Impromptu Job Interview.

The job interview is scarier than the interview portion in a beauty pageant. Job interviewers are not trying to be charming.

The best way to prepare is to anticipate all the possible questions. Try to imagine even the most unlikely and unpredictable ones. Have a mental rehearsal of how you will enthusiastically answer the questions while also appearing spontaneous.

This is easy. But I have actually seen applicants whose answers are so distant from the question. When the applicant is unsure, they usually take the long, circuitous route and still miss the target by a mile. This gets the interviewer very, very frustrated.

Interviewers are very impressed when you have sure, short and “candid” answers to questions like:

“What do you think of our company/products?”

“What would you like to do to change our company/product?”

“How do you see yourself 5 years from now?”

Many interviewers like to say “It’s your turn to ask me. Do you have any questions about our company? “  You should have a prepared answer for that, too.

Sometimes they don’t ask questions that you had wanted to be asked. In this case, you may put a natural connection to your related replies.

When preparing for the interview, you don’t need to make up things. Honesty is always the best policy. Be really honest; otherwise, how would you satisfy expectations if you get a job you’re not qualified for?

Anticipating interview questions is all about being ready with the right words to say. That’s because groping for words makes you look uncertain and untruthful about your answers.

Whether doing an impromptu speech or going to be interviewed, the main secret is preparation. The great public speaker Abaraham Lincoln said “give me six hours to chop down a tree, I will spend the first four sharpening the ax.”