Ace Your Interview Part 1

 So it's time for the interview, whether you're a supervisor or a technician. The more you know about the company that's interviewing you. The better you'll be in the interview and it proves to the interviewer that you've done research, you've done homework, you've looked into the company, the vision, the mission, the values, and what that most likely communicates to them is that you're probably going to do research.

I. And preparation work While you're on the job. The questions typically fall into three categories, and the first one are, which is basic common questions, tell us about yourself. What you should not do with that question is read your resume. They have your resume. They don't need to hear that. What they want to know is more about you, how you got where you are, where you wound up.

Throughout your career, what it taught you and what you bring to the table, and how you'll help the company, the organization, and the employees grow, become successful and you'll work towards their goals. The next part of that is behavioral situational questions. Tell me about a time they may say. Explain to us a challenge that you've had to overcome what you learned from it.

You may hear things such as, what are your strengths and your weaknesses, and then your identity questions, basically, which is what is unique about you? What is something that you believe you possess? A behavior, a belief, a thought, a perspective that makes you unique and stand out. So the more that you can have answers for these types of questions, of course you'll be prepared.

You'll come across more prepared. But what the. Interviewer is trying to figure out is if you are a good fit. For the team, the vibe, the culture. Do you have the qualifications? And also do you have the behavior and the judgment that they want, the disposition and the temperament in the workplace. And that's why they ask these common questions.

What they're looking for is really to learn more about how are you going to interact on a day-to-day basis in the field, on the job, and if they want that type of behavior on their team. So I hope this helps. Be prepared, do your research. Best wishes on your interview.