Tips for Job Interview Success - Master Needed Basic Skills

In order to have job interview success you must learn how to properly prepare for an interview. But it is equally important to master some underlying skills that will increase the productivity of your job search. Briefly they are:

1) Learn the skills of time management and other productivity enhancers.

You need to spend your valuable time on activities that will move you ahead towards your goals. There are many ways you can do this. I employ mindmaps to keep me on track towards my goals. A mindmap is a visual diagram of the project you are working on, or the tasks that need to get done. Once you create it can be referenced easily and keep you moving ahead. You can get a no cost copy of Freemind mind mapping software HERE.

If you know what you want then you can accomplish more in less time.

2) Improve your networking skill set

According to the February 2010 CareerXRoads 9th annual Source of Hire study, 26.7% of external job hires are filled by candidates who were referred to the hiring company. This is by far the largest source of external hires. 
 
To find out about the largest source of external hires you need a solid networking gameplan. This will allow you to find out about what opportunities are available that your competition isn't seeing. Many people are afraid of networking because they are uncomfortable going to meetings and events to meet new people. But guess what, you can be great at networking just by focusing on the people you already know. How easy can it get?

Vickie Austin, author of Your Golden Rolodex, is teaching a seminar, Creating Your Networking Game Plan: A Workshop. Get the details here.

3) Creating information products about yourself.

You need to be good at creating resumes, cover letters, follow up letters, thank you notes and success stories. This communication skill is important. You will become dramatically more successful if you become more proficient in this area. Learn how to incorporate key words into your various means of communication that tie to the specific job that you are interested in. You need to leave the person who sees or listens to your various forms of communication with the impression that you are a candidate who can make things happen.

The above skills are the building blocks to a successful job search campaign. Mastering the skills of productivity enhancement, networking, and targeted communication will help you in all areas of your life. They will set you apart from the average person.