How to make a good first impression in an interview

In our previous article How to Get Your interview Done in Five Minutes , we discussed the importance of first impressions in an interview and gave three tips. In this article, Julia Zhu, associate director of Walters Suzhou office, continues to talk about how you can maximize your chances of success and get a good career start.

 Treat everyone like an interview

Julia said: “I heard a story from a HR manager. Someone was standing outside their building, smoking a cigarette, and complaining loudly on the phone that the interview was too early and saying they didn’t need to be here — this The loud complainer is the candidate he’s interviewing. It’s not a good start!”

 You should make sure that you are polite and friendly to everyone you meet during the interview. From greeting the receptionist, to the person you’re sharing an elevator with, to your walk through an open-plan office to the conference room where you’re interviewing — you’re likely to be in contact with prospective employers along the way.

 Colleagues often share their impressions of the visitor after the interview, so everyone you want to come into contact with will find you friendly and friendly.

•  Get the message across from the start
•  You can prepare two or three bullet points to show what you can offer the company and what you want to gain,
• I am ready for the challenge of managing a team
• I have both compliance experience and technical expertise
• Over the course of my career, I have gradually acquired a number of digital transformation skills

Here are three points you want your interviewer to remember. So you need to try to show that you have these qualities naturally, and do so from the very first few minutes.

Just as importantly, you should prepare answers to common questions at the beginning of the interview, such as:

Why do you want to get this job

• How do you understand what this job involves
• As a conclusion, the following suggestions can help you get off to a good start in your interview
• Stay professional from the moment you leave home
• Be polite and friendly to everyone you meet
• Use body language to show that you are engaged and enthusiastic
• Dress in a style that matches the requirements of the company you are interviewing for
• To learn how to prepare for an interview, read Tips for Winning.

How to Impressively Introduce Yourself

Nowadays, companies’ recruitment model for new students is becoming more and more standardized and procedural. Generally speaking, job seekers have to go through 3 to 4 rounds from submitting their resumes to receiving an offer from the company. The most abnormal I have ever seen is 9 rounds. The focus of each interview is different, but self-introduction is an essential part of each interview.

Impressive self-introduction has two advantages. One is to leave a positive first impression on the examiner. Cognitive psychology believes that once a person forms a first impression, the next thing to do is to prove his first impression. is correct. For example, if your first impression of the examiner is excellent, the examiner will focus on your strengths, and vice versa. The second benefit is boosting self-confidence. If your self-introduction can win applause, you will be more confident in the next interview.

 Self-introduction category

 According to the time limit given, there are three main types of self-introductions for corporate, one is 30 seconds, the other is 1 minute, and the other is 2 minutes.

 Among the above three time-required self-introductions, the most frequent one is 1 minute, followed by 30 seconds, and 2 minutes is rare. Therefore, job seekers need to prepare three different self-introductions to face different time requirements.

 A less rigorous interview does not require much time. It doesn’t matter if you say 30 seconds for a 1-minute self-introduction; for a strict, someone will ring the bell according to the time. That is to say, after 30 seconds of self-introduction, someone will ring the bell. , you cannot continue.

For the interview with strict requirements, the self-introduction time should be finished about 5 seconds before the specified time. If it ends too early, points will be deducted. Delay is not allowed, and even more points will be deducted.

 Self-introduction example analysis

 For examiners, the role of self-introduction is to have a preliminary understanding of candidates. It does not include much content, but because of differences in expression and narration, the examiner will form a completely different first impression of job applicants. .

 Now take a self-introduction with a time limit of 30 seconds as an example to explore what a proper self-introduction includes and how to express it.