Job Interview Tips: How to get a JOB - #BelieveLife

Good morning, Believe Nation. Today we're going to talk about how you can ace the interview and get the job.

The key to a successful interview out of the gate is listen when you're being spoken to. Don't ever cut off the interviewer, who often and always will start the conversation by saying, good morning, good afternoon, I'm glad you came in, I've got your I have your resume in front of me. Don't cut them off. Listen to the question. When they're finished, then answer. Never look overly anxious because you should be confident about your prospects. You should make the assumption when you're going to the interview you're gonna get the job. That's what I tell everybody, including my kids. When you get the opportunity to get an interview, assume you're good enough and the only reason they've asked you to come in is they're assuming they wanna hire you. Go in with that impression of yourself, not overly confident, but "Look, I know you want me and I want to work for you. Let's talk about that." That's the best way to do it. If you seem nervous or weak, and again I stress this, I can't stress it enough, look at them in the eyes. Never ever look away when being asked a question or being asked anything. You've got to make that connection. People remember that more than anything else.

Number 1 is conduct research prior to going to the interview. Now I'm not talking about knowing what the company does. You probably did that prior to actually applying. I'm talking getting granular. Get more into it. Dive into Google, dive into their website, figure out this company so that when you go in, you're ready to talk shop. And if you know who you're actually going to be interviewing with in terms of like the person's name, do research on them, which is tip number 2. All right, you're not always going to know, but a lot of times they're going to tell you, you're going to be meeting with X, he is or she is whatever. All right, do research on them. LinkedIn is a beautiful thing and it's an amazing resource to get a lot of info on a lot of people. Have the information in the back of your head, all right? And if you can use any of it in the general flow of conversation, do it. But don't go in there, man, like, so, your husband Rick looks fantastic after the nose job, and Jack and Jimmy are two boys, my God! You will look like a super stalker, and this is counterproductive to actually getting a job.

You're not going in to do an interview. You're going in to sell yourself. You're going in to present yourself as a valuable extraordinary product that no matter what they offer you in money, you're worth 100 times that. This is all about selling. Okay, you want a job, this is about selling yourself. Now I'm gonna tell you right now, when I go into an interview to get a job, I don't come out without a close. They'll either hire me on the spot or they'll regret not hiring me. You might not hire me, but I promise you, you will regret not hire me, and/or you'll say, dude, who was that cat? Who was that guy that just came in here? You want to control that interview and make it a sales presentation. Tell them you're extraordinary. Tell them you're great. Tell them you can make a difference. Oversell yourself if you have to. Don't undersell yourself. Overcommit. Overcommit. Overpromise. Sell. If you don't know how to sell, get my book Sell or Be Sold. The book is sick. Fundamentals of how to sell anything. You're yourself, a product, a brand, to market yourself, to correctly promote yourself. Because here's the truth, if you're worried about overselling yourself, the problem is you're not sold on you. So the first thing we have to do before you go to this interview where you're gonna sell yourself is we're gonna get you sold on you. What makes you different? What makes you unique? What makes you extraordinary? What makes you worth more than the highest amount of money they could ever offer you. This is an opportunity right now. You're out of work. This is an opportunity to get, finally, to finally get the job you want to get. This is a fresh new start. You need to go in there and bang this thing, knock this thing out of the park by selling yourself, not just doing an interview. Good luck.

You want to make sure that you arrive on time. I generally say arrive 30 minutes in the vicinity, but about 10 to 15 minutes to announce yourself in the reception area. Then once you meet your interviewer, first impressions matter, and studies say it takes about 7 seconds. Um, a prospective employer is immediately sizing you up. He or she is deciding, do they like you? Are you intelligent? Are you kind? Okay, um, you want to have good eye contact, you want to have a nice strong handshake, and you basically want to be positive, confident, and upbeat. So watch your energy level. You want to be authentic and genuine, but most people need to turn up the volume slightly.

First of all, you should always extend your hand. You should always offer a handshake when you're meeting somebody new in the interview process. The key is to look them in the eye when you're doing it. Have eye contact. Don't break away. Okay. Look at them and have a firm handshake. Cold and clammy hands are often a sign of just being nervous, and people understand that because they're shaking a lot of hands, but it's the eye contact. Connecting visually with the eyes is everything, and believe me, I've done this a thousand times. If someone looks down when I'm shaking their hand, they won't look me in the eye, big negative.

If I— if the interviewer hasn't brought up the word salary, should you?

Not right away. In the initial conversation, you want to get to know whether or not this job even is a good fit, and I always tell people Become the superstar to this person first, and then you're in a much better place to negotiate salary. And they may even pay more for you because they're like, wow, we can't let Denise go, she's such a fabulous candidate. We were only gonna pay this much, but now that we found Denise, we're willing to do more.

