Job Interview Secrets: Tips for Getting Hired

Job Interview Things To Know – Part of the HospitalSoup.com Tips for Getting Hired Series

The dreaded interview, for those of us that may not have changed jobs or careers much it can be an anxiety producing experience. Yet it is one of those things that if you interview well, it can not only bring you the job offer, but possibly a higher salary. So it is important to gather all the job interview tips you can find.

Here’s some job interview information that many job seekers don’t know and can help give you a leg up in preparing for your job interview just when you need it most.

Job Interview Tip:

How you look during the interview may be more important than what you say! How could this be, you may ask? Isn’t my background important? Yes, of course, but take yourself out of the “interviewee” position and imagine yourself let’s say trying to find a mate. What? You may ask. Why are you talking about dating–I’m looking for a job? Because when you are looking for a companion or a date, you are actually acting as an “interviewer”. You want to know if the person you are thinking about seeing or dating is “qualified” and meets your specific wants and needs. And how do most of us “judge” our prospective dates or partners? Fortunately, or unfortunately, most of us make a subconscious “judgment” on if the person will make the grade, not based on what they say but on how they look. Now, this doesn’t mean that all of us need to be model material, as looks can encompass the entire package, not just physical beauty. So even if you’re not looking for Mr. or Mrs. Gorgeous, you are probably looking for someone who is clean, well groomed, and whose clothes reflect the style that you deem is appropriate.

So the fact is that when we speak whether it is for a job interview or going out on a date, our impact on our audience (either an employer, or whomever our audience is) is reflected in the following manner:

Speaker’s impact on an audience is based:

58 percent on how they look
35 percent on the sound of their voice
7 percent on what they say

Knowing this information, how can this benefit you? The next time you prepare for a job interview, you may want to pay particular attention to your clothes, accessories, and how your voice sounds. If you show up for the interview well prepared in all ways, and not just prepared to answer the interviewer’s questions well, you can be on your way to not only a great job, but a bigger paycheck!

Best of Luck to you all with your Job Search, and see you next time for more of HospitalSoup.com’s Tips for Getting Hired