Don’t Blow It! Interview Prep Guide

Overview

Have you ever found yourself hustling when your interview is scheduled at the last moment, or when you just started job hunting? It feels overwhelming, and it might feel like you aren’t prepared, believe me, you’ll always feel the same way for the first few interviews, and then it gets better once you start giving some. In this article, I will share how I prepared myself before the interviews, as I have been in both positions an interviewer and an interviewer in almost 200+ interviews in the last 4+ years of my IT journey.

Most Important Thing — Confidence & Resume

Always know that the interviewer is also a human being and he/she also might not know everything. The key to a good interview is always your confidence and your resume. Let’s see how both play a role in supporting you in your interview.

Resume

Your resume should be exactly you written on a piece of paper. A good resume can make you win the game, while an exaggerated one can sink your ship on the first go.

Exaggerating is never good, always add skills that you’re comfortable with and at least know something about it so you can answer basic things. They don’t want you to know everything about that skill, but yes you should be familiar with that.
It’s okay not to have all the skills in your resume that employers want, If you can showcase your willingness to learn and grow they always consider you (A good interviewer will).

Confidence

You never have to answer yes to every question they ask. It’s okay to not know things, and you don’t have to lie for that. Be honest, to represent yourself in full confidence and even if you don’t know anything about that, show them that you’re a quick learner, and you can always perform better.

In the interviews I take, I check how much the person is confident and not making things up just to answer the question.

How to not feel under pressure?

The answer to this is a question, ask yourself “Why do you feel the pressure?”

The answers might be

You don’t feel prepared
You are nervous, What if they don’t take you?
You’re thinking what if it went bad, and you were not able to answer?

It’s okay to have all these doubts but the thing is If any of these points happened to be true so what?

It’s okay to not feel prepared because you can never be fully prepared for anything.
It’s okay to feel nervous, there are far more companies who will be happy to take you in, and the main thing to focus on is your skills.
As I already told you, it’s okay to not answer every question, just show that if given the opportunity you’re willing to learn.

Advice: You can ask someone experienced around you to take your mock interview or book a mock interview online. I also help students and professionals to prepare for their interviews. If you would like me to help you with your preparation you can book a call here 👉 Topmate

Always remember that you’re your priority and working on your skills should be your main focus.

Conclusion

I have also been there and till now I get nervous when I start giving interviews again. It’s natural as it's a human tendency to feel that way while doing something unknown and getting out of comfort, but that is the only thing which will make you grow “Getting Out Of Your Comfort Zone”.

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