How to Ace an Interview

So lately I have been going on summer job interview after summer job interview. And I feel like I'm starting to get really good at them. So I'm going to write down what I learned here -- you know my life is about getting money and fucking bitches (not literally ok thats just a phrase)

SO HERES "HOW TO GET MONEY 101" aka "Acing An Interview"

step 1: go on a lot of interviews.
Even if you have no intention of taking the offer, go on the interview anyway. You have to do a lot of interviews to get used to thinking on your feet. And its also a boost for confidence and self worth.

step 2: get to know yourself.
I recommend taking those online Myers Briggs personality tests. I would never say in an interview "yeah, i took a test online that told me I was..." BUT those tests can give you heads up about yourself for like if they ask you to tell them yourself, or if they ask you to describe yourself in five words or how you think you fit into a team or something.

step 3: have a really streamlined concise resume
self explanatory, i.e. dont have a lot of crap in it. your resume is not your interview. save something for the interview so they discover something new about you when they meet you that makes them want you

step 4: ask questions
not too many. just maybe one or two at the end of the interview so you look interested.

step 5: be you
people are naturally charismatic. dont be afraid to let your personality shine through. you dont want to be a robot, you want them to like you and remember you and think they'd like you enough to see you everyday as a part of the team

step 6: pay attention to their body language
if they're making skeptical looking faces, then you may not be impressing them. try to remain confident and make mental note of their reactions so in the future maybe you could see if you were saying something that employers dont like to hear (maybe for example if you were somehow implying you're unreliable)

step 7: every time your encountered with a random hardass question, remember it
one time someone asked me to describe a mistake i have made that may have affected others. this was the hardest question i ever answered! now if i get something similar, im prepared for it.

step 8 : try not to get too attached
some people like you and some won't. dont take it personal and dont try to drastically change and mold to fit everyone else. you have to find a place where you fit and if you dont, then you dont want to be there anyway.


with that being said, im out. i have another interview in the afternoon today for a position i dont want that bad but I'm doing it anyway. Lets keep our fingers crossed that i get a callback for something I like before the summer! :D

Dez out