Are you excited, but nervous for your next job interview? Don’t worry – you’re not alone! Believe it or not, even the recruiter might be. For this post, we went behind the scenes and asked our recruiters what they look for in an interview.
We prepared 4 great tips for job interviews. Check out our tips that will help you prepare for your upcoming interview:
Of course, every company wants to find people who truly believe in their service/product. They want to find people who would be proud and passionate to work with them.
Researching the company will help you get a first idea of what work is being done, including any projects, clients or possible challenges they are trying to solve.
How to do it:
Be ready to introduce yourself. The goal of recruiters is to identify whether you are the best candidate for the specific job.
Therefore it can be helpful to brainstorm in advance, how you fit into the position. It is not about “convincing” the recruiter, but more about establishing trust in the skills and experiences you can provide to the business. Try to mention things that are especially relevant to the specific role.
How to do it:
It’s always a great sign, if you show initiative in an interview. Recruiters also focus on your “soft skills”. While “job experience” is one part of the criteria, the “soft skills” are also very important in landing the job.
Challenges to solve, could include: leadership skills, industry knowledge, technical experience, soft skills, specific role experience, company values and more…
How to do it:
Try to balance off any “challenges” you might see. You might notice that a specific skill or experience is required that you don’t have yet. The keyword here is: yet. If possible, explain what you could do to tackle the specific challenge.
Maybe you notice the job role requires “TypeScript” but you are knowledgeable with “JavaScript” – here you can balance off one challenge, as you can learn the other code by building on your previous knowledge …
Now that you have gathered all your information, you can prepare your open questions.
At Lionstep, we believe an interview should be a dialog not a monolog. We want to give you the opportunity to get to know the role and company as well as possible.
How to do it:
Recruiters want to get to know you personally. Try to put yourself into the recruiter’s shoes: what would they ask? Think of specific examples to back up your points. There is no exact number of how long you should prepare. The end goal should be, that you feel confident in yourself. This will ultimately help you perform best.
We look forward to getting to know you. Thank you for taking the time to prepare! Please feel free to reach out on LinkedIn or send us a direct message if you have any further questions.