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How a career coach can help to Develop good Job Interview Skills

Interviewing skills

Since a candidate gets only one chance to make a good first impression, careful preparation for a job interview must precede every interview. Interview reparation generally means five golden rules:

• Know the company with which you are interviewing
• Know the job requirements of the job to prepare the interview
• Know how your skills, experience and accomplishments fit the job requirements
• Know why you are uniquely qualified to fill the position
• Know why this firm has unique qualities, values or culture that make it a particularly good fit for you.

Job interview skills are based on understanding these issues and factoring them into interview preparation.

It is essential to remember each organization is a type of community, with values and expectations that go well beyond the mechanics of the job, and the interview must reflect some understanding of this. Consequently, research into these traits in interviewing preparation can make a huge difference. Perhaps a former colleague works for the firm, or a networking event can offer an opportunity to meet someone who can supply information. Candidates must never lose sight of the "human side" of the organization, those values that interviewers consider critical for success. The job interview will test knowledge of these factors

When you're prepared, your confidence will shine through. You will build interviewing skills and learn how to act when confronted with a single interviewer or a group, develop interviewing techniques to help respond to a wide variety of questions, and what constitutes appropriate attire and behavior. We'll discuss interviewing tips and what you should never say or do!

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