Tannya: IF YOU'RE LOOKING
FOR A NEW CAREER OR JOB, NOW IS
A GREAT TIME TO EXPLORE OPTIONS.
HERE WITH TIPS TO NAIL YOUR
INTERVIEW, LISA KRACHER WITH
STAFFING SOLUTIONS OF HAWAI'I.
THANK YOU FOR COMING IN.
YOU CAN DO A LOT OF MAKING OR
BREAK YOUR CHANCES.
TALK ABOUT HOW INTERVIEW -- IMPORTANT THE
INTERVIEW IS AND YOUR TIPS.
INTERVIEWS ARE NERVE-RACKING.
MY TIPS ARE BE PREPARED, GET TO
KNOW WHAT YOU'RE APPLYING FOR.
YOU'LL BE SURPRISED PEOPLE DON'T
KNOW WHAT THEY'RE APPLYING FOR.
THEY COME INTO THE INTERVIEW AND
THEY'LL FREE.
RESEARCH THE COMPANY.
KNOW WHO YOU'RE GOING TO
INTERVIEW WITH.
RESEARCH COMPETITORS BE PREPARED
ON THE DAY UP.
DON'T COME LATE.
Tannya: THAT'S TRUE.
A DEAL BRACER THERE. -- BREAKER
MAKE A LIST OF QUESTIONS AND
KNOW WHO YOU'RE GOING TO BE
RESEARCH THE COMPANY, NOT ONLY
BUT PERSON YOU'RE INTERVIEWING.
WITH.
I GET AMAZED WHEN PEOPLE
INTERVIEW ME AND TELL ME MY
HISTORY.
HOW DO YOU YOU KNOW?
Tannya: THAT IS VERY
IMPORTANT RIGHT OUT OF THE BAT.
BE PREPARED.
HOW WOULD SOMEONE INCREASE THEIR
CHANCES OF GETTING HIRED?
DOING THAT TYPE OF PREPARATION?
YES.
BEING AT YOUR BEST IS ALWAYS
GOOD.
I THINK REALLY THAT DURING THE
INTERVIEW, YOU NEED TO REALLY
MAKES SURE THAT YOU COME
PREPARED.
YOU ARRIVE EARLY.
10 TO 15 MINUTES EARLY.
MAKE SURE IF YOU HAVE TO DRIVE
THERE, THE DAY BEFORE, WHICH
I'VE HEARD PEOPLE DO SO YOU
DON'T GET LOST.
AND MAKE SURE YOUR GAS IS FIELD.
MAKE CLEAN COPIES ON UNWRINKLED
PAPER OF YOUR RESUMÉ AND
REFERENCES.
INFORM YOUR REFERENCES THAT
YOU'RE INTERVIEWING AND IT'S NOT
AN UPDATED REFERENCE.
LEAVE YOUR COFFEE CUP AND GUM AT
HOME.
MAKE SURE YOUR BODY LANGUAGES IS
APPROPRIATE.
DO WHAT YOU CAN DO RELAX AND DO
YOUR REST.
John: ON FLIP SIDE FOR THE
FIRST OFF, POST THE RIGHT JOB
DESCRIPTION.
NOT ONLY THE JOB DESCRIPTION BUT
WHY SHOULD CANDIDATES APPLY?
WHAT ARE THE COMPANY'S BENEFITS?
WHAT ARE YOUR VALUES SO THE JOB
SEEKER CAN ALIGN WITH YOUR
VALUES.
AS EMPLOYER IS INTERVIEWING, ASK
THE RIGHT QUESTIONS SUCH AS WHAT
ARE YOUR SHORT AND LONGS-TERM
GOALS?
WHY DO YOU WANT TO WORK HERE?
WHY DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD HIRE
YOU TYPE QUESTIONS SO THAT YOU
CAN BETTER GET TO KNOW THE
PERSON THAT YOU'RE GOING TO
EMPLOYEE.
AND HAVE ON YOUR TEAM.
Tannya: SOME RED FLAGS THAT
MIGHT COME UP.
WE'LL START FROM THE
BEGINNING.
RED FLAGS IS I'M A VERY ON TIME
PERSON.
IF SOMEONE IS LATE, THAT'S FIRST
RED FLAG.
IF SOMEONE DOESN'T SHOW UP AND
ASK TO RESCHEDULE, THAT'S
ANOTHER RED FLAG.
SOMEONE GOES MIA AND DOESN'T
INFORM US.
AND SITTING DOWN TO THE
INTERVIEW.
BODY LANGUAGES, IF ERR THIS --
NERVOUS.
NOT BEING ABLE TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS DIRECTLY.
NOT BEING ABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY
THEY'RE MOVING FROM ONE JOB TO
THE NEXT.
ANY NEGATIVE COMMENTS OF THEIR
FORMER EMPLOYER.
Tannya: YOU WANT TO DRESS
TO ADDRESS.
WHAT ARE SOME BEST INTERVIEWS
TO ASK?
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF
THAT'S NOT ON THE RESUMÉ.
EMPLOYERS ALREADY SEE YOUR
RESUMÉ.
IN PERSON YOU NEED TO WOW THE
PERSON YOU'RE INTERVIEWING.
SO SELL YOURSELF.
AND WHAT IS YOUR ELEVATOR PITCH?
ANOTHER IS PREPARE YOURSELF --
WHAT ARE SORT SOB OBSTACLES AND
Tannya: I'VE HEARD THAT.
WHAT ARE YOUR STRENGTHS AND STRENGTHS AND STRENGTHS STRENGTH
WEAKNESSES AND WHY DO YOU WANT
TO WORK HERE?
IF YOU CAN ANSWER THOSE WITH NO
HESITATION, IPTION YOU'LL -- I THINK
YOU'LL DO WELL.
LAST QUESTION I END WITH IS WHY
SHOULD I HIRE YOU?
Tannya: GO IN READY TO
ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.
HOW CAN PEOPLE CONTACT YOU?
WE'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR
NEARLY 30 YEARS.
GOOGLE US OR GO TO OUR WEBSITE.