How To Impress At An Interview, And Land That Job
Pretend you're in a job interview, and the interviewer asks you one question: "What have you been doing to prepare for this interview?"
How do your respond? What might that response say about how well you are preparing for the interview?
In this article, we'll discuss what is needed to make an impression on the interviewer and land that job. Good luck!
4. Personal or Biographical Blog Posts (Blogs)
The following guidelines are for personal or biographical blog posts that focus on a specific topic. These posts can be opinionated but still informative and factual:
- Topic should be focused enough to keep discussion specific.
- Must retain the same level of quality as the other articles on your site.
- Relevant facts must be included in the post.
- Male and female writers are equal in ability.
- When posting, focus on quality over quantity. No more than 2 posts per day . If you don't write a post every day, no one will know that you exist - even if you have 5,000 blog subscribers! So start now and write a certain number of posts each week. By writing different types of posts, you increase credibility and can cover all topics from one single source!
5. Interview Questions and Answers Your site should give you numerous questions and answers that you can use to create Blog Articles related to this topic. For example, here are a few blog articles that might be relevant to the interview question "What are some important skills required for bookkeeping?".
1. Interview Question: "What are important skills required for bookkeeping?"
2. Interview Question: "What are some important skills required for banking?"
3. Interview Question: "What are some important skills required for writing company reports?"
4. Interview Question: "What are important features of an accounting software tool?"
5. Interview Question: "How can I prepare for the job market in today's economy?".
6. Interview Question: "How can I write my resume for a bookkeeping/accounting position?"
6a. Interview Question: "What are some important skills required for accounting?"
6b. Interview Question: "How do I write my resume for a bookkeeping position?"
6c. Interview Question: "Do you want to be an accountant?!" [ZING]
6d. Interview Question: "What is an accountant's job like?"
6e. Interview Question: "What are some ways to market yourself as a CPA?"
7. Interview Question: "How can I prepare for a job interview?"
7a. Interview Question: "What should I know about preparing for a job interview?"
7b. Interview Question: "How can I prepare for an accounting job interview?"
7c. Interview Question: "How do you stand out in a job interview?".
8. Interview Questions and Answers (focus on programming) An equivalent source of material could be related to your programming or web development experience, or other applicable topic areas (ie, C#, VB, Java, HTML/CSS).
- Interview Question: "How can I prepare for the job market in today's economy?"
- Interview Question: "What are some important skills required for programming?"
- Interview Question: "What technologies would you like to learn about on your resume?".
9. Interview Questions and Answers (focus on sales) An equivalent source of material could be related to your sales or customer service experience, or other applicable topic areas (ie, selling, customer service).
- Interview Question: "How can I prepare for the job market in today's economy?"
- Interview Question: "What areas of sales do you find most helpful?".
10. Interview Questions and Answers (focus on leadership) An equivalent source of material could be related to your sales or customer service experience, or other applicable topic areas (ie, leading).
- Interview Question: "What are some important skills required for management?".
11. Interview Questions and Answers (focus on operations) An equivalent source of material could be related to your operations experience, or other applicable topic areas (ie, accounting operations).
- Interview Question: "What are some important skills required for bookkeeping?".
12. Interview Questions and Answers (focus on creativity) An equivalent source of material could be related to your creative writing experience, or other applicable topic areas (ie, creative writing).
- Interview Question: "What are some interesting and unique facts about accounting?"
- Interview Question: "What are some interesting and unique facts about books?
13. Interview Questions and Answers (focus on the industry) An equivalent source of material could be related to your industry experience, or other applicable topic areas (ie, restaurant industry).
- Interview Question: "What is the job market in my desired field like right now?".
14. Interview Questions and Answers (focus on office administration) An equivalent source of material could be related to your office administration experience, or other applicable topic areas (ie, office management).
- Interview Question: "What are some relevant skills required for office management?".
15. Interview Questions and Answers (focus on sales) An equivalent source of material could be related to your sales or customer service experience, or other applicable topic areas (ie, selling).
- Interview Question: "What are some great marketing tips for today's economy?"
- Interview Question: "What are some great tips for finding a job in today's economy?".
16. Interview Questions and Answers (focus on leadership) You can be creative in answering these questions. Focus on the type of work you have done throughout your career (or currently do), as well as recent projects you have been involved with.
- Interview Question: "What types of leadership roles have you held?".
17. Interview Questions and Answers (focus on operations) You can be creative in answering these questions. Focus on the type of work you have done throughout your career (or currently do), as well as recent projects you have been involved with.
- Interview Question: "What types of leadership roles have you held?".
18. Interview Questions and Answers (focus on creativity) An equivalent source of material could be related to your creative writing experience, or other applicable topic areas (ie, creative writing).
- Interview Question: "What are some interesting facts about creativity?".
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Conclusion
It is difficult to pinpoint a "perfect" answer for every single question. As such, you will likely want to look through your own personal experiences and interests, as well as review the related subjects above. Allowing a bit of flexibility in your answers will help you come across as more authentic and relatable.
Just make sure that your answers aren't vague or generic, but rather related to your past experience or interests. A good response would be something like:
"I have always been passionate about books and they have always been one of my favorite subjects throughout school, I would also love to get into programming in my career.