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In order to prepare for an interview, it's important to research in three areas.
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First area that you want to research is you.
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You want to research yourself.
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Basically a summary of your qualifications, your relevant qualifications.
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You want to ask yourself how you can meet the employer's needs, what you bring to the table, and how you can add value.
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Then you also want to make sure that you research the position the position.
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You want to have a clear understanding of what an XYZ does.
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Okay, again, meeting the needs of the position.
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You also want to research the employer.
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So they might say, why do you want to work for us?
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What do you know about us?
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So who's the CEO, history, products, services, competitors, etc. And then finally, I would say that you want to research the industry as well.
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So you, the position, the organization, and the industry.
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You want to make sure that you've prepared a series of short relevant stories about yourself.
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It's something called the show and tell method.
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So you don't just want to say, like, these are my skills.
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You want to be able to demonstrate, to have short relevant stories that have a beginning, a middle, and an end.
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I would recommend that you practice.
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At the very least, lock yourself in a room with a mirror and practice responses to commonly asked questions.
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You don't want to script it.
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You're not an actress.
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You want it to be conversational, but you want to hear yourself say these responses out loud.
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And if possible, I would recommend that you set up a mock interview with a professional career counselor.
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You want to make sure that you arrive on time.
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I generally say arrive 30 minutes in the vicinity, but about 10 to 15 minutes to announce yourself in the reception area.
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Then once you meet your interviewer, first impressions matter.
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And studies say it takes about seven seconds.
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A prospective employer is immediately sizing you up.
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He or she is deciding, do they like you?
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Are you intelligent?
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Are you kind?
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You want to have good eye contact.
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You want to have a nice strong handshake.
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And you basically want to be positive, confident, and upbeat.
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So watch your energy level.
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You want to be authentic and genuine, but most people need to turn up the volume slightly.
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There are basically three types of interviews.
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Some common interviews are now behavioral interviews.
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They begin with questions like, tell me about a time when about a time
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when you were in a team and things went really well or things didn't go so well.
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You might have a technical interview.
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This might be perhaps you're going for a software engineering position.
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You might walk into the interview and they say, don't sit down, and they direct you to a whiteboard, give you a marker, and they want you to solve some algorithms.
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Perhaps you will have a case interview if you're interviewing with consulting firms, so you want to be well prepared for those in terms of practicing case questions.
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Telephone and Skype interviews are becoming more and more common, particularly for initial interviews.
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With a telephone interview, if you can get a landline, that's best.
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If not, make sure everything is charged up.
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You also want to make sure that you're in a quiet environment and that no one is going to disturb you.
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So the advantage is you don't have to worry about what you're wearing or what you look like.
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And you can have lots of notes, but you want to be organized.
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You want to make sure that you pace yourself, the tone, your articulation, that the energy comes forth within the telephone call.
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With a Skype interview, again, you want to test your equipment, make sure everything is working properly.
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You need to think about what you're wearing because you're going to be on camera, have something colorful, watch the whites,
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the blacks, the patterns, etc. Watch the lighting in terms of like fluorescent lighting with a Skype interview.
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And even though it might be your natural inclination to look at the screen, it's important to look at the camera.
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That's how you'll be making eye contact.
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And then finally with a Skype interview, I would watch your background, be very much aware of your background.
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So at the end of the interview I would recommend that you establish next steps.
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Some employers will tell you what the next steps are but
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if they don't it's perfectly fine to ask what are the next steps.
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I would also recommend
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that you have a closing statement at the end of the interview to let the interviewer know
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that you're very interested in the position and why you would be a great fit and match.
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Then in terms of once the interview is over Of course you want to send some type of thank you.
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It's probably going to be an email, but depending upon your audience, could be a short thank you note.
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In your thank you, you want to make sure, of course, that you thank the interviewer for their time, but also it's an opportunity to reiterate your interest and your qualifications.
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I recommend that you send the thank you within 24 to 48 hours.

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PalavraPronúnciaSignificado
telephone substantivo/ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/telefone
employer substantivo/ɪmˈplɔɪə/empregador, empregadora
qualification substantivo/ˌkwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/qualificação
interviewer substantivo/ˈɪntɚvjuɚ/entrevistador, entrevistadora
arrive verbo/əˈɹaɪv/chegar
tone substantivo/ˈtəʊn/tom
mirror substantivo/ˈmiɹɚ/espelho
establish verbo/ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/firmar, instaurar
actress substantivo/ˈæk.tɹɪs/atriz
skill substantivo/skɪl/habilidade, talento
solve verbo/sɒlv/resolver, solucionar
commonly advérbio/ˈkɑmənli/comumente
pace substantivo/peɪs/passo
genuine adjetivo/ˈd͡ʒɛn.juˌɪn/genuíno, autêntico
summary substantivo/ˈsʌm.ə.ɹi/resumo, sumário

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PalavraPronúnciaSignificado
set up verbo/ˌsɛt ˈʌp/preparar
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O falante usa 16 contrações e formas reduzidas, como you're, don't, didn't. Diga-as na forma curta, do jeito que você ouve.

  • Os sons de “th”: authentic /ɔˈθɛn.tɪk/, algorithm /ˈælɡəɹɪðm̩/
  • Os sons de “sh” e “zh”: qualification /ˌkwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, establish /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/, impression /ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/, reception /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃn̩/, articulation /ɑɹˌtɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
  • Palavras longas — acerte a sílaba tônica: qualification /ˌkwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/, behavioral /bɪˈheɪvjəɹəl/, competitor /kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɚ/, vicinity /vəˈsɪnəti/

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