5 quick tips #jobseekers can use for any Interview Preparation‼️

▶️Job aspirant often make the mistake of working backwards when preparing for an interview.

▶️They start by worrying about how to answer frequently asked questions & prepare answers for each of them separately.

▶️What questions is the interviewer likely to ask?

▶️What are my best skills & accomplishments to showcase?

▶️What stories can I tell to back up each answer?

▶️The process is long drawn out and memory often fails at the actual interview.

5 Steps to reverse the process and spend least amount of time.

1⃣Instead of starting with how to respond to FAQs, start with: What does the Company actually need me to accomplish?

➡️What are my most important skills/accomplishments that can illustrate that I can meet those needs e. g. generating leads, reducing costs, improving conversion rate etc.

2⃣Study the Job Description minutely to decipher the Company’s needs often hidden inside the JD.

➡️Prepare 1-2 strong stories to showcase your skills and experience aligned to the main bread & butter needs of the Company.

3⃣Package the stories in a  strong framework (CAAR formula)

C   Context  – mention the context in detail to capture attention and elevate your presence

A   Approach – Elaborate the Approach taken

A   Actions : List down the various step-wise actions taken. Talk about the Obstacles & hurdles faced & how you overcame them

R   Results: Finally the Results achieved.

4⃣Now that you have 2-3 strong stories ready, you have Got
closer to the bull’s eye. 

➡️You can now think of the various commonly asked questions:

➡️What’s you’re greatest achievement?
What was your best contribution?
Tell me about a time you failed
(speak about the obstacles)
Tell me about a time you had a disagreement (maybe your team couldn’t agree on a project)

➡️Bunch similar questions and decide which of the 2/3 stories you can weave into the answers .

➡️The idea is that no matter what questions you are asked, you’re drilling down your power stories and confining your answers to what you want the interviewer  to know.

➡️The impact, in all likelihood, will be powerful.

➡️Prepare less number of impactful stories. Craft them in detail and practice, in front of an audience, record and review.

Practice, Practice, Practice until they sound spontaneous.

✅Do add any other helpful perspectives that you may have.

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