6 Ways to Impress Hiring Authorities

6 Ways to Impress Hiring Managers
1. Demonstrate your experience. You bring a lifetime of accumulated experiences to a
job. Explain to your proposed new employer how you can help them achieve their
organizational goals and objectives.
• Ask (in your own words) what the most important areas are for you to focus on if you get hired.
• Ask (in your own words) what specific issues you should tackle in your first 90 days.
• Ask (in your own words) if there are important jobs not getting done that you could accomplish.
2. Use specific examples
. The best way to convey your rich experiences is with stories of
how you improved the bottom line of the company at your past jobs. Be prepared to
include brief stories about how you found a way to improve quality, customer service or save money.

3. Relate to the Hiring Manager.
Be positive and don’t speak badly about former employers
or bosses. Try to relate to your future boss.

4. Emphasize adaptability
. Show you are flexible and adaptable in all circumstances.
Employers want to know that you are a team-player and easy to get along with.

5. Pass your knowledge on
. Companies want workers willing to coach and mentor newer
employees. Employers are looking for people with the ability to share ideas - people
with good interpersonal skills and good communications skills. They want solution
oriented people who can explain how we got to a certain point and explain what needs
to be done to correct a problem.

6. Be excited about the opportunity.
At the end of the interview let the Hiring Authority
know that you are excited about working for them and ask, “What are the next steps?”