The reason for which the 2013 Leonardo DiCaprio-starrer movie, The Wolf of Wall Street, made an impression on me and still stays in my mind is not its sleazy scenes or the record-breaking cuss words. It is for something more valuable: its spot-on portrayal of the art of salesmanship.
Remember the way Jordan Belfort (the DiCaprio character in the movie) convinces people to invest on what are penny stocks, which eventually go on to become blockbusters for his stockbroking firm, Stratton Oakmont? If there is one enduring takeaway from this movie, it is the most realistic manner in which it depicted salesmanship.
Well, I am not sure I would want you to emulate many of the protagonist’s acts in the movie, but one vital lesson that can be learnt from this movie is that the one who succeeds in marketing himself succeeds in life. And, what better occasion to display your sales skills than an interview? An interview is not merely any other face-to-face session: it is a session at which you sell yourself to your prospective employer.
This employer could turn out to be one for whom you could work for a long time. It is also possible that this is where you could grow to realize your potential. So, the interview being the session that tests your suitability to the organization, how to prepare for a job interview approach with an intention of succeeding becomes all-important.
In this blog, I will offer simple but effective tips for how you can sell yourself in an interview. Through this blog, I will set out to show you what I believe is the best way to prepare for an interview. I hope these 5 Tips on How To Sell Yourself in an Interview will equip you with the skills needed for selling your candidature to your prospective employer.
I will go about this blog in the following pattern:
5 tips on how to sell yourself in an Interview
Preparing for a behavioral interview
Technical interview preparation
How to prepare for a manager interview
Interview preparation checklist
How to prepare for a video interview
5 Tips On How To Sell Yourself In An Interview
1) Pitch:
Come on, use your brains! Why do you have go about saying what you have done or where you have been? Doesn’t your resume say as much? Instead, tell how that experience can help the present company overcome its pain areas.
The most important aspect of selling is the pitch for your candidature. Remember, the first 30 seconds are when you make the highest impression. Learn what you pack about yourself in those short seconds. Do questions like how can I introduce myself during interview and how do I sell myself in 30 seconds run around in your mind? Don’t worry. They don’t have to be as intimidating as they sound.
Think about it from this perspective: what if you were the hiring manager and were interviewing a potential candidate? The most important value proposition is what she can bring to the table that is going to address your organization’s needs, right? When you understand this much, it becomes easier for you to pitch yourself to the company. The groundwork to doing this, of course, should be a sound understanding of what the organization is doing.
