Ask This ONE Question at the Start of Every Interview

In this quick video, I'm going to tell you the one question that you should be asking first thing in the interview. This question is going to guide you to be able to answer the questions that they have and spark a discussion that is more relevant to them than anyone else will have the information to give. So stay tuned. All right, so the— I'm going to tell you the question in a minute, but First thing I want you to know is that in the job search, most people are focusing on what's not working. Okay? They're focusing on, I didn't get the job. I didn't get this. I didn't get that. I'm not there yet. I don't have this. Instead of what is working. And if you already have an interview scheduled, if you're going to an interview, that means you did something that worked. And it's very important that you analyze this and you figure out what you did that worked. And this one question is going to help you do that as well. So the one question is, You ask them this. You say, "I am so excited to be here for this opportunity, and I'm just wondering what was it that stood out about my application, about my resume, that had you call me in today?" Simple as that. And this question is going to do two things. One, it's going to give you information as to what you did right. Okay, and this is very important. We want to fuel your brain with as many things that you have done. Right. Because if you're just focusing on what you don't have and what you've done wrong, which is a big mistake, you will feel demotivated throughout the process. So this question will motivate you to do more of what you're doing that works. So very important that you ask it for that reason. The second reason you want to get an answer to this question is so that you can go into more detail about what it is that resonated with them. So if they say, oh, well, we appreciate that you had listed 2 years of experience at this location doing this job, and we're interested to hear about how that might work for us, right? Like, just an example, that's what they might say. Or they might say something random like, oh, we liked that you wrote on the bottom that your interests are horseback riding because we're much into horseback riding here at this company. Or— Whatever, right? But you just never know what they're going to say. You don't know, which is why you need to ask. And so when they tell you, you can actually make your answers more relevant to them when you know this information. So that's the question. I will repeat it again. You say, hey, I'm so excited to be here. I know you must have had so many applicants for this app for this for this position, and I'm just wondering what was it that stood out about me so that I can tailor my answers and I can. Share more relevant things for you. You say it however you want, but that's the gist. You want to get that across so that you can have a more productive, more dynamic discussion with them. I assure you it'll open up things that you didn't have, that you hadn't thought about saying before once you get this information. Plus, it's going to tell you what's working for you, which means you can go and either highlight that more on your resume, maybe bring whatever they said onto the COVID letter Or it might highlight something that you didn't want to highlight. If you highlighted something that you don't like, like say for example, I once went in for an HR job. It turns out it was an accounting job, but it was misrepresented. If I asked them, oh, what was it that you liked about my experience? And they had said, oh, well, we like that you had administrative experience here and we're looking for someone to take over our books. That might have been a red flag for me as if to say, oh, okay, I think I've highlighted something. That I actually don't want to be doing. So it's good information to have either way. So you can't lose by asking this question first thing. It's going to give you a ton of insight right away. It's going to give you either a boost of confidence and to know that you're, you're on the right track, or it's going to tell you where you need to adjust moving forward. All right, I hope that was helpful. If you liked this video, you can click below to join me for a 3-day series where I'm going to be sharing the A to Z. I do a lot of mindset, so I like to think of you as the person, not just what you're gonna say. Although this video was tactical, most of my videos are quite mindset-driven. But the, the 3-day series is going to explain to you exactly why you're not where you want to be yet, exactly why you're not landing that offer. 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