By Hu Wo (Cuckoo’s Song)
In the modern world, job interviews are found to be the most common culture of most workplaces. Before a person goes into a work domain, he or she often gets interviewed, especially about whether they have previous work experience, qualifications and so on. To be honest, it is natural if a white-collar or blue-collar worker is interviewed by respective people, simply because a job interview may be the precursor of manual and non-manual workers who will probably dedicate themselves to their work from the employer’s point of view. On the other hand, job interviews can be the greatest barrier to hopeful successors at work in the future. Hence, preparing for a job interview has always become an absolute must for all expectant workers. So, how on earth should a job interview be well prepared by any amateur? This is as follows:
First, we should research the company, which means that we have to find out what the company does and what matters to them. Additionally, the fact that the company where we will apply for a job puts goods, services, or both first should be noticed. As far as I know, most companies all around the world tend to give service rather than goods first. To undertake company research, we can check their website, LinkedIn, and social media. This helps us show genuine interest and talk more confidently about why we want the job.
Second, we need to prepare answers to common questions like `Why do you want this job? ´ and `What can you bring to this role?´ In whatever situation, answering preparation for frequently asked questions is the best for us for the simple reason that preparation usually makes us believe in ourselves, as well as a good end to the job interview. For interview questions, we ought to study the job description and think about what the company is looking for. Does the company importantly or urgently demand an employee’s professional expertise or physical appearance, and the number of blue-collar or white-collar employees? And we must use authentic examples so as to make our answers clear and persuasive.
Thirdly, it is very important to us that we practise our language. Never think it is unimportant at all. Speaking, also a communication skill, is essential for almost all jobs of today, in that an able speaker is mostly liked by many interviewers, assuming that he can also work in accordance with his oral commitment and job requirements to some extent. Thus, we are required to practise useful interview language such as positive adjectives, action verbs, and key terms in our respective fields, as in the example `I am experienced in conducting multi-sensory learning for children in SENDs (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities)´. As a matter of fact, we will also have to check the pronunciation of important words, the company’s name and the interviewers’ names. To do this, we can try our answers loud or doing a practice interview.
Fourthly, we can even prepare our own questions. That is, we may prepare a few questions to ask at the end of a job interview, for instance, about the challenges of the role, the next step in the process, or training opportunities. In my opinion, such a question-and-answer session in a job interview will hardly ever happen. Several companies like to express no interest towards an interviewee’s subjective questions most of the time, I should believe. But, if possible, we can make at most one or two questions of our own before a job interview. Nonetheless, this shows interest and helps us to decide if the job is right for us.
At last, we will need to get the practical details right. We must choose what to wear, bring what we need and plan to arrive early. If hair is said to be the second face of a person, then clothing will become his third face automatically. An interviewee’s clothing style and colour choice tell a lot about them. Do not be too out of date or too trendy. According to the applied job and the physique, it is OK if clothes fit and suit us. Also, we ought to take our educational transcription and other related evidence, just in case. For online interviews, make sure that we check our camera, sound and surroundings. Getting these details right can help us feel calm, prepared and ready to do our best. The best of luck with our jobs!
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