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Criticism on My 10 Job Interview Tips“I came to your web site wanting to update myself on business psychological testing in the job interviewing process. I of course wanted quality information and I believe your web site provided reliable information.” I had sought his permission to edit the email message for publishing. But I have decided to sacrifice my SBI Processed Search Engine Optimization for the sake of originality. Only slight formatting editing has been done. On my response he terms his supplied interview tips as hearsay but you can find a lot of reasoning behind them. The interview tips are “Job Posting” and an “Evergreen List”. First Message About Interview Tips
Dear Mr. Saqib Ali Ateel, I just read your ezine article for 10 Job Interview Tips. My main comment is keep working on these. There are many different interview styles and they do follow a certain routine and these tips will greatly assist a person in their preparation. I found nothing wrong in your advice though good it was somewhat superficial. My strongest two tips that I have received from professional staffing agencies are these: Dissect the "Job Posting"Hopefully you have tailored your resume to best fit the skills required to win the interview in the first place.An updated "Evergreen List"It should be composed of about 8-10 things that you have accomplished in the past that tells briefly about your success in problem solving, contribution, or accomplishment. These concise Evergreen 'quick stories' or statements (2-3 sentences) must fit the job posting or information about the prospective employer that shows strongly how you would relate, be a best fit, or use your skills.This "Evergreen List" is so named because it is always changing and being updated. It is something that you rehearse and learn so that it can be delivered smoothly and get your point across. Call them "sound bites" that the interviewer will remember. Example: Almost every company has a customer that provides its' revenue. In whatever area of the company you are applying for you will discover that they interface with these customers either directly, indirectly, or in support of. So, having a story about your contribution to quality customer service, putting the customer first, or going 'the extra mile' indicates your value to the interviewer. Believe me when I say, consider yourself very lucky if you get in more than two of these stories in any interview. The interviewer must take the lead and the story must be appropriate to the question. This is why you need about eight that fit the job posting. So that at least one will be just right By writing it down and getting it worded correctly, being brief, making your point, and know it by heart you will be much better prepared and relaxed and you will have left not only a good impression but a positive one. Second Message about Interview TipsSaqib,I appreciate your response and that you enjoyed my comments. It is your choice about editing. The personal critique of mine as to your previous article should be removed. Please see my credits below. I did receive this information from an owner of a national staffing agency franchise. I have taken the advice and have used it to my advantage not only in the job interview process but in gaining new clients. I do have an "Evergreen List". As to a byline, this particular comment is hearsay information and it would probably be best to let it run anonymously or depending upon your rewrites under your byline. Be successful. Have a healthy and Happy Holiday Season. Who I am? Dean Shelby, PMP (Some Information hidden for the sake of privacy) “I am currently certified through Professional Management Institute, PMI, as a "Project Management Professional" or PMP. I qualified through experience and education and took the PMP Capstone course from Villanova University in PA and tested from PMI to gain my certification. I currently am working as a consultant to Small Business to assist them in developing business with the Federal government. I am a member of National Contract Management Association, NCMA, and our local San Antonio, TX Chapter. I came to your web site wanting to update myself on business psychological testing in the job interviewing process. I of course wanted quality information and I believe your web site provided reliable information. “ My Decision About Removing My Interview Tips
I have never claimed for any kind of expertise. About Me Page on the left side navigation is very much clear on this point. However, I have been in the administrative jobs for last fourteen years and have screened a good number of candidates for different jobs. I have also gone through a number of interviews and psychological tests at different stages of my career. In either way I have found people facing problems for certain important areas. I have taken very simple ten issues and built as 10 interview tips for the job entry level candidates. I know that highly qualified professionals also visit this website and advice me to improve my knowledge base. But I prefer to focus upon the visitors looking for information for their first job screening test. That’s why I have decided not to remove my 10 interview tips. Instead I have improvised upon the information by adding this important email message from Mr. Dean. I appreciate not only the professionals but also career looking visitors for their criticism, advice and feedback. You help me to improve this website and make it really reliable and informative. Stay Tuned! P.S. The information was so important that I couldn’t wait for my next issue of monthly “The Psych Up”. That’s why I have been requesting my subscribers to join the RSS/XML feeds on the left side of this page, above the navigation bar, to avoid missing any important piece of information.
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