• What is your current experience of interviews? Feedback that you have received about your
performance at interviews and your own personal reflections.
• Reflecting on these experiences: what contributed to this experience? How did you prepare,
were you last minute.com? How confident were you? Did you research the company
sufficiently? The job specification – did you match the criteria?
• Evaluating the experience: Deepening your awareness and reflections on your previous
experiences. Bringing in additional information such as personal style, any information that
can help you make sense of the situation.
• Plan for next time: from focusing on your previous experience and what you have learned
from working through this learning cycle, you will have started to formulate an action plan
of how to approach your next interview.
1.
Choosing the right language:
that create a positive mantra about being well prepared, are answering the
questions with ease and have practiced out loud so have heard yourself
answering questions.
2.
Your physical preparation:
what you are wearing, that you are well hydrated & energized, that your
body language is open and are relaxed, confident and smiling at interviewing
panel.
3.
That you have the right focus:
thorough preparation into company that are applying to work with, knowledge of
the job from the job description and job specification, applying your
experience and skills to match what they are looking for.
State
and achieving interview success
Physiology
·
Open body language; smiling at the panel.
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Wear what look, feels comfortable and you will
feel confident wearing.
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Being relaxed.
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Being energised.
Language
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Positive self talk, having practicing answers.
·
Adapt what you are saying to their language and their
job specification.
Focus
·
Knowledge of the role, organization, your skills
& experience.
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Positive mental rehearsal – seeing yourself
succeeding and answering the questions well.
