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The Lion’s Pride: Interviewing

Interview Practice

I had learned how to juggle three tennis balls by the time I was seven, and how to spin a basketball on my index finger by the time I was 10.

I wasn't born knowing how to do either of them. In fact, I failed over and over to do both before I got it right.

Ditto with my interviewing skills. I thought I was a born interviewer. Unfortunately, my early experiences didn't bear that out, as I wasn't hired for every job I interviewed for.

Most are in the same boat but don't know it. Every week, at least one of my clients tells me, "if I get an interview, I'll get the job."

Despite evidence pointing to the direct opposite. After all, if they were right, they wouldn't be my clients.

I encourage people, whether they have a job or not, to regularly practice their interviewing skills. Have someone you don't know well interview you, and do it once per month. Of course, have a different person interviewing you each time. Ask a friend to ask one of their friends whom you haven't met to do it.

Work your way up from a one-to-one interview to a panel interview. As you move up the position food chain, you will encounter these panels - and you should be ready for them.

Also practice phone interviews. Increasingly, companies will use the phone as a low-cost way to pre-screen potential candidates. If you blow it on the phone, you won't be called in for face time.

Make it as real as possible. Go the the person's place of work for the interview in a small conference room. Dress the part. Act exactly as you would for a regular interview. (The bonus here is if the person doing you this favor is actually in your field or line of work, you may actually be positioning yourself for a non-posted job.)

After the interviews, make sure you get feedback. Let your interviewer know that you want the bad along with the good. Having them sugarcoat their evaluation will not help you. Just be ready for some healthy criticism.

I learned to spin a ball and juggle by practicing. Just like interviewing. You can too.

IN THE CARAVAN: Practice your interviewing skills on a continual basis. This will lead to drastic improvement and better chances of landing job offers.

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