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3 Questions You Must Answer to
Effectively Prepare for Your Job Interview
By Charles Ethos
Can You Answer These 3 Job Interview Preparation Questions?
Question 1
- What is the single most important limiting factor in polishing your job interview
techniques and skills?
Question 2
– What is the second most important factor, when implemented, guarantees that you are
always prepared for your next job interview?
Question 3
– What factor underlies the success to Answer 1 & 2?
To help you consider, let’s look at…
3 Common Job Seeking
Scenarios
1. Job Opportunity
Scenarios requiring a lightning fast response. You are…
- Unexpectedly recruited by an outside employer?
- Unexpectedly approached for an in-house promotion?
- Serendipity - Unexpectedly coming across a desirable job?
- Unexpectedly… get it?
2. Nasty Scenarios
needing a new job as of yesterday.
- Company
closed unexpectedly?
- Unannounced layoff?
- Quit/resigned?
- Fired/terminated?
3. No Stress
Scenarios allowing leisurely planning for your future. You are…
- “Planning” a pipedream career independent of current job status?
- Planning
education for future career advancement?
- Planning
education for future career change?
- Planning…
get it?
So, after considering
the 3 questions, the Answers are…
1.
Time!
The single most
precious free resource that cannot be borrowed, bought, stolen or recycled. It is life’s linear and ruthless beat of the drum.
Fortunately, by applying the principles found in answers 2 & 3, you may be able chose the direction and rhythm of the beat to which you
walk.
2.
Anticipation!
You can never be late
if you are always one step ahead. This is your aggressive state of mind in looking to your future. Anticipation dovetails into #3 which is the workhorse
of anticipation.
Just about anyone you ask, their single most pressing concern
in preparing for their job interview is the lack of time. This concern is self-inflicted when we ignored our own future needs by not
anticipation. What comes around goes around.
3. Continuity of
Training!
This is your perpetual
implementation of your anticipation. The day you stop learning, growing and reaching, your career hopes die. In today’s business
environment, stagnation is not an option. Interview preparation and training requires ongoing revitalization keep your interview skills sharp. You never know
when a job opportunity strikes.
Some Tips Regarding
Ongoing Job Interview Preparedness…
1. Unprepared? You can’t go back to tomorrow and start over. So forget it. No regrets. Clear away any guilt or
regrets.
2. You can start
today, now, by setting your mindset and putting wishful thinking aside.
3. I’ll be the first
to admit that what we are talking about is difficult, very difficult, because ever sharpening your interview skills only comes with
renewed training.
4. Now that you’re awake, this is no time to rush or panic. You don’t want to just prepare, you need to prepare thoroughly in order for you
to “feel” prepared, a prerequisite for self-confidence.
5. Decide, which
of the above job seeking scenario, you find yourself in. This will help you to create your timeline for your next job interview. Then prepare
accordingly.
6. So much
information, so little time. You have the entire interview world to explore for answers, but Answer #1, Time, will dictate your next series of steps. So...
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