During my practice interviews, the questions asked were mostly things I had thought of in the past, so my answers came pretty easily. It is important to consider all of the questions an interviewer might ask you before you go into the interview. It’s good to be prepared. My responses coming quickly and smoothly provide a sense of confidence in myself, something not easily faked, but that comes naturally. I am confident in my work and my past experiences, and it shows. Since I was typing my responses, it was a lot easier for me to be concise and well-worded than if I was speaking. Good English is very important and is one of the first things people notice about you when you are having a conversation. I may need to work on my vocal responses before my next interview, nerves have a tendency to make me fumble my words. Compared with the alternate response, my questions were pretty on target. The coach helped me remember to clarify my answers and present them in chronological order when making lists, and to make sure that they are not too wordy. One thing I have found in my interview experiences that confidence and physical presentation are just as important as what you have on your resume. If you look sloppy, you are probably not a very organized worker. It also shows them that you have taken the time to impress them and are really serious about getting the job. Of course, getting your responses ready is also very important, but a lot of people underestimate the power of physical appearance.
Here are two practice interviews I completed on Perfect Interview:
http://www.perfectinterview.com/online/review_gateway.asp?id=3020897&type=standard
http://www.perfectinterview.com/online/review_gateway.asp?id=3020898&type=standard
When you did your practice interviews, how did it go? What were some of your strengths and weaknesses? What did you learn from this experience? Hopefully this practice will help you find more comfort in your job interviews in the future.
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I think my practice interviews went very well. I will have to say, it was a lot easier to answer the questions when I picked which ones were being asked. Unfortunately that won't ever be the case. Some questions were very hard for me to answer because I didn't have a good example. But I answered to the best of my knowledge. For instance, one of the questions was if there was something about a boss that I disliked. I had a boss one time that was just completely rude. She was always changing the rules everyday, and making up new rules that were just completely out there. So, how do I answer a question like this one without being rude?
ReplyDeleteHere are my practice interviews:
http://www.perfectinterview.com/online/review_gateway.asp?id=3021270&type=standard
http://www.perfectinterview.com/online/review_gateway.asp?id=3021271&type=standard
Kassi,
ReplyDeleteOne way to answer the boss question is to comment on their inconsistency. You could say that it was difficult to complete your job as asked because every day there was a change in the rules. I don't feel that you would be saying anything rude at all, but stating the facts objectively and answering the interviewer's question. The fact that you noticed or cared that you were unable to follow rules to the best of your ability shows good qualities in you rather than bad qualities in your past employer. I hope that helps! Good job with the rest of your interviews. I agree that it's harder to answer random questions, but as you gain more experience you'll have plenty of examples to give.