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How do you feel about job interviews? I'm neverready for them no matter how I prepare. In myattempts to impress my prospective employers Iend up talking too much and losing my train ofthought.
Sometimes they ask difficult questions like: "Where do you see yourself in five years?" Thesedays everything happens so fast that I can hardly think where I'll be even two years from now!
But I can count myself lucky. One man in Cardiff had to dance during his interview for a job asa shop assistant at an electronics superstore. He felt embarrassed, complained, and the storyended up in the newspapers. The company apologised and invited him to do a new interview.He declined.
Experts say that companies receive too many CVs nowadays and that their interview panelshave too many candidates to talk to. So some are trying unorthodox ways to see who standsout.
Some interviewers might unsettle you by criticising your CV. Simon Mitchell, of leadershipconsultants DDI, says: "The interviewer will put you under pressure to see how you react.Once you see that it is what they are driving at, try to keep calm."
So: control your nerves, research the company you want to work for, think about specificexamples of things you've achieved in previous organisations and be prepared to saysomething intelligent when confronted with the question: "What is your biggest fault?"
My friend Jamal came up with a great answer which he said worked for him: "I tend to be aworkaholic."
My grandmother has some advice too. She says: "Tell them you are too giving and offer themsome sweets from your bag. This will ensure you leave a lasting impression. They will thinkyou're sweet and you'll get the job!"
What about you: would you follow Jamal's advice or my grandmother's? 【不要走开，精彩内容请看下一页】
发表于 2016-7-27 22:10:09
