ok so for an interview at a design firm… what should u say when ure asked why u decided to giv up on ur previous job, to move to this new job…?
blatantly id like to say, the money, but really, what’s a safer bet?
any architects.. interior designers.. anyone with a related background who can provide some feedback thru personal experience/s please?
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the same questiins are asked in any field. so u can always make it about looking for new chalenges or how this company and what its doing 9give examples) is something u are interested in and wanted to exapnd and blah blah blah
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hmm… well last month i tried to b.s. my way thru an interview.. didnt land me nowhere 
keepin my fingers crossed eitherways…
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do u do mock interviews..have someone ask you questions, and then record your responses, see how u come off with your answers, it will help.
also, u could have done everything right, but maybe there was a better candidate. I have interviewed ppl before where there were several good candidates, but we had to pick one, and some of the others who wer enot picked were excellent, if teh #1 candidarte was not there, there would have been no issue hiring the other guys
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what makes u chose a number 1 candidate??? What qualities do you look for? When your interviewing?
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do u do mock interviews..have someone ask you questions, and then record your responses, see how u come off with your answers, it will help.
also, u could have done everything right, but maybe there was a better candidate. I have interviewed ppl before where there were several good candidates, but we had to pick one, and some of the others who wer enot picked were excellent, if teh #1 candidarte was not there, there would have been no issue hiring the other guys
well ive done those when i ws in school... havnt done those before i actually step out for the interview.. but yeah! guess i can do that for next time arnd..thanks!
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what makes u chose a number 1 candidate??? What qualities do you look for? When your interviewing?
qualities really vary by position. assuming that the person has teh right experience and education etc
So if 2 candidates both have technically the same/equivalent background. and on paper both can do the job well, so that would cover things like analytical ability, attention to detail, leadership and organizational skills.
then I think in terms of their fit in the team, what they have to do, the team culture..in some cases we want someone who will work well with the team, some cases we want someone who will turn the team upside down because he/she brings a very different workstyle.
It gets subjective, and that is why for top candidates we want to see them in different settings. one interview can be in the office, another one can be over lunch etc.
for me the top couple of factors beyond the ability to do the job well are;
1) proactive/creative- would the person be a go getter or someone who will be reactive. would this person suggest solutions or just outline problems.
2) interpersonal communication style/ability- can I trust this perosn to present to senior mgmt, or to clients. tis would include confidence, how the person comes across etc. are they tactful yet assertive? or are they pushy and bossy.
there are others such as is the person friendly
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well ive done those when i ws in school... havnt done those before i actually step out for the interview.. but yeah! guess i can do that for next time arnd..thanks!
you should do that, all of us need coachign and feedback. you college career center would do that as well. I have done it in past, thre have been interviews where I walk out and I know I was not as prepared as I should have been because I did not do proper research or whatever.
I, as you can probably tell, have a tendency to ramble on. In some ways very Jeff Goldblum-ish, which is okay in personal life i suppose, but in professional settings, and especially interviews, I cant do that. So preperation is key. in early days of my career I even practiced my presentations to clients or mgmt and see how it looked. Now I dont do that as much but for important metins/presentations, i would still practice them,
what you say is as important as how you say it.
just realize, when you go to an interview, the company likes you enough that from a pool of candidates they have chosen you to come and talk to them. others in that position are at the same level. marginal differences between candidates, you just have to make sure you shine. realize that out of hundreds or thousands of resumes, they shortlisted a handful, and for interviews they are bringing what they feel is the very best of the entire population that applied.
practice, and you will be ready. look up all the types of questios someone can ask and write down answers, be confident with your answers, and be confident in yourself.
My college monetor told me, resumes serve as a tool to get you in the door, interviews serve as a tool to put you bck out. i.e. when you go for an interview, they would hire you unless you give them a reason not to. (compared to the other candidates of course)