hey it's Jenna Rein from theinternhustle.com and in today's video I am
sharing my top internship interview advice whether you have interviews
coming up or you're hoping to line up some interviews in the near future the
5 tips that I'm sharing in today's video will help you approach your
interviews with more confidence and hopefully increase your chances of
landing the internship hey there i'm Jenna Rein from the internhustle.com
and this is Initiative Muscle Monday helping you to start each week with an
intentional step toward a successful future let's do this! Before we jump into my
interview tips I want to make sure that we're on the same page have you already
put in the effort to put your best self forward in the application process if
not I'm gonna need you to back up and watch my videos on optimizing your
resume and while you're there you should absolutely download my free resume
checklist to help you out you can check things off to build and refine your
resume to make sure that you're hitting all the key points and not making stupid
errors that might cost you the interview okay once you have a solid resume that
you feel good about and you've applied to various internship opportunities and
then followed up with those opportunities then you're at a point
where the interview requests are gonna start to come in and hopefully you've
scored an interview or two that's a big win but you're not done yet
how you show up and perform at the interview is so so important so without
further ado my 5 tips to help you ace the interview and land the internship
number one you gotta arrive early but not too early so it's super important
that you are punctual for your interview and to me that includes being about 10
minutes early to check in at the front desk use the bathroom do what you gotta do
however please do everyone a favor and don't show up more than 15 minutes
early if you get there too early you put the burden on the employer or the person
who's at the front desk so just hang outside if you have to and don't make
them feel rushed or have the need to entertain you before they're ready to
meet with you next it's important that you take first impressions seriously so
for my second tip i'm talking about what you wear and the
confidence that you carry yourself with you want to dress to impress and I don't
care if you're headed into a startup that has hoodies on all day you don't
you're there for an interview and you should be dressed like a business
professional and if there is only one thing that you remember from these
interview tips please let it be the importance of a solid handshake have
some pride stand up when you greet someone and shake their hand like you
mean it call it a pet peeve of mine but I have a
really hard time taking someone seriously throughout their interview if
they gave me a princess handshake now if you arrive on time and you deliver a
killer first impression but you're not prepared for the interview
then you've just wasted everyone's time so tip number three is be prepared first
I want you to be prepared with a few copies of your resume and your cover
letter and references have all of those on hand with you and pro tip make sure
that they're versions that you created for this specific opportunity I'm not
kidding I have been given cover letters directed to other companies before so
just don't be that person the interview is also a great opportunity for you to
hand over a student business card if you have one
second, I want you to look up common interview questions and practice practice practice
your answers know what you want to say so that when it comes out it's natural
and it's not awkward silence with a lot of ums and likes and you knows and
really important here know your why why do you want this internship you gotta
get below the surface level with this question and really give an answer
that's tailored to the company that you're meeting with and do your research
I want you to research the company and the people that you're going to be
meeting with people like to talk about themselves so if you can demonstrate
that you've done your research on them and use that throughout the interview
you're gonna get bonus points for that and always have questions to ask them
never ever ever say no I'm good when they ask you so do you have any
questions for me I have a video all about questions that you should be
asking at your interviews so go check that out right
after this one now assuming that you've prepared well and you wrap the interview
it is super important that you follow up so tip number four follow up starting
with the interview itself I want you to close the loop
don't miss your opportunities to ensure follow-up success here it's more than
okay to ask what next steps are and when you can expect to hear back from them so
be sure that you get that in as your final question or as you're wrapping
things up in the interview and don't be afraid to ask for business cards from
each person that you meet with at the very least get their email address so
that you can follow up and connect with them one-on-one in the future and always
send a thank-you note now I prefer handwritten because people
get so many emails these days the physical note in the mail
it just goes a long way but at the very least make sure that you send an email
thanking them for their time and pro tip if you are sending a thank-you note in
the mail write the thank-you note and drop it in the mail the day of your
interview so that they don't go too long without hearing from you and make sure
that you personalize each note whether it's a physical note or an email to each
person that you meet with mention things that you've talked about some
highlights or takeaways from your conversation with each of them and
reaffirm your interest in the internship and my final piece of internship
interview advice for you today is to take the time to personally reflect on
the interview no matter how prepared you were for the interview chances are you
didn't handle everything perfectly give yourself the gift of honest and
immediate feedback within the first hour after your interview I want you to pull
out your phone and just type up some notes on how you think things went so
what went well how could you improve for the next interview and what's a question
that stumped you that you need to develop a better answer for in the
future commit to capturing your thoughts before
you forget them you will be so happy to have these notes on hand when you're
prepping for your next interview the interview is your time to shine use
these tips to prepare and enter each interview with confidence then show how
prepared you are and engage with the people that you're meeting with don't
let them leave the interview wishing that they could get the last 30
minutes of their life back if this video gave you some new insights
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