?
Interviewers are probably less interested in your IQ than your EQ—your emotional intelligence. You can have a high IQ and still lack common sense and empathy. Employers are learning that intelligence isn’t always the most desired thing for new recruits, especially when it comes at the expense of being able to judge people and situations and decide the best course of action to take. After all, perfectly smart people were responsible for some phenomenal failures.
While you may be intelligent, show that you also have to show that you have good common sense, are easy to work with and you own your work.
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