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Interview Do’s and Don’t’s
Article Title: Interview Do’s and Don’t’s
Author Byline: the medical sales recruiter
Author Website: http://www.phcconsulting.com/WordPress
So, who do you like in the presidential primaries? No, don’t tell me. I don’t want to start something here. I do know that there’s an interesting horse race going on in both camps. So, if the presidential race is on your mind, I found a couple of great posts on Bulls Eye Resumes that take a little something from the candidates to help you with medical device sales rep, laboratory and clinical sales rep, or pharmaceutical sales rep interviews:
Interview Do’s From the Presidential Race: (a few of my favorites)
Bring your personality to the job interview. You can be engaging and friendly and yourself while answering interview questions without feeling like you have to have false cheer. The hiring manager is a person, after all, and will likely be as turned off by that as you would be.
Answer the specific question asked. Be prepared, but don’t have your answers so “canned” that you answer by rote and don’t seem engaged in this conversation. (For a laugh, see some really honest answers here…)
Own your failures. Don’t act like you don’t have any, because the interviewer knows better. Focus on what you learned from them.
Interview Don’ts From the Presidential Race: (again, some of my favorites)
Don’t make false claims about your past job performance. You will be found out. Recruiters, especially, will look up your references.
Don’t schedule your interview during a time when your energy is low. Are you a morning person, or are you more alert in the afternoons? You don’t want to walk into an interview looking like you need a nap.
Don’t use the same tired lines everyone else is using. Buzzwords, yes. You show that you’re informed on the latest developments in your industry. Using standard “interview speak” when answering won’t get you the positive attention you want.
These really are very informative posts, with even more information than what I’ve highlighted here. Definitely worth the read. Article courtesy of the http://www.recruitingblogswap.com/ a content exchange service sponsored by CollegeRecruiter.com, a leading site for http://www.collegerecruiter.com/pages/internship-job-postings.php students looking for internshipshttp://www.collegerecruiter.com/jobs/ graduates searching for entry level jobs and other career opportunities.
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