8 Essentials for Acing Interviews

Step #5
Next, think of the best people you have ever seen doing this job and what made them stand out. Describe their performance, professional behaviors, interaction with others and appearance. You are describing a model for your own professional development, and a profile of what employers are seeking.

Step #6
Think of the worst people you have ever seen doing this job and what made them fail or stagnate. Describe their performance, professional behaviors, interaction with others and appearance. You are describing a model for career suicide and a profile of what employers want to avoid.

Step #7
As you have now developed a workmanlike outline of what employers are going to want to hear about, and what you have to say on the issues, take the time to check that your resume reflects this awareness. The result will be a more productive resume because it reflects a specific target job, rather than an unfocused recitation of all you have done in your professional life.

Step #8
Resumes not only open doors they act as interviewer's road maps during the selection cycle. You now know what employers will want to talk about and the nuts and bolts that will hold your answers together. Do take the time to match each of the bullet topics in your job description with real-world illustrations of your successfully doing each aspect of your target job. Such illustrations help employers see you successfully tackling the issues that lie at the heart of your target job.

A little understanding of what is happening on the other side of the desk and application of these eight steps can set you free from fear and prepare you for success.

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