Interviews

just a quick note on job interview.

job interview required upmost personal selling skills. you are required to market/sell not only your skills but, your personality,your attitude to capture the interest of your interviewer so that they, SEE you suit the job succesfully the way they had envisioned it and able to adapt into their culture.

Actually, most of the interviewer has already have a specific ideas on what kinda employees that fit into the job and fit into the work enviroment. So you might wanna do your homework on the culture of your potential employer.Are they vibrant, screaming out loud with confidents or a timid, low key company with 'momantai' atitude.

Evenso, You have do your research specificaly to get to know the division that you may get into. Because work culture between division in a company sometimes varies to one another.So dont come into conclusion just yet. Its best if you can call up and do cross check with internal staff(if you know no one, just call the general line, and then connect your call into the department that you are applying in)

Trust me, your resume is not the only thing that they look upon. its your personality, atititude, the way you think and grooming that they look for. A good resume will not secure you a job if you have an atitude that does not match with the work enviroment.

Sometimes in order to make your way through, you need to "act" quite a bit, and then if you get through their doors, then prove to your employer that you are a valuable asset, not a liability.

For example, in one of the work interview that i involved with, the general manager from a marketing division, prerequisitely ask for young minds, glamazon yuppies with creative ideas to join their team.(get her ideas?)

I felt sorry for those timid young grads, the moment they enter the door during interview session and said "hi" with a low key inconfident tone, has already killed their chances in getting the job eventough they are 4 pointers!

If you get so nervous, heres a tip. What i usually do, i always pretend that im a singer, promoting an album and myself in a foreign country,answering questions in front of bunch of reporters/journalist who know nothing about me If i am rude, cocky and inconfident and talking nonsense, do you think they will promote my album with good review?

and Oh, please avoid unnecessary body language like stroking your hands, scratching your head, puting your hands in your pocket to ease your nervousness. Instead, buy some pretty clothes or shoe or anything that make you look good and feel good during interview. Trust me, you will feel alot better during interviews.

Speak clearly. dont mumble. Dont swallow your words. So that your message will get accross clearly. But dont shout. Just speak with a confident tone with reasonable pitch. If your not sure how you soundlike, just read a passage or recite a verse of poem or song to your friend, and ask them, does your vocal projection sound clear or mumblylike? If you tend to mumble, then you need to have a lot of practice in speaking to achieve a clear vocal speech. A person who works in marketing or job that required massive speaking with people must attain a speaking skills to communicate efficiently.

Lastly,dont forget your prayers :)