Tony Beshara

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• employers
• interviewing

I will now teach you the absolute best way to conduct an initial interview.  Utilize this technique and you will be successful almost every time.  Most of the time, once you get the interviewing authority answering your questions, they will "load your shotgun” so that the answers you give will hit the target.  Let’s begin:

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• employers
• resumes

You are trying to communicate to the prospective employer that you are the best person for his open position.  The key is to cite examples of your superior performance in both your resume and in the interview.   Think of the things that you have done in high school, college, or the military that demonstrate not only the above attributes, but any others that might be positive for a prospective employer.  Here's a partial list:

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• interviewing
• employers

You have to research the prospective employer.  For students, the career center at your school can really help with research resources.  The primary benefit of the Internet to your job search is its help to your research.  Years ago at our company, we had a library of catalogs and brochures about the companies with which we did business.  Our candidates would review those before they interviewed.  The Internet has changed all that. 

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• employers
• communication

You must be aware of the hiring authorities “buying” motivations and how to sell to them.  There are basically four questions any hiring organization asks of every candidate, whether they are applying for an entry-level position or to be the company’s next President.  Those questions are:

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• employers
• interviewing

Versus an HR person or other third party, it is much easier to prepare for an interview with the actual hiring authority.  The hiring authority takes long-term, personal responsibility for the decision.  Most of the time, this person is responsible not only for hiring you, but also contributing to your success in the job.  Usually, his/her success is impacted by whether you are successful or not.  This person's reputation is on the line with your hire.

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• employers

There are the events that in one way or another don't result in a job offer.  As you go through each one of them, you need to assess what you could have done better. 

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• offers
• employers

Once you have received an offer, do not postpone letting the hiring authority know your decision for more than one day.  When the candidate asks for a delay the employer could conclude that either the candidate is not very decisive or that the candidate is going to use the offer to leverage another opportunity.  I've known hiring managers that rescinded an offer on the spot when the candidate did not appear decisive in their acceptance. 

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• employers

Most people think that once they've started a new job, their job search is over.  I’ve been recruiting since 1973 and I continue to be amazed at the strange things that can take place after a person starts a new job. 

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• interviewing
• employers
• communication

Below you will see actual instructions, questions, and evaluation forms used by one of our clients.  The client is a financial organization, so many of the specific questions are financially oriented. You can see that the interviewing authority is given specific instrucitons as to exactly what to ask and what answers to look for.

You can never be too prepared, so find a coach to work with you through this practice interview.