Continued discussion on the nuts and bolts necessary for interviewing

1. Review your resume
INTERVIEW NUTS AND BOLTS

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3. •It bears repeating that you should not wait until you have an interview scheduled to practice and prepare for an interview.
•To do your best, you will want to read interview articles, write answers to popular questions, practice them, and prepare an interview kit.
Practice Early Practice Often

4. •A word or two about your resume:
•Your resume will be used by the employer three times at minimum.
•It is important that you understand what the employer is looking for and make sure you deliver!
Your Resume

5. •The first time an employer views your resume it is to decide whether or not to keep or discard your resume; he or she takes about 10 seconds to decide this.
•To make sure they see something that interests them use all headings that stand out and make sense.
•Use bold or italics to make sure certain key words or phrases will be noticed.
•Make sure you follow a consistent format so that the employer will be able to find specific information that may be of interest.
First Glance

6. •On the second review, the employer will review your resume to determine if you will be interviewed or not.
•In this pass, he or she will take more time to review the details you have included.
•This is where keywords and phrases, action words, and achievement oriented statements can really make a difference!
Second Pass

7. •Finally, the employer will use your resume as a kind of a roadmap for the interview. Sure, you will be asked some standard well known questions that you can prepare for such as:
•Tell me about yourself?
•What are your greatest strengths?
•Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
Roadmap

8. •You will also be asked questions typical from that interviewer or company.
•These you can research on www.glassdoor.comif available and practice your answers from the information you find there.
Employer specific questions

9. •You have the most control and potentially the most impact from the questions asked from your resume if you play your cards right!
•Look over your resume with an objective eye -what questions will likely be asked from reviewing it?
Be in control

10. •Is everything you want to communicate to the potential employer at least noted?
•If not –add it!
•Seed your resume with all of the good skills, abilities, qualities, and accomplishments that you want to expand on during the interview.
Plant the seed

11. •Conversely, make sure there aren’t opportunities for the interviewer to tread down a path that might lead to a negative impression or experience.
•Short term employment for example.
•If you have a couple of short term gigs, get creative:
Focus on the positive

12. •Group them together as additional roles
•List your employment as Select Experiences
•Consider leaving out some or all and list the years only
•Figure out the best way to present your information
Quick tips

13. •Be prepared to detail your accomplishments for each job using the STAR method as a guide (see Interviewing nuts and bolts tip #1).
•You can only include so much information on even the most comprehensive resume.
•Shine during your next interview by making sure your resume is a good roadmap and practicing answering questions that might be asked from it.
Shine on

14. •Review your resume objectively
•Make sure you highlight all the positives
•And minimize the negatives
•Prepare your resume with the reasons an employer reviews it in mind
•Practice answering interview questions from your resume
Recap

15. •Videos corresponding to each tip can be found on Youtube.comand article on my blog: www.jobsearchfortherestofus.com
•Good Luck!
•Here is a list of resources for possible interview questions and other resources:
•Articles in my blog
•Articles on CAREEREALISM
•Articles on the Web
More Resources

16. •Articles in my blog
•Articles on CAREEREALISM
•Articles on the Web
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Resources for possible interview questions and/or answers: