Mistakes To Avoid When Talking About Your Skills In A Job Interview

It’s a common mistake for a candidate for a vacancy to simply utter all the abilities he has and in the practical use of which he thinks he’s superior to others, but also doesn’t confirm what he says in any way, either by his actions or by examples. It doesn’t show what you can do, and doesn’t give any practical representation of what you can do, what you’re good at and where you aren’t. At least for this, it’s worth thinking before the employment interview about what you can do and how you use these skills and give samples where you actively used them. In addition to telling the employer about the practical use of your abilities, you’ll show some of your soft skills literally in practice.

It’s also very important that what you say matches what you do. For instance, it’ll be strange if you tell at the interview that you’re a very punctual person and don’t like it when someone is late, despite the fact that you were half an hour late for the interview, or you say that you’re a very attentive and accurate person, but your letters that you write to the company are written with errors. If you’re talking about accuracy, you need to match your words and be like you say. Otherwise, it’ll make a bad impression about you both as an employee and as a person who doesn’t meet his own standards, and this is highly undesirable for an employee, and may become an obstacle for you in getting your job.

It’s also worth remembering that in general all soft skills are highly valued and major for the employer when making a decision about your employment, but of all of them there are those that’ll be needed anywhere in any workplace. Most often, these qualities such as the ability to work in a team and the ability to be communicative in any situation. In addition, ingenuity, self-confidence and the ability to convince, the ability to find a common language with people and to adapt to any situation are also highly valued. In a state of stress, it’ll be quite difficult to correctly demonstrate your abilities as a confident interlocutor who knows how to find a common language with everyone, but in order to show your best side, you need to prepare well for the interview long before it.

How can I best prepare everything I have to say

One of the very good ways to prepare for an employment interview is to think about all your abilities in work, write them down, and then rehearse how you’ll talk about them in an interview. The most optimal number of examples will be about three good examples that’ll describe your different strengths. And remember, in order to get a job, you must create the impression of a good and pleasant person with whom it’s pleasant to communicate and work. This is what can be considered soft skills. But also remember that no matter how sociable and pleasant you are, without practical knowledge about your work, you’ll also not be able to be a good employee, and it’s unlikely that you’ll be able to get the job you want.