Did you really smash the interview? Or you thought you did.
You spent all night thinking of what to say, how to say it, and when to say it. You went into the interview with great confidence and said a lot to every question asked, coming out of the interview feeling epic and saying to yourself “you know what, I’ve got this job right in the bag. Then the phone rings from concerned one, your mum, dad, husband, wife, son, daughter, boyfriend, girlfriend or any well-wisher , they pop the golden question at you “ So how was the interview?” and you replied ,with all confidence,“ I smashed it. Really?
Not long after the interview date, you get not the much-anticipated outcome rather a regret to inform you that you had not particularly “smashed it “as you thought. So, what happened? but you seemed to have said a lot, the interviewers seemed to have been pleased. What happened? How did “Smashing it “ become “Not Quite Smashing it”
Let’s take a look at getting it right at interviews.
Avoid talking a lot and saying a little. It is not only about how brilliant you sound rather how relevant. Yes, you had a lot you had prepared to put across to the interviewer, which is quite splendid, a little bit of preparation is always nice to have. However, are you really making sure the points you are putting across are relevant to the key points of the questions asked. The four steps below could help.
LISTEN
Listen carefully to the question being asked, DO NOT shy aware from asking the interviews to repeat a question if you need the question repeating (this doesn’t, in no way, negatively impact your score or rating)
IDENTIFY
Identify the key point/s of the question asked. These are the points the interviewers need you addressing in your answer. Long or short, robust or simple, the interviewers are only seeking to see how you addressed the key points of the question.
THINK
Carefully think before you answer questions at interviews. Should you need time to think, ask for time to think (this doesn’t, in no way, negatively impact your score or rating). Think of relevant experience you can draw examples from that could possibly directly answer your earlier identified key points of the question asked.
ANSWER
Avoid talking around town and get to point in a precise, concise and detailed manner, with focus on the key point/s of the question asked.
