So most of my friends are in advertising and we were discussing interviews last night.
Seeing as I'm definitely not the best interviewer, I was listening to what they had to say (especially my 1 friend who has interviewed for 8 companies and received 7 offers).
Now, I understand that Advertising is a completely different beast when it comes to the interview process, but he mentioned that he always ends his interview answers with a question that directs the conversation back to the interviewer.
Now when I heard of that strategy it immediately hit me as something that would work extremely well. It engages the interviewer and keeps them talking (everyone likes to talk about themselves).
My only problem is that I'm trying to think of how to 'flip the table' with each question and I can't seem to grasp it. Does anyone have any examples that we could use?
Also, do you monkeys actually think that this is a good strategy?
I remember seeing this on here or on JD Oasis. Not sure. Anyways:
It's not perfect but you could formulate your own question building off the one above.This seems to imply that there might be doubts about your qualifications, and I would only use this one if I thought the interview had been going badly and I needed another chance to sell myself hard in the last 5 minutes or so of an interview.
This is actually a very good post topic that im sure could be very beneficial if everyone added some input to it.
I think it leads to the interview being more of a conversation, a much better way to actually connect with the people you are meeting with
So for a simple 'walk me through your resume' type question, how could you formulate a question to bring up to them toward the end of your answer. I think asking something along the lines of 'do you believe my qualifications are suited for this type of position' could shoot you in the foot if they answer with a simple 'no, not really' or something to that effect.
So maybe a 'what types of qualities do you think are essential for succeeding in this role?'
..Again just spitballing here..
Just go to the interview with your friend and wear matching tuxedos.
Is that Pamn?
I would probably ask something like "so does your job give you a lot of time to pursue a good work life balance? what kind of activities/hobbies do you engge in to help motivate you to work harder?"
there are no rules. just be yourself. if you try to purposely finish every answer with a question you will sound like a complete tool. if you have a question, ask it. if you don't, then just answer their question. do what feels natural and you will develop your own techniques. forget all the rules.
..just my two cents.
Absolutely. Plus one might inadvertently ask some really stupid questions. I'd save the questions for the Q&A question at the end or if it seems like a really good idea to ask a question, then go ahead and ask one. Otherwise, don't overuse this technique or any other ones that other people use successfully because there are many ways to cut it and still have a positive impression on the interviewer.
I always try to 'friend' the interviewer in any way possible: you're going to see a lot of each other, so you might as well hit things of well from the get go. Qualifications are of course important, but I've found that if the people interviewing you LIKE YOU, you're far mre likely to get a call: one place I interned at even found a way to work me in despite clearly not being qualified.
I took the 'boring tool' approach at a local job (think Foodtown HQ) and while I was totally overqualified for the job, I didn't ever hear back from them.....
The best thing to do is to interview at a bunch of places to get practice. Even if you have zero interest, you get a feel of what you need work on, and it builds your confidence. ALSO: project competence....when you walk away, the best two things they can think are: 1. I LIKE THAT GUY 2. He's smart, we can teach him to do this.
any tips on how you "friend" the interviewer? i find it kind of weird to ask personal questions in the end, like "what do you do outside of work, do you play any sports?, etc.."
Make them feel good about talking to you.....this is a learnable skill, and the good part is that you don't actually have to know a whole lot to make this work. The fallback is the 'competency' approach, where you give them the impression that you'll be fine with WHATEVER they throw at you. You're going to be learning most of what you do after you're hired anyway, and if they come away from the interview thinking "wow, what a smart person, they'll do just fine" then you're golden. Others will disagree, but I try to avoid trying to impress anyone with knowledge, as they likely know more.....but impressing upon them your ability to learn and execute never hurts as long as you aren't arrogant.
This is only an add on to the other poster's points above......the other stuff will make it a whole lot easier to get in front of people for the interview.
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