Here are two job-interview strategies that can set you apart from others who interview for the same position. Why? Because you’re linking your skills and experience to the companies’ needs.
You’ll need to spend a little more time preparing for an interview, but it will be time well spent. Here’s what you need to do.
Stand out from the crowd — dig deeper
Focus on experience and accomplishments that make you a good fit for the job. If an interviewer asks about your skills, and you answer, “I have good time-management skills,” you haven’t told them what you can do for their company.
Dig a little deeper. What is it about your time-management skills that make you stand out? How can you prove you are a good time manager with examples? Before an interview, review your accomplishments. Break each one down, and examine the skills used in reaching goals. Now you’re ready to give an answer that is well thought-out and shows exactly what makes you a good fit.
There’s actually a type of interview many companies use that makes these answers key to moving ahead in the process.
Have your act together
Selling yourself requires you know yourself and communicate your skills and abilities to the employer. When you have your act together, you spend interviews turning your accomplishments into benefits for the employer and meeting their needs.
Talk about your skills and accomplishments in terms of results. That’s what’s going to catch an employer’s attention. You can’t talk about results unless you know what actions, skills and abilities you used to produce a result.
