When you’re job-hunting, making room to practice for an interview can easily fall by the wayside. We’re already busy updating our resumes and checking them not once or twice, but what seems like a gazillion times, only to still have a friend point out an embarrassing typo. (We’ve all been there!) Add in the countless hours we spend tweaking our cover letters so we don’t sound like robotic bores or desperate, “Choose meee!” applicants, and it’s no wonder preparing for an interview and seeking out job interview tips falls last on our list of priorities.
And while there’s plenty of advice on the internet for how to stand out as an applicant, it can be hard to get a handle on it all. That’s because, as Kathryn Minshew, CEO of career site
, previously told , “Career advice changes based on things like your experience level, industry, dynamics of your office culture, and your individual values. It’s not a one-size-fits-all approach. And job advice changes all the time, especially with technology and social media in the picture.”
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You know what hasn’t changed so much? Knowing how to make a good impression when you finally do score that interview. Here are some of our favorite job interview tips that every tackles before they meet a hiring manager:
Before the actual interview, ask for details on everything from the format to the name and role of the person who will be asking the questions. Succinct, confident answers will give you a major advantage when you do a phone interview. Things like clearing your environment of distractions and having a stable internet connection can make for a smooth video conference interview with your future boss. If you’ve got a group interview for a managerial role, you’ll have a strategy on lock.
A doesn’t dwell on the past. They look at their work history as a treasure trove of good learnings while focusing on the new company’s future. Remember, if you’ve made it to the interview stage, they’ve already reviewed your experience and work history. Hiring managers want to know what you can do for them now, not what you did for your boss three years ago. Ask about what challenges the company faces. Then detail how you’d tackle the problem in your first few months on the job by referring to past examples.
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They say there’s no time to look for a job like when you already have a job. If that’s true, then interviewing while you’re already gainfully employed will no doubt mean that you’re asked about why you want to switch companies or industries. Or perhaps you quit a job after only a few short months and the interviewer wants to know why. Don’t worry, just keep your answer positive and the focus on the current role.
This is an easy thing to forget, but it’s always helpful to have both general and specific questions about the role you’re interviewing for and the company you’re hoping to join. “The candidates that can pull something that they genuinely find interesting out of a recent news article or something going on at the company are always impressive, ” Nina de Keczer, senior talent advisor at Mozilla, previously told . Also think about questions like, “What are some common attributes of people who succeed in your organization?”
If you feel comfortable speaking about your best attributes, be sure to prepare for questions about gaps in your resume or skillset. Finding a candidate who satisfies every single attribute and skill in a job posting is a rarity. Hiring managers know this. But that doesn’t mean they won’t ask about why they should pick you over the next candidate who might have more experience in another field. Be ready with your answers.
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Maybe you’ve already practiced interviewing with your trusted bestie who knows you inside and out. While that’s great for a test run, you’re better off practicing in the harshest interview-like setting. Not every interviewer is friendly and you can easily be thrown off. Do yourself a favor and prepare ahead of time so you can remain unfazed in the moment.There’s a moment in every job interview when the tables turn. A moment, usually toward the end, when all of a sudden the interviewer becomes the interviewee. It’s time to come up with questions to ask in a job interview.
Yes, yes, you do have questions, but usually, everything you want to know goes flying out of your head and all you can say is, “Um, yeah, um, so, do you like working here?”
The questions you ask might be presented as an opportunity for you to learn more—and that’s true—but they’re also an opportunity for the interviewer to learn more about you.
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“If they don’t ask any questions in the first interview, I usually toss the resume immediately, ” says Britt Knutson, a hiring manager for commercial real estate company in Santa Monica, CA. “It just shows a lack of interest.”
“That question paints a picture and helps you identify if you have those attributes, ” says Nina de Keczer, senior talent advisor at Mozilla.
“I love when people ask me what I love about working at my company, ” adds de Keczer. “Usually, there will be a few things and you can get a sense of the company.”
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Both de Keczer and Knutson say that doing some research on the company before your interview and tailoring a question around that can go a long way in showing your excitement and interest.
“The candidates that can pull something that they genuinely find interesting out of a recent news article or something going on at the company are always impressive, ” says de Keczer.
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“Once you apply, do your research, ” she continues. “But the most important thing is being genuine, so it doesn’t come across as ‘I did my research because I’m supposed to and here’s a question.’ Instead it’s, ‘Hey, I read this and it really intrigued me and I have a question.’”’
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“’What’s an average day?’ shows me they’re really trying to understand what the position is instead of sending out their resumes to 500 different companies and seeing who gives them a call back, ” says Knutson. “We want someone that shows interest.”
“This question depends on who you’re talking to, ” she explains. “The recruiter is typically a culture fit screen. So, I don’t know that day-to-day. My goal is to find out if someone’s going to be a general fit and then I want to move them on to the next step which would be to talk to the manager, where they’d ask a different set of questions that would be more targeted.”
If you like your co-workers, and you like the company you work for, odds are you’re going to be happier and do better work. So, a big part of a recruiter’s job is finding someone who will fit in well at the company. But a big part of your job as a interviewee is making sure the company fits in with you.
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“I had someone that asked that and I liked it, because it gave me the opportunity to share that the company has a life outside of work instead of everyone goes home after work, they never talk, they’re not friends, it’s like ‘Okay, clock in, clock out, adios, ’”says Knutson.
Money: easy to spend, hard to talk about. But to avoid wasting everyone’s time, it’s important to talk about salary as early as possible.
“Bring it up in the first interview, ” Knutson advises. “I’d rather them ask it as soon as possible because if they’re looking for a certain range and our position clearly can’t pay for it, I’d rather clear it up in the beginning rather than go through three rounds of interviews only to get to brass tacks and be disappointed. At the end of the first interview, I usually ask, ‘Do you have any questions?’ I like to get the money questions there.”
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“Big companies like Apple, Google, Facebook, and Mozilla typically use salary survey data from companies like Radford or Towers Watson because we want to pay fairly against the market, ” de Keczer explains. “We don’t want someone to join us only to find out they’re underpaid and leave for another company. But it’s hard because if you’re with smaller companies, they may not do that market research. So asking if they use salary surveys can not only impress a recruiter by showing them that you know about how comp is set up, but it tells you a lot too. If they say yes, then chances are that company is paying competitively.”
“At the end of the day, I’m standing across the street from your company’s office and people are walking out the door at five. What facial expressions will I see?”
“This one came from a recruiter—I also recruit recruiters—but it totally caught me off guard because you can picture it, ” says de Keczer. “I thought about how hard people work here, so, of course, they’re tired. But people enjoy what they’re doing. [That question] got me to describe more about
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