How to Crush Your Next Job Interview

How to Crush Your Next Job Interview via Pexels.com 1.    Meet  expectations: • Enter the room. •  Adequately answer their questions. • Provide a decent looking resume. • Thank them for their time. You  met  their expectations. You likely wont receive an offer. 2.  Exceed  expectations: • Enter the room with a quality handshake. • Effectively  answer their questions. • Provide an impressive resume. • Thank them while clearly conveying you want the job. • Off you go and you follow-up with a thank you note. You  exceeded  their expectations. You will likely get an offer, especially if everyone else simply  met  expectations. 3.  Anticipate  expectations: • Enter the room with a quality handshake and a clear understanding of who you are meeting. • Impressively answer their questions and ask good ones yourself based on a firm understanding of the company and the job. • Provide a resume tailored to the open position, showing that your experience maps to the role. • Thank them, let them know you want the job, and send a well written and thoughtful thank you note. You  anticipated  their expectations. You should get an offer! 4.  Establish  expectations: • Own the room, without being egotistical. • Teach them something they didnt know, without lecturing. • Demonstrate that you have already done what they are looking for, without being arrogant. • Make them forget that anyone else interviewed, without saying a negative word. • Let them know that you appreciate their time and want the job, without being patronizing. You  established  their expectations. Now, heres the twist You may or may not get an offer. Thats okay. If they offer you a job take it. They value you and your approach. You will likely thrive in the culture. If they dont offer you a job be good with it.  Move onit wasnt a good fit. In the long-run, you wouldve likely been disappointed. Final thought: In most situations,  meeting, exceeding, anticipating,  or  establishing  expectations is a choice! It starts with you choosing how much you are willing to prepare, practice, perform and put it out there. Now go and  CRUSH  it! - Patrick Leddin, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Managerial Studies at Vanderbilt University and a senior consultant at FranklinCovey. He is an expert in the areas of strategy creation and execution, leadership development, and organizational culture. He has worked with private and public sector clients in the United States, Canada, Asia, the Caribbean, and throughout Europe.  Patrick has more than 25-years of leadership and project management experience. He began his career as an officer in the United States Army, where he completed a number of the military’s most challenging leadership-development courses including airborne, ranger, and infantry officer schools, and he held leadership positions such as infantry platoon leader and company commander in the 82nd Airborne Division. While working for a Big Five consulting firm, he led project teams to design, develop, and implement project deliverables that exactly met client needs. He is the author of  Oliver’s Spot: The Five Ps L eading Teams to Top Results  and  Oliver’s Spot for the Public Sector: A Leadership Story. Over the years, hes had the chance to interview and hire a lot of people. His first hiring experience occurred at KPMG Consulting when he was looking to expand his team. More recently, as the owner of a consulting firm with offices in three states and an ever growing staff, he has made hiring decisions for 11 years as they experienced tremendous growth. If you enjoyed this post, please visit his blog at  www.patrickleddin.com.  The site contains articles, videos and tools to help you get the most out of your career.