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Posted By: Julie Shenkman In: Entry Level and College Grads
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First job interview can be stressful, but you can overcome the first-time jitters by doing some job interview practice with a professional career coach or job skills teacher. Many communities offer classes that include job interview coaching, resume advice and career guidance for a nominal fee. But community centers aren’t the only source of such job interview prep. You have many other options available to you, including telephone-based coaching and virtual interviews online.
Preparing for a job interview isn’t just about learning how to appear relaxed, casual and spontaneous when you’re giving answers to your interviewer. Prepping for those first job interviews also means doing some research on the company and learning what they’re all about. This kind of prep is a bit like studying for a test since it can come in handy when you’re fielding interview questions. Imagine the reaction of the interviewer when he asks why you want to work for the company and you can rattle off two or three attractive qualities you learned when researching the firm.
“I know this company is heavily invested in green initiatives, and that’s a passion of mine, too.” That might not be information most interviewees drop casually in the conversation, and it shows that you’re thorough enough to do the homework on that particular company. Such little surprises in the first interview make a great impression.
When doing this kind of job interview preparation, be sure to contact people in your network to see if anyone you know might also have worked for the company. If so, you have a valuable resource—if you walk into the room wearing your best job interview outfit, armed with some background information on the company, plus the knowledge of what the company has paid other new hires in the past, you can skillfully negotiate your own starting pay when the time is right. If you don’t have access to that information, you’ll simply have to trust the company not to low-bid you on that starting salary if you get hired.
Job interview coaching, a little homework, plus some good “intel” on the company you want to get hired with can help you walk into your first job interview with more confidence. Do whatever you can to feel more assured in these situations—a confident interviewee is tougher to pass up.
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