Great Advice for Job Interview Success

Notes for Job Interview Success

How to take smart notes and improve your answers to job interview questions

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For recent grads and young professionals, first job interviews are a crash course in interpersonal skills, thinking on one’s feet and the danger of homonyms. To ease the learning curve a bit, use these tips to take smart notes during your job interview, answer questions intelligently, schedule the second (or third) interview and, of course, land your perfect job.

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What is the interviewer looking for?

A job interviewer knows that a recent grad will not have a wealth of direct experience to bring to the interview. Instead, the person sitting across the table from you is asking you questions to gauge your future potential and critical thinking skills. Interviewers are looking for:

• How you process information
• How you analyze problems
• How you formulate solutions
• Cultural fit with the company