3 Job-Interview Myths

3 Job-Interview Myths

3 Job-Interview Myths

Myth 1: The interviewer is prepared. "The person interviewing you is likely overworked and stressed because he needs to hire someone," says Copuer. "He may have barely glanced at your resume and given no thought to your qualifications."

What you can do: Think of a job opening as a set of problems--to which you are the solution. Prepare for an interview by identifying the problems hinted at in the job ad (if there's no job ad, do some research into the company and industry) and preparing examples of how you'll solve them. For instance, if one of the primary job requirements is "write press releases," the problem the employer has is a lack of effective press releases. For the interview, you could prepare a story about specific results you've achieved with press releases you've written. Show how you can solve that problem.

Myth 2: The interviewer will ask the right questions. "Many interviewers prepare no questions beyond 'Tell me about yourself,'" says Couper. And in some cases, you may be interviewing with a human resources representative or a high-level manager who doesn't have a lot of specific information about the open job's duties.

What you can do: Prepare several effective sound bites that highlight your past successes and your skills. A sound bite is succinct and not too detailed, so it's catchy and easy to remember--"I was the company's top salesperson for eight months in 2008," for example.

Reference letters are another great source of sound bites. If a former manager wrote something about how amazing you are, quote her (and offer to leave a copy of the reference letter when you leave the interview)--for instance, "Company Z's art director called me the most thorough and well-prepared project manager she'd ever worked with--and that ability to plan for any possible problem is something I pride myself on."

Myth 3: The most qualified person gets the job. No one believes this myth any more, right? As Couper says, "Less-qualified but more outgoing candidates may win over an interviewer's heart."

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