By The best things you can say in an interview won’t necessarily get you the job on their own, but they can certainly pave the way. Keep these five things in mind as you go through the interviewing process to give yourself the best chance at landing the job.
Ask Good Questions
According to Howard Pines, founder and CEO of BeamPines, “the best thing a candidate can do at an interview is ask good questions.”
Doing so shows that you are thoughtful and interested in understanding the company. There’s usually a chance to ask questions at the end of your interview, so be ready with questions that show you’re engaged in the process.
Pines suggests several questions, including:
What are the biggest short- and long-term issues I would need to focus on in this position?
What would I need to focus on differently than the previous person in this position?
What organizational issues should I be aware of?
“I’m flexible.”
Whether it’s about possible job duties, a potential start date or simply timing for the second interview, stressing your flexibility makes you easy to get along with.
Hiring managers don’t like complications, and having to coordinate complicated schedules or haggle over a job description eventually just makes you look difficult. While you certainly don’t want to be a pushover -- and “flexible” shouldn’t define your salary negotiation -- show your potential employer that you’re interested in results that work for everyone.
The Company’s Own Words
Before your interview, become familiar with the company’s website and literature. Pay attention to the words used -- what’s important to the organization?
“In your interview, hit key words that appeared on the company website or brochure,” says Olivia Ford of Adeptio. “These key words might include team, leadership, simplistic, culture or growth.”
Mixing these keywords into your answers can provide a subtle hint that you are plugged in to what the organization is looking for.
“That’s a Good Question.”
Use this phrase instead of blurting out “I don’t know” if the interviewer stumps you with a surprise question. It can give you a few moments to come up with an answer and, in the meantime, strokes the interviewer's ego a little bit too.
Avoid the “I don’t know” answer when possible, but of course don’t lie about your experience or training.
Reasons You Want the Job.
Knowing a job prospect’s motivations is important for managers who are hiring.
During your interview, talk about how this position fits into your future plans and the ideas you have about your career, how it fits with your values, and what you would like to learn from it. Talk about how you see yourself in relation to the company and what you believe you can bring to the position.
These kinds of thoughts show who you are as a person, and go a long way toward giving the hiring manager an idea about how you might fit in the company’s culture and values.
面試時你精彩的應答不見得能保證讓你得到這份工作，但肯定能在這個方向上做出貢獻。面試時記住下面五件事，能有效提高你成功的機率。
聰明地提問
BeamPines的創始人兼首席執行官霍華德.派恩說：“面試時候選人能做的最好的事情就是聰明地提問”。
你這麼做的話，能顯示出你善於思考，對公司感興趣。通常面試最後給機會讓你提問，所以參加面試時要準備好問題。
派恩建議提這樣一些問題，諸如：
在短期和長期內，我在這個崗位上要注意的重點分別是什麼?
與前一任員工相比，我在這個崗位上要關注哪些不同的點?
我要注意哪些組織方面的`問題呢?
“我都可以。”
無論是工作職責，哪天能開始上班，還是確定什麼進行下次面試，強調你的靈活性會讓人覺得你這人好相處。
招聘經理們不喜歡把事情複雜化，那樣他們不得不和相關人員調整日程，或者在工作描述上斤斤計較以讓你覺得很難做到。當然在談薪水的時候你可別這麼好說話，要不應聘的公司會認爲這份工作誰都能來做。
用帶有應聘公司特點的詞彙
面試前，熟悉下公司的網站和文章。注意他們的用語-公司裏什麼最重要?
“面試時用公司網站和手冊裏的關鍵詞。”Adeptio的奧利維亞.福特說， “這些關鍵詞有可能包括團隊、領導力、簡單化、文化或成長。 ”
在你的回答中用這些詞彙會微妙地提示招聘人員，你已經融入到公司找招聘的這個崗位中了。
“這個問題提得好。”
如果面試官提了個令人驚訝的問題，你就這樣回答，而不要脫口而出說：“我不知道” 。這個辦法能擠出一點時間讓你找出答案，同時讓面試官爲自己感到一點沾沾自喜。
儘可能不要說“我不知道”，當然不要在工作和培訓經歷上撒謊。
應聘此工作的原因
瞭解應聘者的工作動機對招聘經理們來說很重要。
面試時，談談這份工作怎樣適合你，將來的職業規劃，與你的價值觀如何匹配，以及你能從中學到什麼。談談你對公司的看法和將來能做出什麼樣的貢獻。
這些觀點能說明你是個什麼樣的人，對於招聘經理判斷你是否符合公司文化和價值觀大有裨益。