Prepare Yourself
Whether you pay thousands of dollars to have a mock interview
videotaped and analyzed or a friend grills you on common
interview questions, spend some time thinking through your
interview. Practice may not make perfect, but it will make
you more at ease.
The personality you convey is just as important--if not
more important--than your pedigree. Interviewers aren't just
looking for stellar performers. They're also screening future
officemates. Case in point: one well-known consulting firm
asks its interviewers: "Would you want to sit next to
this person on a five-hour plane ride?" If the response
is "No," that interviewee doesn't get hired, no
matter how impressive his or her credentials.
Of course you want to present yourself as poised, confident,
intelligent, and capable. But you also want to convey your
true nature. Be yourself; don't try to be the person you think
they're looking for.
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