Sick? Go to Plan B
A job seeker is much better off rescheduling an interview than showing up ill. With cold or flu symptoms apparent, you might fall short of the image and style desired by the hiring firm.
—Tara McKernan, DHR International
Have a Little Empathy
Try to forget about your needs for at least 15 minutes each day. Find out what’s happening with others and how you might help, even if it’s only to offer nonjudgmental listening.
—Mark Jaffe, Wyatt & Jaffe
Use Role-Playing to Prepare
Practice for an interview by writing out questions that might be posed. Ask a friend to play the role of the interviewer. Record the session and then watch it together, asking for help critiquing your answers, body language, and appearance.
—Tara McKernan, DHR International
Take the Risk out of References
Don’t simply ask a former colleague or boss to provide a reference. Know precisely—not approximately—what that person will say about you.
—Mark Jaffe, Wyatt & Jaffe
Be a Great Listener
Don’t let nervous chatter overtake you during an interview. Talking too much, not noticing signals from the interviewer, and having inadequate listening skills suggest poor managerial skills, especially the inability to lead a meeting.
—Tara McKernan, DHR International
Be Diligently Competent
It’s not about persuading people to watch you do your magic tricks. It’s about doing tricks so well that people ask you over and over again to keep doing them.
—Mark Jaffe, Wyatt & Jaffe
“Train” Your Thoughts on Transportation Overseas
If you’re interviewing in a foreign country, make sure ahead of time that the trains are running. I just had a candidate lose out on a job in Paris because of arriving an hour late. France’s state-owned railway, SNCF, was having a strike.
—Tara McKernan, DHR International
Each Job a Whole New Ball Game
Every business endeavor comes with its own set of values and challenges. There has never been an empirical “scale” by which we could gauge the potential worth of individuals to corporations.
—Mark Jaffe, Wyatt & Jaffe
Sell Yourself
At the top of your resume, list your attributes. Include such assets as tenacity and the ability to think critically and work well collaboratively and individually.
—Tara McKernan, DHR International
Practice Saying ‘Aw, Schucks’
Two words: humble gratitude. Don’t be the larger-than-life ego that sucks all the air from the room. Give others credit.
—Mark Jaffe, Wyatt & Jaffe
Take a Dry Run
Drive to the prospective employer’s office before the big day so you know exactly where you are going. Arrive 10 minutes early to give yourself an opportunity to freshen up and take a deep breath.
—Tara McKernan, DHR International
Spare Us the Buzzwords
While you may think you’re staying ahead of the curve by discussing mission-critical strategies and scalable synergies, at the end of the day it wrongsizes your core competencies and value-added learnings by diminishing stakeholder traction. Understand that? No one does. People who use lots of business cliches sound like empty suits.
—Mark Jaffe, Wyatt & Jaffe
Come with 10 Questions
Have a list of at least 10 questions that show your interest in the company and the position for which you’re interviewing.
—Tara McKernan, DHR International
Seize the Day, Every Day
Don’t wait until you’re at the top of your game to play like you mean it.
—Mark Jaffe, Wyatt & Jaffe
Forget About What’s in It for You
What never to ask about during the first interview: salary or vacation policy.
—Tara McKernan, DHR International
Build Your Reputation
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