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5 Essential Job Interview Tips for Job Seekers

Posted on: December 11th, 2024

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A job seeker heading into a job interview could have an impeccable resume, yet fail to secure the position because they did not interview well. Similarly, a job seeker with a less substantial resume could crush the interview because they had the soft skills necessary to connect with their interviewers. As an applicant, you can have all the hard skills necessary to fit the job description, but your soft skills are really going to sell you as a perfect addition to the team. Here are five job interview tips you should focus on to ensure that you walk into your next interview confident, prepared, and ready to prove yourself.

1. Make a Strong First Impression

Although it won’t make or break your interview entirely, a great first impression will certainly set you up for success. Make sure you have a firm handshake and make eye contact with the interviewers as you introduce yourself (and if you need to practice this, your career center can help). Additionally, if you know the names of each person you are interviewing with, you should try to address them in that manner because it shows that you came prepared and allows you to make a genuine connection from the start.

2. Master Your Body Language

Slouching in your chair, crossing your arms, frowning as you listen, and making little eye contact are all signs that you are closed off, disengaged, and simply not putting your full effort into the conversation at hand. In contrast, when you sit upright in your chair, nod your head while listening, have your hands resting in your lap or on the table, and make appropriate eye contact, you communicate to the interviewer that you are care about what they have to say. Employers need individuals who are ready to listen and learn from them, so this is a crucial step towards getting hired.

3. Respond Thoughtfully to Questions

When asked a question, don’t feel the need to provide an immediate answer. Be sure to evaluate what is being asked and take a moment to formulate a response. If you begin speaking right away, your intended message could become unclear and lead you to ramble by the end of it all. Try to avoid using “like,” “um,” and other filler words as well. If you stay composed and take your time when responding, you will show that what you have to say matters.

4. Know Your ‘Selling Points’

What makes you the perfect candidate for the position you are applying to? Be sure to convey that message to the hiring manager in a convincing way. Don’t just tell them you are good at managing time, but provide them with examples that prove you possess this skill. As said before, your resume could paint a perfect picture, but your ability to sell yourself as a candidate is what’s really going to secure the position.

5. Be Honest

If you genuinely cannot answer a question or lack a specific skill, your best bet is to be honest. Lying about your experience with Excel, for example, could cause you a world of problems if you actually acquire the position and can’t use the software to complete a simple task on your first day. If you focus on your strong points and your willingness to learn, the interviewers will typically be able to look past the one or two shortcomings that they identify. 

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We're Barton Associates, the Locum Tenens Experts. We work with thousands of hospitals, medical practices, and organizations across the United States and its territories that need talented providers for short- and long-term engagements. Inspired by the pioneering, humanitarian work of Clara Barton, the Barton Team recruits physicians, PAs, NPs, dentists and CRNAs in a wide variety of specialties, so that we can quickly place them in locum tenens assignments nationwide.

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