How do you prep for interviews ?
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I'm a 70 year young female, with the energy of a 25 year old. My work ethics are above and beyond. No job is not my job. My work history is a plethora of things. Healthcare. From administration to PCA. Payroll clerk. Banking to material control for Disney. Data entry. NEVERTHELESS, technology has changed since I was in the work force. Every job has to be taught. So now my skills are limited to cleaning, which im Great at. Whatever I do is unto a Higher Power. If He's pleased I'm great.
I've hit a wall with my current position. It's not a career, it's just a job and while I do it well, my heart isn't in it and I've lost confidence in our current management. How do you even start to find the thing we were made to do? If any of you have been or are in this position and have any advice, I'd appreciate it.
So hard to get a good job with a fair wage as a foreigner with almost 2 years of job experience for small chaotic companies that basically only work with my own people(race) Had to learn English and grad school during COVID, and get out of there freshly and do not know what to do I just want a company that has some basic benefits and a livable wage😔
Curious. How would someone pivot back into doing receptionist work after more than 5 years spent in a higher position? It seems that interviewers can't get past what the last job was, even though it is no longer relevant to the job seeker, and that person is experienced in front reception work, and the sedentary role would be perfect for that applying person.
I go over the job description. Prepare my answers to at least answer two main questions using the STAR method. If you interview enough you just reuse & apply it to that specific role.
I recommend listening to Emma Grede’s Podcast. Her episode on How to Nail Your Next Interview was quite fantastic and valuable. Good luck!
I would look up the person(s) who will be interviewing me on LinkedIn (their role, what they post about related to their role/company, past work) and write 2-3 very specific, tailored questions for them for the end of the interview. Also, seconding prepping to answer questions in the STAR format.
Getting a career coach for a few sessions can really boost your confidence for interviews. They'll help you figure out what questions might come up and how to give genuine answers that make you shine without overdoing it.
use Ai to help you structure your answers paste the job description in a strong AI tool and prompt it to come up with a list of possible questions, then prepare the answers to those. a lot of recruitment teams get questions to interview candidates using AI, so just do the same thing as a candidate
Honestly, I read the job description and the company about page, and just go for it. If I haven't interviewed in a while, I'll have my resume ready to refresh myself. I like to be chill and be myself, because that's who they're going to get on the job anyways. I don't really have trouble answering questions or coming up with my own questions, so I don't specifically prep for that.
Start with the job description: turn the top 5 requirements into likely questions, then prep one STAR story for each. Also practice “tell me about yourself” and “why this role” out loud, since those set the tone. For mock interview reps, Aural is an optional practice tool:
Use google or youtube to look up common interview questions, and practice your responses