What happens if you haven’t worked (or interviewed) in 7 years and then when you do get the interview, it doesn’t go like you expect? If you’re prepared (like Frank), you have confidence and you adjust.
Frank was able to deal with a last-minute change in interviewer (who didn’t have questions prepared) and was able to adapt a 30-60-90-day plan to a faster timeline. (Congratulations Frank!)
I just wanted to take a moment and share an interview experience after attending a couple of your webinars and reading through my products (How to Answer 50 Interview Questions, 30/60/90 day plan, Extreme Resume Makeover, LinkedIn Profile [Tutorial], Hidden Jobs Finder).
I [have been] working with a recruiter for a claims adjusting position since late June, 201x. I did this type of work [for 5 years]. Since it as been quite a while [7 years] since I was a claims adjuster, many companies were hesitant on interviewing me, and I was passed up quite often…
I got an interview with a company in my town on July 14, 201x…When I arrived at the interview, I was told that the person who was to interview me was called away, so someone else took their place. The person was not really prepared for the interview, so we just talked about the company, and my experience.
So, I remembered my favorite questions from the “How to Answer Interview Questions” manual, and just incorporated those answers into the conversation (without being asked them). Then, I remembered the 30/60/90 plan, and spoke if offered the job, I would incorporate a 5 day, 10 day, 20 day plan on how to best be successful. (Because for claims adjusting you pretty much are released into an active caseload and expected to dive in). I plan to use the actual 30/60/90 day plan on a future job interview.
Anyways, although the interviewer did not have a set of questions prepared, I was already prepared for the interview, because I had studied your material. Two hours later, I was told that the interviewer liked me and asked if I can commit to a August 15 start date … First interview in several years, and I got the job! …I felt very relaxed at the interview because I knew what to say! [😊]
Thank you!
Frank P.
What should your takeaway be from Frank’s experience?
Preparation is everything.
You never know what you’ll run into in an interview. The more prepared you are and the more you work on building valuable interview skills ahead of time, the better off you’ll be no matter what happens.
It’s an amazing feeling to walk into an interview feeling confident and ready for anything.
Here are links to the tools that Frank used, so you can have that feeling and that success for yourself:
Frank learned a lot from attending our free live webinars, and I want to invite you to attend, also.
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