How to stand out in the interview – How to be the best

Mr. Georgevich,

I have an interview with an international firm with approximately 20,000
employees worldwide with approximately 5 to 10 billion in revenues in
the past 3 years. I am a non-traditional student with about 15 years of
unrelated experience, mainly customers service in a few call centers. I
will graduate in May of this year with a 3.3 gpa, receiving a degree in
finance, accounting and a minor in economics. This company is
recruiting from campus and has approved me for an initial interview
along with 5 or 6 other people( I assume they are also recruiting in
multiple locations so I may be up against 100 or more people, they have
5 openings). Prior to the initial interview on Wednesday they have
invited all the candidates to a dinner Monday evening. How does a
candidate approach a ‘getting to know you’ dinner? Especially when other
candidates are also there.

Thanks for your time.

Your book has definitely helped me.

Ben I.

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Hi Ben,

Basically, you want to stand out and most of all, be remembered in a
positive way. This will call for a strategy play on your part.

Here is what I would do: Quickly identify the key players at the
dinner: the people who will be conducting the interviewing and the
decision makers. Introduce yourself to these people when you first
arrive and remember their names. Make a point to talk with each one of
them at least 3 times throughout the evening. Once when you first
arrive, half-way through the evening and when you leave. This will help
them remember you by creating an image in their mind.

Try NOT to keep it all business and see if you can find some common
ground topics, but try to talk about what they want, even if it is all
business (hate to be contradictory here). Don’t appear too pushy with
your desire to work there. But let them know what you’ll be able to do
for them, how you’ll be able to do it and why you think you can and that
you have a sincere interest in working there. Companies like to hear
that you have a plan for the job. Let them know you are ready to step
up and here’s how.

Remember, they only care about what you can do for them and how well you
will fit into their existing corporate culture and how productive you
will be. So don’t talk about what they can do for you – like benefits
and stuff.

Next, when you’re not talking to the key players, start talking to your
competition and find out what you’re up against. Find out why these
other people want the job and what their plans are. Hopefully, they’ll
let their guard down and reveal key information to you about the
position, why they are there, what their plans are, and why they feel
they are the best. Then use that information to your advantage when
talking with the key players.

Think strategy!

I hope this helps and let me know if you have any other questions.

Best regards,

Don

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