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The new year often brings new career opportunities, and that means tackling job interviews. How can you make a great impression when you interview for a job? We asked three 木瓜AV recruiters to share interviewing tips for job applicants in the IT sector and beyond, and here鈥檚 what we learned.
KATELYN TALLEY
RECRUITING LEAD, ENTERPRISE BUSINESS UNIT
When applying and interviewing for your next job, it鈥檚 important to research each specific role and organization. Tailoring your resume and interview conversations to the position you are applying for can help you to stand out from other candidates.
Researching the organization you鈥檙e interviewing with shows that you鈥檙e interested and invested in the position and company. Your main goal during these conversations is to show that you are the right person for that job. By showing that you鈥檝e invested time researching, you better market yourself to the recruiter or hiring manager.
In the IT field, it鈥檚 critical to learn from others due to the rapid changes in technology and the constant growth of the industry. Networking with professionals who hold the type of position you鈥檙e interviewing for can help you gain insights that make you a better interviewee. Happy hunting!
When recruiting for a specific job, I speak to many candidates with similar skill sets and qualifications. There are two main attributes that stand out: confidence and overall interest in the company and position. Candidates who are able to confidently articulate and demonstrate knowledge of the interviewers, company, and job responsibilities are those who tend to stand out during the interview process.
Be sure to learn about your interviewer prior to the interview; look for interests or attributes that you and the interviewer share. You should always research the company and job prior to the interview. It will help you learn about the company鈥檚 mission, culture, and how the specific job you are applying for fits into the bigger picture.
Be enthusiastic and confident! Discuss your ideas, goals, successes, and any challenges you have faced in your professional life. Give thorough responses with examples in your interviews.
MELANIE HUBBARD
SENIOR CORPORATE RECRUITER, ENTERPRISE 木瓜AV
VICTORIA BAKER
SENIOR RECRUITER
Keep your resume in front of you during the interview so you can refer to it, as the interviewer will likely ask specific questions about it. If this is a virtual interview, log in a few minutes early just in case you have technical issues.
Remember that you鈥檙e interviewing them as much as they鈥檙e interviewing you. Make sure you prep with interview questions that are important to you (growth opportunities, team culture, daily tasks, etc.). This will show your interviewer that you鈥檙e interested in the position, and the info you gather will help you gauge how good a fit it is for you.
Consider looking up the interviewer on LinkedIn and finding a talking point. Did you go to the same school? Do you have connections in common? Did you work on a similar project? These are all great talking points to open a conversation up.
Be prepared to discuss specific accomplishments you鈥檝e achieved in your career. You鈥檒l likely get a name-a-time-when question, such as 鈥淐an you describe a time when you did not agree with a decision your supervisor made?鈥� It鈥檚 important to respond to such questions with specifics. If you can鈥檛 think of a specific example, the second-best response is to explain what you would do in this situation.
Finally, review the interview questions on Glassdoor.com. While they are general questions, reviewing them will help you prepare for the types of questions typically asked by employers. Best of luck!
