Tips for Job Interview Success

Tips for Job bewerbungsinterview SuccessCredit Edyta Pawlowska/Shutterstock Your resume and cover letter might be important in landing a job, but the interview is what secures your position with a company. As any job binnenseeker knows, there are a lot of factors that make or break your chance of being hired.Interviews can be nerve-wracking, said Michael Steinitz, executive director of Accountemps. Unlike the resume, which you can review several times until you feel its perfect, you only have one chance to make a good impression.Want to secure your dream job? Here are four job interview tips to ensure success.1. Be preparedPreparation, or lack thereof, directly affects performance in interviews. If you believe youre the perfect fit for the position, you need to prove it to the hiring manager.Employers are looking for candidates who provide the wow factor and can immediately demonstrate the value they bring, Steinitz said. Showing up for the interview unpr epared tells the hiring manager that you have little interest in being hired.Hiring managers dont always ask you about your resume, though, so you need to be prepared for alternative types of questions.Behavioral interviewing is a pretty common technique among hiring managers, said Joyce Maroney, director ofThe Workforce Instituteat Kronos Inc. That means fewer questions involving recitation of your accomplishments and more about how you produced a particular result and what you learned from that experience. Prepare yourself by reflecting on your key accomplishments and ... what you learned from each.If you have any remaining questions, such as what your job will entail and if there is potential for growth, write them down so you can mention them in the interview, Steinitz added.2. Go for a hard sellWhile a job interview is an opportunity for you to see if the company is the right fit for you, its primary purpose is for you to sell yourself as the best partie for the position. Richa rd Maltz, senior recruiter at Hirewell, reminded candidates that their qualifications alone wont get them a job offer.An interview is really more of a sales pitch in which you are both the sales person and the product, Maltz said. You need to be able to articulate your value as an employee through examples and accomplishments that match up with what the positions and companys needs are.Tony Beshara, owner and president of recruiting and placement firmBabich Associates, said that candidates shouldnt be afraid to sell themselves strongly and aggressively.They need to ... convey what they can do for the company that nobody else can, Beshara said. The best way to do that is to share previous experiences and tie success stories to what they can achieve in the new job. That means knowing their strengths with regard to the open position, and selling any features, advantages and benefits that would apply.3. Think before you speakOne common nervous habit of job candidates is to answer a que stion too quickly and ramble, without really knowing where their response is going. This often happens when a person is thinking about how they will respond to the question instead of fully listening to whats being asked.Bryan Lewis, chief operating officer of Third Bridge, said thinking about your answer thoroughly before speaking even if it means theres a moment of silence after the question shows that youre present and paying attention.Candidates shouldnt feel the need to immediately speak, Lewis told Business News Daily. Think about the question youre asked and ask clarifying questions to prove that youre practicing active listening.4. Always follow up the right wayWhen an interview is over, most job seekers know to send athank-you notewithin 24 hours via email.Always follow up with a thank-you note to each person who interviewed you, said Steinitz. This professional courtesy is an opportunity to restate how you can contribute to the organizations success and reiterate your e nthusiasm for the position.But a good follow-up is more than just a cursory thank you. Instead, a candidate should restate their understanding of the job requirements and how they can fill those needs, Maroney noted.During your interview, you should have picked up on specific objectives the hiring manager has for the position, Maroney said. Give them something that will remind them why youd be successful in meeting those objectives especially if youve given it more thought and have a new thought, idea, perspective or solution.Maltz recommended asking about the interviewers timeline in making a decision. That way, you can time your follow-ups based on their timeline to avoid overcommunicating.The goal is to keep yourself in the hiring managers mind but not to the point of being bothersome, Maltz said.Additional reporting by Nicole Fallon. Some source interviews were conducted for a previous version of this article. Sammi Caramela Sammi Caramela has always loved words. When she isnt working as a Business.com and Business News Daily staff writer, shes writing (and furiously editing) her first novel, reading a YA book with a third cup of coffee, or attending local pop-punk concerts. 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