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Interview Tips: Personal Information

When you are getting ready to switch to a new career, you will probably have to handle some difficult questions that may come up in your interviews. Many interviewers will ask about your previous work experience, what your past career was, and why you have decided to turn your attentions to your newly chosen field.

While these questions may seem difficult, it is fairly easy to make these inquiries work for you.

Depending on your situation, you may be able to tell your interviewer the truth:

“I have been pursuing a degree in this field and have finally achieved it” is a perfectly acceptable answer for someone who worked while taking college classes.

But avoid going into personal details like, “My ex-husband works at my old job and I had to get away from him.” Instead say, “I have been looking for an opportunity to pursue this field and changes in my family life now allow me to seek employment in this field.”

Always answer the questions truthfully, but you will have to decide what personal information has a bearing on the answer and what can be left out.

Interview Tips: Personal Information

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Interview Tips: You Graduated - Now What?
March 24th, 2008

Interview Tips: You Graduated - Now what?

Congratulations! You have finished your college degree and are ready to pursue your chosen career. Now all you have to do is get a job interview in your field and get hired, right? Well, that may sound easy, but it may be harder than you think.

You need to know what to focus on in the interview to draw the interviewer away from your lack of experience in the field. Most college grads have little if any experience in their field; they have the degree, but no actual work experience.

Try these interview tips:

* Focus on your organizational skills
* Your ability to finish several things at once (i.e. college exams in different subjects)
* Focus on any leadership and teamwork skills you may have learned in extra-curricular activities (i.e. fraternal organizations or athletics).
* Finally, discuss your desire to find a job where you can learn and grow with the company. This will ensure that the interviewer knows you plan to stay with the company after they have trained you.

Many graduates are finding it hard to get work in their chosen field. Be flexible at the beginning of your job search. Think in a lateral direction and you may find a niche where you can use your knowledge.