so you have a job interview coming up
and you need advice on how to get ready
for interview day in this video you'll
learn my top four tips to help you
prepare for the big day so that you can
enter your interview with confidence and
ease and if you stay around until the
end I have something special just for
you
that will give you even more self
assurance when it comes to your job
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miss a thing now Before we jump into my
top four tips to help you get ready for
your job interview remember that first
impressions are everything
someone will make a first impression
within 30 seconds or less so when you
enter your interview you want to look
capable look alert and look interested
so let's jump into my top 4 tips tip
number one is to do your homework now I
recommend this in almost every interview
video that I do but doing your research
and learning about the company before
interview day goes a long way an
interviewer loves it when a candidate
comes in to an interview knowing about
the position and the company so make
sure you learn what the organization's
goals are what are their values what is
their mission also find out why the
company is hiring for the position that
they're hiring for doing this little bit
of homework will help you refine your
responses to almost any interview
question so that you can show the
interviewer that you will be a good fit
for their company culture tip number two
know your accomplishments before
interview day jot down two or three of
your most important career
accomplishments as they relate to the
position make a note of the details so
your accomplishments and be able to
retell them in a story format this will
better paint the picture for the
interviewer of how you can help them
solve their pain point for example let's
say that the position you are applying
for requires someone that can lead and
direct a team so what you would do is
come up with an example or a scenario of
when you managed a team and how you
accomplished goals with your team these
stories are going to be the ammunition
for almost any interview question that
you are asked now I created a playlist
just for you with some of the most
commonly asked interview questions such
as why do you want to work here why
should we hire you or what are your
greatest strengths and weaknesses I'll
go ahead and link that playlist up below
tip number three pre plan before
interview date you want to do as much
pre-planning as you can this includes
planning out your interview attire make
sure you know if the company you're
interviewing with is more formal or if
it's more of a casual environment you
want to make sure you fit in with the
company culture also have your interview
outfit pressed and ready to go the night
before the interview and if you need
some interview outfit ideas I created a
video about what to wear and what not to
wear to an interview so I'll go ahead
and link that up below now the next
thing when planning for your interview
is you want to give yourself enough time
to get there at least 15 minutes ahead
of schedule this will help you relax and
it will help you breathe it will also
help you take in the surroundings before
you go into the interview step number
four is to create a set of questions
that you can ask the interviewer this is
the best way to show your interest in
the position this will give you a chance
to relax and turn the interview into a
two-sided conversation you'll also have
the opportunity to learn a little bit
more about the company and to really
determine if you would be a good fit in
fact research shows that when you
encourage
someone to talk about themselves they're
more likely to warm up to you and you'll
make a lasting first impression you
could ask questions like what have prior
employees done in this position to
succeed or what do you like most about
working for this company now I've got
you covered with this one as well I
created a video with five of the best
questions that you can ask the
interviewer I'll go ahead and link that
video up below as well now to make sure
your resume is current and up-to-date
make sure you download your copy of the
six second resume it's a quick easy to
use resume template that you can grab
today and tailor for the next position
that you apply for I'll link that up
below and if you know someone that might
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