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Discover the secrets to cracking job interviews in this insightful video, featuring tips and tricks directly from experienced hiring managers. Learn how to make a lasting impression, showcase your skills, and stand out from the competition.
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Welcome back to the Career Success Academy
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We've got a good video for you today. If you've been here before, you'll remember I'm Steve
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And our mission here is to give you the information when you need it, that's going to help you
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get that next job. Well, today we have a very important video for you
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What's the video? In this video, we're taking all of the knowledge from all the other videos
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We're going to talk about tips and techniques from hiring managers, from the hiring managers
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to help you get that interview. First and foremost, it's very, very important for you to be prepared
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Most hiring managers are going to tell you that preparation is the key
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Now, this is very important because when we're talking about preparation, we're talking about research
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Research the company. If you have the opportunity and you know who's going to be interviewing you, you can look
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on LinkedIn and see what you can glean from that person, how long have they been there
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what does that profile say about that particular person, what does your research tell you about
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the company, what does the job description tell you about the job, and what questions
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are you going to have. Very important. Number two, to be prepared
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Have your questions. You want to know certain things about this particular job based on the information that
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you're gathering. This is the way you show your interest. This is the way you show your enthusiasm
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Very important. And then, just like you tailored your resume, you want to make sure you tailor your history
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Prepare the stories, practice the stories, practice what you put on your resume so that
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you know yourself inside and out, your stories are fresh. Maybe practice on some friends
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Practice in front of the mirror. Practice if you've got a dog
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Doesn't matter. They'll listen to you. And you know what? They're still your best friend
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Most hiring managers will tell you what's important. Not only do we want you to be prepared, but we want you to make a good first impression
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What's that old adage? You only get to make a first impression once, and yours has to be spot on
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You've got to be friendly. You've got to dress appropriately. You've got to wear a good pair of shoes, for example
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The way you walk, the way you talk, call that comfortability, call that confidence, call
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that a dozen different things. Hiring managers will tell you that not only what you say, but how you look, how you act
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how you carry yourself are all very, very important. What's the key to the first section and the second section now
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Practice, practice, practice. Your first interview is not going to be as good as your third interview
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You have to practice so that your first interview seems like your third interview
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You want to be polished. You want to be comfortable. And you want to convey your enthusiasm for the job in everything you do, which is built
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all around the hiring managers. What do they want to see and hear from you
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We talked about making a good first impression. We talked about being prepared
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And now we're going to be talking about how you can shine in that interview
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Okay, you're answering the questions. You're in the interview. And this could be whether it's a virtual interview, it's a face-to-face interview, doesn't matter
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Very important for you to answer the questions concisely. Answer the questions to the best of your ability, but keep your answers relatively short
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Listen for follow-up questions. Very important. If they don't understand something, if they need clarification, they will ask you
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If they don't ask you, you answered the question well. I will say show your enthusiasm
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You're trying to convey to them that you want this job. So on one hand, you're saying, hey, here's why I'm qualified for this job
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Here's why I'm the best person for this job. But your enthusiasm matches what your words say
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What's the old adage? It's not so much what you say, but what you do or how you do it
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That kind of thing. And very, very important. Stay polite, stay calm, no matter what the situation
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You forgot what you were going to say, you said the wrong thing, you made a mistake
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It's okay. You're supposed to be a little bit nervous. Still show that enthusiasm
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And then you have to be prepared to adapt to the style of the person asking you the questions
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Let me say that again. No two interviewers are going to be the same
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So you have to be prepared as if the hiring manager had never seen another person, had
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never been in an interview before, or this is their 10,000th interview, and they're just
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kind of bored with the whole interviewing process. You, your job is to make them remember you and to make them want to ask you more questions
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They like you. Remember, likability is a big thing. Oh my goodness, this is the most important part of the entire interview process
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Closing the interview. Closing the interview. What is it that hiring managers want from you
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They want you to ask good questions. They want to know whether or not you're interested
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They want to know if they're going to be wasting their time with you
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They want to know that you're interested in the position. How do they know this
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It's by the way that you're talking. It's the way that you're asking questions
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And it's also your body language. Don't forget that. There's a difference if you show your interest in the way that you're sitting there, for example
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And then most important to all, when you're done with the interview, you've left the room
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you're back home, send a thank you note. That thank you note is critical and you want to send it within the first 24 hours, whether
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it's the weekend or it's a work day, it doesn't matter. I hope that these tips were helpful for you
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You know, we talk to a lot of these hiring managers and I do want to point out, as I
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mentioned before, here at the Career Success Academy, we're here for you when you need
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it on demand, which means we have courses and workshops that will help you if you need
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to practice going through an interview. What's the checklist? What are the different templates that you might need so that your practices can be as
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So thank you very much. Glad that you were here and I'll look for you on the next video
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Thank you. Bye-bye. Bye-bye
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