Looking for job interview advice

[enchanted771]

I have yet another job interview tomorrow. I was on one last week, and the Friday before that. I thought i had that one FOR SURE. But got a letter in the mail. My questions are:

 

1) What can I do to make myself stand out?

2) Is there anything I should do/say? or for that matter shouldnt?

3) I had one lady say that she was afraid i would get bored because of my experience, what would be a good response to this? I told her that i wouldnt and that i wanted to get my foot in the door after being unemployed so long. I have a feeling she hired a girl who NEEDED to gain experience.

 

I dont know what else i can do. I smile, am confident, and dress professional.

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!! the pay for the job tomorrow isnt good, but I really dont care anymore. I have been unemployed going on 10 months!!

[orchidrose]

I have yet another job interview tomorrow. I was on one last week, and the Friday before that. I thought i had that one FOR SURE. But got a letter in the mail. My questions are:

 

1) What can I do to make myself stand out?

 

Be articulate and well-prepared. That means thinking back on questions you've been asked previously in interviews and having good answers for them; and doing your research on the company.

 

3) I had one lady say that she was afraid i would get bored because of my experience, what would be a good response to this? I told her that i wouldnt and that i wanted to get my foot in the door after being unemployed so long. I have a feeling she hired a girl who NEEDED to gain experience.

 

Unfortunately, this is a problem that's prevalent right now, since so many people are applying for jobs that are "beneath them" due to the economy. I don't think referencing your unemployment is a great idea; it can kind of make you sound like you want the job solely for the paycheck and not for the experience and job itself. Try to find something positive about the job that would be challenging or interesting for you, and speak to that: "I understand your concern, and I think that my experience would lend itself well to the position. I don't have a lot of experience with one aspect of the job, ________, and it's something that is interesting and I think would be challenging for me."

[JackPotential]

Personally i don't get bored. There is alittle thing called a thought schemata in which i can turn anything into a pro-active self amusement paradise.

[calorimeter]

To make yourself stand out, dress the part and sound enthused about the opportunity. I mean *really* sound enthused about it. Do your research on the company and the position beforehand and find things that you really like about the job to get yourself psyched up before the interview. Ask them questions about the job that aren't addressed in the announcement. If you can't think of any, ask the the interviewer(s) how long they've been with the company and what they like about their job. That interview is conducted for your sake as much as it is for theirs -sound like you understand this (I know that right now a lot of people are desperate to get any job, but if you show that you understand 100% why you're there, it'll make you more attractive).

 

On your experience -If they try to tell you that you're overqualified, maybe tell them that you can't entirely agree with that because no job that you've held before is exactly like the one you're discussing. A healthy amount of related experience certainly won't hurt your productivity, but it would be pretty arrogant to assume that you could just waltz into a new job with 100% understanding of how it works.

 

I think that the best way to approach an interview is to simply keep your focus on your interest in doing the job for the sake of doing the job. Don't say you're used to not getting bored or you're used to this or that -mention your experience when it's appropriate and maintain a high level of interest otherwise. An upbeat, enthused personality is going to sell you more than anything else. I once got a job on the basis that I'd cracked a good joke at the beginning of the interview.

[Borashi]

My best piece of advice would be research the company that you're currently interviewing for. Find out what its focus is, and zoom in on that. The best way to get your foot in the door is to appear interested and willing to adapt to the companies business values and beliefs.