Technical Job Interview Tactic: Show and Tell
If you have an upcoming job interview for a relatively technical job, then one interview tactic you may want to consider using is the show and tell tactic
The grounding of this technique lies in the finding that interview boards are more moved by candidate showing them what they have done - which thereby demonstrates the ownership and use of the essential and desirable skills - than by just informing the job interview panel that “I am a good team player” and “I am have good counselling skills”, etc
You have to be ready to display your work, if you are able to engineer the opportunity. Be prepared to show off what you have done in order to convey the notion that you do indeed possess the skill set that they seek. To make this happen, your two tasks are:
1. Set up the Play
2. Produce Your Project
To set up the play, try to bring up the opportunity by using one of the following language patterns:
* If you’re interested I could present to you…
* If you wanted to know more, I have the (report) with me right here…
* If it would be appropriate, you could have a look at…
* I have a written precis of the project here, if you wanted to see it…
* If it would help…
You also need to be able to display your work at the job interview. In order to do this, pick out one or two projects that you could use for this strategy. Choose the projects that * have work already in a written or electronic form * which sell the most amount of skills, which are relevant for the post that you are being interviewed for * that would be most likely brought up in the job interview
Anticipate which questions could fall out from the job interview panel, after they have scan your report for the first time and with no real warning. You could ask a friend or colleague to quickly review your project work and let you know what questions naturally follow from their minds.
If you can, be prepared to leave the interview panel with a physical copy of your work. It will form a tactile and visible reminder of you when they are reviewing the performances of all of the interviewees
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