Get Noticed In An Interview
With so many people out of jobs there is a lot of advice that everyone can give youngsters to differentiate themselves from everyone else as they search for a job. One of those great pieces of advice that isn’t told to them enough is to practice your interview skills every single day. Interviews are about three things. Employers learning the skills you have, watching you communicate clearly and concisely, and you selling yourself. This last one is especially important if you are planning on trying to get a job in sales. There are a number of ways to gain this skill at selling yourself, but there is no better way than to do a summer internship selling door to door like those that Southwestern Company offers.
When you are selling door to door you have to sell yourself as much as your product. Each time the door opens is another sales call where you have to present who you are, what your product is, and if you want to be successful. You can never let the rejection get to you, at least not let it affect your behavior. Because of this you have to practice selling yourself, and therefore your interview skills every day. If you are only practicing three times a day it is far too low. You should be out there getting in practice at least thirty times a day. You will learn with each mistake and you will be able to make corrections as necessary.
If you don’t have a job or an internship like Southwestern Company where you get to practice your interview skills everyday, get together with a friend and try to sell your self to each other. Talk about all of the best reasons to hire you, or to buy this product from you. Keep each mini interview at under thirty minutes. Answer questions concisely, but leaving the person understanding why they will have an advantage after hiring you. Make sure you are positive and upbeat even at the beginning before the interview really happens because nothing brings down an interview more than a bad mood. You also can’t sell anything when you are in a bad mood, not even yourself.
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