10 Quick And Easy Tips To Rock Your Next Job Interview

What can you do to stand out
during your interview? How can you ensure
that the interviewer sees your value and can
convey that you are the best choice for the
position?
First, let’s take a moment to examine the view
from the interviewer’s perspective.
Many people ask for help in
streamlining their recruiting processes. Here are some tips of what is wrong:
Candidates aren’t being screened for
alignment with company values
Candidates aren’t being asked enough
self-revealing questions
Recruiters aren’t using rapport
techniques to powerfully put candidates
at ease—which would result in them
revealing who they are
A job interview is a candidate’s “Rock Star
Moment”—they’re showing you their best face,
so it’s up to the recruiter to ensure that it’s
an accurate face, a face we can rely on, a
face that is honest.
Are you ready to show your best ‘true’ face to
stand out above the rest? Here are 10 tips to
rock your interview.
Who Are You?
Time to dive deep into who you are and why
you want this position. Ask yourself:
1. What is your mission in life and why would
working with this company help you achieve
it?
2. What is the most important thing in life ?
How will you ensure you honor it through your
work?
3. Use our powerful Outcome Frame to
discover why you truly want this position. Is
this position in alignment with who you are?
Do you only want a paycheck or do you share
the vision of the company?
It doesn’t matter if you are being interviewed
by a recruiter, the HR Manager or the CEO –
these tips will empower you to nail your
interview and shine like a rock star. To prep
be sure you:
4. Know the company’s mission, vision,
values and drill down so you know which
elements resonate with you the most. How
have you demonstrated these elements in your
previous work and life experiences?
5. Embrace and demonstrate a ‘tribal
mentality’. We define a tribal mentality as:
we’re all in this together, every person
contributes and matters, each individual brings
unique gifts to the collective.
6. Are ready to discuss what you are like on
your bad days . Yes this is your rock star
moment, but let’s be honest – you’re human
and need to be transparent too.
During The Interview
7. Speak their language so they experience
you as similar to them
8. Give them what they crave: listen for
requests for safety, belonging, mattering —then
serve up what they want
9. Give them some “same as”: mirror their
body posture/gestures, vocal tone/pace/pitch,
key words, sensory system
10. Bring them a visual aid showing that you
understand their challenges and you have
some strategies/solutions in mind. A mind
map, 3-6-9-12 month draft accomplishments
list, a series of thoughtful value-added
questions, some sort of leave-behind that
shows you’ve put a lot of thought into how
you’ll make a difference will cause you to
stand out powerfully. You can bet the vast
majority of other candidates won’t have
invested this degree of energy and heart!
After The Interview
Of course the first thing is to send a hand
written thank you note. It's polite, it's
essential, be sure to do it! Next anchor the
experience: during your interview notice what
they like (art? dogs? etc) then send a
thoughtful thank you gift—something they’ll
feel good about since it is specific to them,
and something that they’ll keep in sight
(coffee table book, cool item for desk). Anchor
your brand with this item. For instance if
you’re interviewing for a marketing role and
the topic of advertising and what makes it
compelling comes up, and if the interviewer
says they love old bill board ads, you could
send them a coffee table book on this topic.
One last tip: offer to take on the scheduling of
your reference calls. Making it easy for the
interviewer to talk with your current or
previous supervisors, direct reports and peers
shows you honor and value the interviewer’s
time.
Good Luck!