Want to be a job finder? You’ll need to do the right preparation, keep the right attitude, and stay focused. Here are some tips about what successful job finders do to get hired.
Once you learn of a job you’d like to get, it is important to properly prepare for the pre-interview, interview, and post-interview scenarios.
Pre-Interview
1. Tailor your resume to the job, highlighting experiences relevant to the position.
2. Write a cover letter that accentuates relevant skills and accomplishments.
3. Consider following up the submitting of your materials with a phone call.
Use the job ad’s keywords whenever possible, doing so in a “natural” (i.e., non-contrived) way.
Interview
1. Learn everything you can about the position.
2. Get at least a solid, general knowledge of the company and what it does.
3. Prepare for standard interview questions.
4. Have a great, can-do attitude, knowing that whatever happens, you’re going to be fine.
5. Get enough food and rest before the interview.
6. Leave stress or worry behind—don’t bring your problems to the interview.
Post-Interview
1. Be prepared to start doing what you’ve been hired to do.
2. Have enthusiasm, friendliness, and especially, focus.
Above all, you need to keep a positive attitude. If you think you won’t get hired, you won’t. If you think you will get hired, you will naturally prepare as well as possible. And then if you end up not getting hired, it won’t be a totally crushing blow, even though it may certainly be a big disappointment, especially if you really wanted that job.
When you succeed in getting the job you want, congratulations—you’ve just gone from the pool of job seekers to the much larger pool of job finders.
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