I remember my very first interview. AIB I believe it was, I was fairly nervous but thought that I concealed it well and came across as a confident young man. I had a nice suit on and decided to go for a red tie,why not? I looked the part. I had completed a good bit of research and thought my answers were going down sweetly, I was starting to show a bit of a swagger… but then came the killer question…
“If the cows could talk what do you think they would say?” (This was related to my previous summers work experience on a dairy farm). I can’t remember my response but I can assure you that I felt ridiculous and have not forgiven that man for showing such little regard to a nervous youngster in his first interview. The next interview was a lot better, the third better again and the fourth and fifth became job offers.
That was 3 years ago when jobs were being handed out like pancakes. These days you’re lucky to get an interview with your granny….
Well that’s not necessarily the case look at all of Econ-optimists posts, I can see 6 posts on the board all related to job creation.
For me it was.. practice practice practice….practice one more time and then wollah a job.
So hopefully if you’ve followed my previous tips it won’t be long until you see an interview on the horizon. So GET PRACTICING.
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Practice is the essential tip for the interview, but of course I’ve got to go deeper than that. Don’t worry I’ll delve into some more interview tips on this blog. In the mean time feel free to drop a comment and share your interview experience good or bad.
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