Tips to Ace the Job Interview:
Passing It in Flying Colours .. cont part 4
Job Interview Tip # 9: Express your eagerness to learn and the willingness to be trained
Let’s face it. Getting the job you want is a competition. Many qualified applicants may be vying for it. And what could make it difficult for you is that there may be more qualified applicants than you are. They may hold higher educational degrees, and some edges you with their vast experience.
So what could set you apart? It would be the eagerness to learn new things and being willing to be trained for whatever challenges placed in front of you. Being so would mean you are flexible and can adapt to change. You are open to taking on new challenges or perhaps covering up for a co-worker who may be absent.
If you have taken on a challenge on your previous jobs, mention these during the interview. Cite specific examples on why you claim to be able to respond will to change and on any new assignments or projects given to you. These will bring more weight to your claims and may become valid, as they really are, in the eyes of your interviewer.
Job Interview Tip # 10: Ask the right questions.
At the end of the interview, the interviewer will usually allow you to ask some questions you may have in mind. While definitely there are a lot you may want to ask, your questions should be chosen tastefully.
Such questions to ask may be: “What are the responsibilities that come with the job?”, What is the career path for this position?”, “What is the management style of the company?”, “Is this a new position? If so, why was there a need to create such?” and “How can one move up the corporate ladder?”.
Don’t overdo this portion though, and don’t take too much of your interviewer’s time. Choose only those questions you feel are important for your part to make a decision if you would like to work here – assuming of course that you get the job offer.
Moving On – In Search of Excellence!
While it is a fact that you don’t always get what you want. It is not a reason to dwell on your failure to close the deal and get the job you want. A variety of factors come into play, and you will not have all these under your control.
What you can do is continue on with the search – and while doing so, move on in search of excellence as well. One should not be content with one’s present state of knowledge and skills. And while it has been said that it is a tight competition out there in the job market, it would do you well to have more skills and more to offer to your prospective employer.
Take short-term courses or perhaps do online learning. The avenues for learning have become more affordable and convenient. The offerings are pretty much varied from managerial courses to accounting, financial, engineering, vocational & technician courses. Online learning even offers masters and doctorate degrees.
These may be viable options for you, to make you more qualified and stand out above the rest. It will also widen your options on the positions you can take. Never ceasing on the opportunity to learn will do you good eventually – it will only be a matter of time when the right job opportunity for you comes along, and you’ll be able to respond to the challenge effectively.
