Preparing for a job interview? Read these 6 tips first
These aren’t your typical reminders (‘arrive at least five minutes early’), but instead a half-dozen proven tips for acing an interview and landing that job.
I’ve picked up a few pointers that have helped me become a relatively confident interviewer over the years. These are interview methods that have helped me land jobs at a couple of large media companies (and some smaller ones, too).
So, here are six things that have helped me walk out of interviews with a healthy amount of confidence:
1. If you think you’re rambling, you are. I tend to over-answer questions, and I’ve tried to be conscious of this in interview situations. Be concise with your answers, and know where you’re going with them. (No. 3 will help you with this.) If you think you’re rambling, wrap it up. If you leave something out, No. 5 has you covered.
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