Interview Mastery: Sell The Story of You

     Interviews can be tough to deal with when your job hunting. Nobody wants to build up their excitement for an interview only to receive the dreadful “Thank you for the interest but we picked someone else” email.  I’m going to share one technique with you that’s going to improve your confidence, performance and ultimately get you more job offers.

     If you want to improve your next interview performances you need to present your skill set and prove them through story illustration.  During my interviews when the employer asks me “what separates you from everyone else” I always tell the hiring manager that my desire to succeed is incomparable. After making this statement I follow by telling him that at one time I drove a limo twenty hours a day to generate money to relocate, read books on Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics and learned to write JavaScript within a year period to develop myself.

     My story sells the idea that I want to get across to the interviewer.  Telling the interviewer random facts only present part of the message. When you tell a story to back up the idea, you bring the idea to life.  Let’s picture ourselves in the interviewer place and imagine that we’re trying evaluating a total stranger.  Everything the candidate says we’re looking for proof to validate his statements.  We’re looking to see how the candidate would actually fit into the company structure. Next interview you schedule, make sure you take time to prepare your stories to prove your facts.