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Inside the mind of an interviewer (page 2/4)


KEY REQUIREMENTS (cont'd)
Suitability

The interview proceeds. The tone has changed. It has become more open, more relaxed. The original awkwardness you felt is beginning to dissipate. The interviewer is now happy that you at least have the necessary ability to carry out the basic requirements of the job. Now he'll want to know more about you. After all, he and his fellow colleagues may be spending a lot of their lives working with you.

So he will now try to find out if you are personally suitable for the job. He'll start to focus on trying to ascertain what type of person you are. To do this, most interviewers will try to see how you measure up under the following headings.
  • Desire/energy: Do you seem energetic? A person who gets up and does things with enthusiasm. Do you seem the type of person who wants to get ahead -who'll make a real difference?

  • Confidence/determination: Do you seem a relaxed, friendly yet confident person? Someone who'll be able to get on with others? Also someone who'll stick to a task until it is done.

  • Independent: What the interviewer is looking for here is someone who can be a team player and follow the directions of his supervisor but yet still have the maturity to be able to work unsupervised and direct and motivate herself. The employer is looking to see if you have this balance.

  • Motivation: Are you the type of person who wants to do well. To get ahead. To impress with your professionalism. To innovate. To build.

  • Power of communication: Have you the ability to mix and get on with people by communicating clearly and effectively. Will you be able to take extra responsibility in the future and be able to lead and motivate people through effective communication skills?

  • Likeability: Do you seem a friendly, OK person. This does not mean that you have to be perfect or the most popular person around. They just want to know if you are a friendly and easy person to get along with. Someone who will add to their existing team and not disrupt it.


Jonathan Lewis, MA (Cantab)

Jonathan Lewis has extensive experience of selecting, recruiting and retaining exceptional personnel in a variety of professional roles. To learn from his experience, visit Careerfriend at http://www.careerfriend.com now.



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