Healthcare, flex time, vacation time— these are issues you should bring up during a first interview, or do you wait for come back and meet Mr. Smith?

Right, come— wait for the come back, because again, first interview should be about Is this a company I can picture myself in? And vice versa for the interviewer. And if it is a place you can see yourself in, do the— do, you know, really be your best self and really let them know why you'd be a fantastic fit.

Decide you're gonna get a job. You understand what I'm saying? Look, you are gonna get a job. I don't care what the job market's like because you're not out of work. What do I mean? You're unemployed. What's your new job? Nobody goes without a job. Your new job is to get a job. I want you now to put more energy, more effort, more tenacity, more persistence, and more creativity into this new job, getting a new job, than you gave to your last job. If you worked 8 hours a day at your last job, I want you to work 10 hours a day at your new job. What's your new job? Your new job is to get a job. Look, if you're gonna work for the man, okay, and now you can't work for the man because he let you go 'cause his firm failed or he got too small or your industry collapsed and it wasn't your fault, Had nothing to do with you, maybe, right? Or maybe it was. It doesn't matter anymore. Your new job is that you work for you. Your new job is to go into the marketplace and get a job. So if you used to go to work at 8 o'clock in the morning, look, I need you to get up at 6. I need you to be at work at 7. If you used to stay till 5 for the man, then why don't you stay till 6 or 7 for you? Get a job. You get it? Get a job is your new job. You're not out of work. I remember a man telling me this. I was out of work. I'd been like 2 months without work. And he's like, dude, you ain't out of work. Your new job is to get a job. And I was like, what was I thinking? I literally went unconscious for 60 days. Your new job is to get a job. I want you to put more energy, more effort, more tenacity, more follow-through, and more creativity, and even invest more money today into your new job than you did in your old job.

I would recommend that you practice. At the very least, lock yourself in a room with a mirror and practice responses to commonly asked questions. You don't want to script it, you're not an actress, you want it to be conversational, but you want to hear yourself say these responses out loud. And if possible, I would recommend that you set up a mock interview with a professional career counselor.

Interview the company. As well as you being interviewed by the company, you need to also be interviewing the company. Employers appreciate someone who asks a lot of questions. Again, this also helps to put you on an equal footing because after all, if things work out and you get the job, you could be dealing with this company and these people and their work ethics and their priorities for a long, long time. So you need to be very comfortable with them. Interview the company as much as They're interviewing you.

And here's the final key, and it's so simple it's unbelievable. Immediately after the interview, no matter what happens, go home and write a thank you letter. Just go home and say, thank you very much for taking the time to interview me today. I very much enjoyed meeting you, and I really hope that something good comes of, out of our talk together, and I wish you a wonderful day. Write it by hand, not an email. No, get a card from Hallmark if you like, write it by hand, address it by hand, put a stamp on it, and mail it off. Here's an incredible discovery. I read this 25 years ago and I read it last week. Is that many people interview for the job and you know what the company does? They hire the first person who writes a thank-you letter. Because they know that writing a thank-you letter is an indication of character, it's an indication of courtesy, it's an indication of attitude. So be sure at the end of the interview, which you have now aced because you did your research, write a thank you letter and wait for the phone to ring.

Thank you guys for watching, I hope you enjoyed. My quick take on this is I think people who are going for job interviews don't express themselves enough, they're too boring, they're too much the Photoshop version version of themselves. They don't— you know, part of this is being— part of it is you being interviewed, but it's also you interviewing them. Because if you can bring more of yourself to the interview, if you can let your true spirit shine, then they might love that, but they might hate that too. And I think too many people play it safe. I think too many people don't really express who they are. And as a result, you might get hired for that reason, but you won't enjoy the culture, you won't enjoy that boss. Because once you start working together and then you start expressing yourself, you realize that it's not a great fit. And so I wouldn't be so concerned always about getting the job. I think too many people are too attached to landing that perfect job, but then when you get in there, you know, it's not the right fit for you. People want to ace the interview, right? It's that goal. I got this great job opportunity and you really want to do well in it, but it may not be the perfect job for you. And I would just encourage you to really think about interviewing You're interviewing them just as much as they're interviewing you, and by showing yourself and being creative and being honest and being vulnerable, I want them to either love me or hate me, and I'm okay with getting a no because the people who love me will want to bring me in. The worst thing that I want to be is just have somebody be on the fence about me. I think if you can bring that to a job interview, extend that to when you're selling to clients or talking to the media or talking to investors. If you're just vanilla and boring, then people won't care. Where if you have people love you or hate you, then you'll end up working with the people that you want to work with. So thank you so much for watching. I'd love to know which of the clips meant the most to you, as well as what your take is on getting the job interview and how to perform, what your advice, what your tips are. Leave in the comments below. I'm going to join in the discussion. Thank you so much for watching. Have an amazing day. Continue to believe, and I'll see you soon.