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TIPS FOR ACING
YOUR DREAM
JOB INTERVIEW
So you finally landed your dream job’s interview after
multiple applications? Congrats! Now, knowing how
rare this opportunity is, you need to prepare to stand
out from other candidates and seal the deal.
We put together a few tips from top HR experts to
ensure you are well prepared for your big day.
BE ORIGINAL
1
Your interviewer is likely speaking with
more than one candidate in a week,
maybe even more than one per day.
It’s hard to keep you straight from
others! To avoid bias and remain
consistent, interviewers may pull from
a standard set of questions. So when
you answer, be personal and original.
A textbook answer won’t stand out
and will bore your interviewer.( Nikhyl
Singhal)
PERSONAL BRAND
2
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CRAFT YOUR “STORY
STATEMENT”
Though most interviews start with the same
prompt (“tell me about yourself” , we blow it
off with boring answers like:
Employers WILL research you on all I studied [major X] because I really care
available platforms. Especially social about making a difference in [industry Y] as
media. Establish a personal brand you can see through my last job at
and prioritize the traits you want to [company Z]…
exude. Curate your online content to This answer is like tearing out the first 200
reinforce your personal brand. pages of your autobiography. You leave out
Remove all content that’s not in line everything that gives meaning to why you
with the prioritized traits. Be an want this job in the first place. What was
expert in your desired path, on and your moment of epiphany? How did your
off the field. Perhaps most important childhood influence you? Why does this job
of all, update your LinkedIn. While at move you? Most people don’t answer these
Red Bull I would usually check a questions. They start and end with their
candidates Instagram, Facebook, and professional experience, leaving little to
Linkedin, in that order. IG was a rough inspire the interviewer.
gauge of professionalism, and Next time, use what I call a “Story
LinkedIn sealed the deal for moving Statement,” which is a Cliff Notes of your
them on to a phone interview. (James autobiography. (www.forbes.com)
Ort)