Interviewing Tips

Okay, the marketing tool has worked its desired magic, and you've got yourself an interview. Congratulations - let the games begin, each step of the process aimed at the next!

Just as the resume is goaled to win an interview, so is a phone screen aimed at obtaining a live interview, the first interview aimed towards an invitation for a second round - with of course the ultimate prize being the coveted job offer. The job offer presents the ultimate decision for you to consider – while you may opt to decline to accept an offer, keep in mind that in the absence of that offer, there are no options to be considered. "Turn down offers, not opportunities."

To that end, the job interview is a strategic set of discussions with two purposes:

•To persuade the employer that you have the skills, background, ability and desired personal attributes to make you the ideal fit for that organization.

•To glean information about the position, opportunity and culture such that you are able to assess whether it’s right for you.

Once again, I scoured the web in search of salient advice. While interviewing skills can be quantified and are therefore rule-based, there is still a large interpersonal factor hence there remains room for subjectivity and improvisation. Read the article by Sylvia Henderson of SpringBoard.com.