The Sales Pitch

Your objective in an interview is to sell yourself to the employer. You must convince him/her that you have the strengths and necessary skills to do the job well.

Talk About Your Strengths

Strengths are things that you are able to do well; use these as your selling tools. The more strengths you have that relate to the position you're applying for and are able to prove, the more attractive a candidate you will appear to be.

Be a Good Listener

Even if you have researched the position that you are interviewing for, you might not know all there is to know about the job opportunity. Learn to listen to the interviewer. It is likely they will give you a lot of information about the company that you didn't know when you walked through the door.

Ask Questions

During the interview process ask the interviewer questions about the company or organization, the training process, the qualities the company looks for in an employee etc. It's another way to find out if you are a good fit for the company.

Be Prepared To Answer Any Behavioural Questions

The behavioural interview is used to collect and evaluate answers that are given to find out if he/she has the desired behavioural traits needed to be successful on the job if hired. Instead of asking you how you WOULD behave in a particular situation, the interviewer will ask you to describe how you DID behave. You will have to provide specific details.

• Types Of Behavioural Questions
  Describe a major problem and how you dealt with it? Tell me when you were on a team and one of the members wasn't carrying his/her own weight? Give me an example of when you had to think creatively to accomplish a task or project?

• How To Prepare For A Behavioural Interview
  Think about recent situations that show favourable behaviours or actions involving school, work, work experience, leadership, teamwork, initiative, planning or customer service. Be prepared to describe the outcome of each situation and make sure that it reflects well on you.