{"id":14088,"date":"2013-03-27T11:30:57","date_gmt":"2013-03-27T15:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=14088"},"modified":"2013-05-27T13:17:25","modified_gmt":"2013-05-27T17:17:25","slug":"preparing-for-a-job-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=14088","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for a job interview"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Jennifer Crutchfield, Head Editor, INALJ Connecticut<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Preparing for a job interview<\/span><\/h3>\n

\"headshot\"<\/a>Hi everyone! I am currently getting ready for the rare occurrence of a job interview, which is coming up in a few days. I am really excited about the interview because it is with a great company, but I\u2019m also really nervous because I feel like I do not perform as well as I should during the interview process. I\u2019m a shy person and I get really intimidated sitting in front of someone talking about myself. \u00a0This time I want to nail it and make the interviewers really want me for the position. I thought I would share some of my thoughts on getting ready for an interview and how I am preparing for this particular interview.<\/p>\n

One thing I am really trying to do this time is practice!<\/strong> I feel like this is extremely useful to me because I tend to freeze up when asked a question. Practice is making me feel comfortable with many of the questions I will probably get asked. \u00a0An example of this would be the dreaded \u201cTell me about yourself\u201d question. My goodness, where do you start? I guess that is different for everyone, but for me I\u2019m probably going to start with the past five years because this is when I graduated with my Master\u2019s and got my first job.<\/p>\n

Another thing I did to prepare for this interview is go through each and every qualification the institution is looking for<\/strong> and write down examples of each action I have taken that fulfills their need. I actually write down all my answers. I find that for me answers really sink into my head when I write them down. I understand this is time consuming and not for everyone. I watched a great YouTube video on how to ace an interview (It really is a good one!). \u00a0In that video, the presenter describes that when you are preparing for an interview, you should answer questions using PAR, which stands for Problem, Action, Result. I found this very helpful. It helped my gather my thoughts together on what I wanted to say.<\/p>\n

These are only a few suggestions, but to get the full scope of the interview process watch this video:<\/p>\n

Interview Pro: How to Ace Interviews and Win Jobs by SeattlePacific<\/strong>
\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lo_xfcIOqfQ<\/a><\/p>\n

editors note\/update: Jennifer got the job!!!<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Jennifer Crutchfield, Head Editor, INALJ Connecticut Preparing for a job interview Hi everyone! I am currently getting ready for the rare occurrence of a job interview, which is coming up in a few days. I am really excited about the interview because it is with a great company, but I\u2019m also really nervous because…<\/p>\n

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