You’re auditioning for Annie.
But when it comes to preparing for an interview, most applicants focus on writing scripts and repeating what they’re going to say. Even if you want to know your “lines”, learning them is not the first thing you do. You’ll need to first focus on your “ACT”: be authentic, make a connection, and give others an idea of who you are and what it’s like to paint with you.
Nor is it an interrogation.
Focusing on your ACT will also help you with your emotions, which are sure to be combined and intense – it happens to everyone, regardless of their level. Obviously, this was happening with a guy I saw recently at a Starbucks: his leg was swollen and down as he anxiously flipped through his mail cards. On his table, I can obviously see his resume.
“Job interview, huh? Me as I approached him.
His eyes were full of caffeine and despair. “Yes, and I want this job. “
“Well, you’re not doing yourself any favors. ” I pointed out his triple red eye (coffee with 3 doses of espresso). “Take a few deep breaths and relax. If you get into the interview like that, you’re going to ruin everything. “
Now I had his attention. ” This is an interrogation,” I said. “Your purpose is to have a verbal exchange with your interlocutor, plain and simple. “
Conquering the intellectual game of interviews is very important now that you are nevertheless in that phase of the 90-day race regime. You’re ready, so avoid getting angry!
Your task
Hone your intellectual game so you can watch your interview more productively. Otherwise, all of your newly revised guidance, networks, and resume will be wasted.
Your stretching task: the first seven seconds
In the first seven seconds or so, the interviewer will make very important decisions about you, adding your sympathy, reliability, aggressiveness or passivity, and how you would have compatibility with other team members. Based on this initial determination (which is usually unconscious), your interlocutor (probably also unconsciously) will help you in the interview by rephrasing the questions, providing useful feedback, and providing verbal and nonverbal clues. Your ACT can help you make the most of the seven seconds:
Interview preparation is crucial. It will never show up in its most productive form if it trembles with each and every answer. So, skip Annie’s hearing, about the interrogation and enter the conversation.