when it comes to job interviews one of
the most difficult parts is making a
strong solid introduction after all you
know that first impressions are
everything and you want to be remembered
in a really good way in today's video
you'll learn how to introduce yourself
in an interview in three simple steps
and what you can do to make a lasting
first impression so that you can secure
the ultimate job offer and hey if you
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live every week how you introduce
yourself in an interview can either get
things going in the right direction or
can totally sabotage you so before I
jump into the three simple steps to
introduce yourself in an interview
there's a couple things to keep in mind
first make sure you arrive to your
interview ahead of schedule if you're
even a few minutes late this is going to
throw off your entire focus it will
throw off your energy your head won't be
in the right place and you won't be able
to answer questions properly because
you'll be so focused on the fact that
you were late to your interview so plan
your schedule ahead of time the day
before the interview map out your
destination figure out how long it's
going to take you to get to the
interview
plan to be there early and plan for any
unforeseen circumstances such as traffic
or childcare issues and if it's a phone
interview make sure you get to your spot
early and here's the cool thing I have a
video that will walk you through exactly
how to make your phone interview a
success I'll go ahead and link that
video below and you can take a look at
it as soon as you're done with this one
the second thing to keep in mind before
we jump into our three simple steps to
make an introduction is to learn as much
as you can about the company before you
go into the interview do your research
to find out what the company's biggest
problems are what are their pain points
and what are they looking for in an
ideal candidate go into your interview
prepared to tell the interviewer why you
are the best fit for the position and
how you can help them solve some of
their biggest pain points a little bit
of research can go a long way so let's
jump into the three simple steps to
introduce yourself in an interview step
number one is to keep your introduction
short and simple when it comes to
introductions you might feel like you
have to share everything so that the
interviewer can get a sense of who you
are when in fact the opposite is true
your interviewer doesn't need all the
details at least not right now you'll
have plenty of time later on in your
interview to discuss more of the details
in depth when you first meet your
interviewer you can say something like
hello I'm Heather Austin I'm excited to
be here to meet with you about the
position or you could even just say
hello I'm Heather Austin it's nice to
meet you don't overthink this part just
be yourself
the second step to introduce yourself in
an interview is to highlight your
qualification when you're introducing
yourself in an interview your main focus
needs to be on your qualifications what
makes you an ideal fit for the position
an easy way to do this is to narrow in
on your most important career
accomplishments and then top that off
with what makes you so unique why are
you the best fit for the position over
everyone else that might be applying you
can include in your introduction some of
the largest problems you've solved or
some of the Carter
questions you've made in the past with
the focus on your qualifications what
makes you unique and your
problem-solving abilities create a
career story that Pink's a better
picture for your interviewer of who you
are so here's an example of what you
could say I'm a business analyst with
over eight years of experience designing
innovative business systems to help
organizations streamline their approach
to gathering important documentation and
analyzing business needs I hope to make
an impact in the areas of management and
team leadership now you can use this
sample response as a starting off point
and customize it with your own
information now one of the questions
you're likely to get asked during your
interview is tell me about yourself this
is a catch-all question that
interviewers like to ask to get a sense
of your personality and how you'll fit
within the organization I have a video
that I created just about this question
I'll go ahead and link that video below
and you can take a look at that as soon
as you're done with this one the third
step to introduce yourself in an
interview is to be prepared for
follow-up questions follow-up questions
are a great sign that your interviewer
is interested in learning more about you
so be prepared to give more in-depth
examples of your background and your
experience one of the ways interviewers
like to ask follow-up questions is by
using behavioral or situational based
questions now these questions are very
open-ended and it might sound something
like can you tell me more about the time
that you did X Y & Z or can you tell me
about a time that you used your skills
and your talents in the areas of X Y Z
be able to share examples and stories
surrounding your greatest
accomplishments and some of the largest
problems that you've solved this will
make your responses more natural and
will help you better get your point
across now to help you better tackle
behavioral interview questions take a
look at the video I made right here will
you'll learn two simple steps to answer
any behavioral interview question I'll
also link the video
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