Sunday, September 23, 2007

How to Answer Any Interview Question?

I was surprised by what I read in this article by Perri Capell of CareerJournal.com. He writes that you as an interviewee can convey any message you want regardless of the question asked by a potential employer. I did not realize this, and I have always been nervous as to what questions will be asked to me when attending an interview. The interviewee must prepare a couple key messages to explain after initially answering the question of the interviewer. The messages must be bridged with the original question asked, otherwise the interviewee looks as if he or she is trying start a interview topic. This is was something that I did not consider important, I always believed that the interviewee answered a question and then sat patiently waiting for another one. I consider this to be groundbreaking in terms of helping me prepare for an interview. The better I am prepared for it, the greater the chance I do not panic and look professional. I agree with all the points made, especially about studying hard for the interview, be knowledgeable of anecdotes, and be positive about negative things. The last one is important because people tend to focus more on what they do negatively and not on the positive. By being positive about the negative, you are telling your future employer of mistakes but are explaining the good that has resulted from them and how you have prevailed.

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