Job interview & job interview: 5 tips for perfect preparation [+ checklist]

your next Job Interview pending? Would you like to be perfectly prepared to have the best chance of getting your dream job? We show you helpful tips and Tricks, with which you are guaranteed to score points with future employers.

What should you pay attention to in the interview?

A successful job interview is the most important prerequisite for recruiting recruiters in the – often – extensive Candidate-Pool to be remembered and stand out positively. But such a thing Conversation is often a major challenge for many applicants. Nervousness, an unfamiliar environment and your own performance pressure often ensure that you as an applicant at the Presentation own abilities and Personality fail.

To an ideal job interview To ensure this, it is important to carefully prepare for the situation. This gives security and helps you to be prepared for all eventualities with a few simple precautions.

Follow these 5 tips - then the application is also running:

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1. Content Check: Preparing the content is mandatory in order to score points at the interview. Do extensive research on the company you are applying to - you probably want to know everything about the potential new employer. Product range, company philosophy, locations and employees are just a few examples of the most important facts that you should collect through extensive research on the Internet. Look for information about your interlocutor in social networks and on career platforms and memorize a picture of your counterpart. At the beginning of the conversation you can approach the conversation partner openly and confidently and have already established a connection - even if subconsciously. Don't forget to read your own résumé and cover letter again and work out what could make you “special” for the employer. Go through the documents with the eyes of the HR manager.
2. organizational: What do I wear? Is my clothes ironed? Questions such as these sound banal, but belong to the optimal preparation for the interview. The journey to the company, departure times for public transport and the time required for this should be planned in advance. In your pocket should be the invitation letter, a notepad and ballpoint pen. Also do not forget a mobile phone for any emergencies or a short term change! Last, but not least: Write down the name of your contact, because nothing is more embarrassing than forgetting it in the excitement.
3. Pitch Perfect: Practice your self-presentation so that you can perform in the best possible way despite nervousness. HR personnel often ask applicants to “introduce themselves”. Now it's your turn: Formulate briefly and precisely, tell about your (professional) past, present and future. Frequently asked questions such as: "Why did you apply to us?" Can be prepared excellently. Discuss any questions and answers with friends and family and ask for constructive feedback. Many job portals offer lists with the typical questions and answers. You don't have to reinvent everything.
4. Gestures and facial expressions: Not only the content and formulation of your statements, but also your body language are decisive in the job interview. Play the scenario in front of you Spiegel or with a video camera and analyze yourself. Since most applicants are familiar with the standard procedure for an interview, it can be precisely designed. For example, make sure you appear friendly and polite when greeting and saying goodbye - in general, please comply with the rules of courtesy. Make yourself the phenomenon of "Spiegelns ”: It sounds unconventional, but is an effective trick for a successful conversation. Spiegeln means to imitate your counterpart in certain situations. Be open to situations and try to approach the interlocutor at key moments spiegeln. If he drinks, take the glass too. If he makes a lot of art breaks, you too can take up this conversation method. Laugh when the other person laughs. This has a positive - albeit subconscious - effect on your interlocutor, as he feels confirmed in his actions. As in many other things, however, the same applies here: the dose counts - please do not overdo it!
5. Authenticity: Less a tip for optimal preparation and yet essential. A great presentation of your own personality and abilities as well as a good course of the conversation definitely fall into the heaviness. However, because recruiters are only human, you will quickly notice if the applicant is wrong. Therefore, in spite of all the pre-exercises, be the person whom the company could actually expect as an employee and colleague: yourself! They are great - show it.

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