If you lose track of the concept during the interview, you can use a reminder trick.
Thats how it works.
Something like this can happen to every applicant: In the interview, the future
boss
or
HR manager
asks a question that throws you off your feet.
You become insecure and nervous.
What was the name of the
contact person again
that you really wanted to remember in advance?
And which point in your résumé would you like to explain in more detail that is particularly important to you?
Cope with stressful situations in the job interview - with this reminder aid
There is a simple trick to
ensure that the most important facts that you
want to add
in the
job interview
do
not get lost
in the
stressful situation
: Write them down beforehand on a
piece of paper that is
as simple as possible and that fits in your pocket.
The most important keywords are enough so that you can remember again in case of doubt.
This is good training beforehand and will help you find your way back on the right track more easily if you get lost during the interview.
The advantage of this tactic
: The
learning effect
begins as
soon
as you write it down
.
This makes it easier and easier for you to remember the most important facts or tips that land on your slip of paper.
Much like learning vocabulary back in school - writing something down and not just hearing it helps enormously when learning.
The
repetition
plays a role in the note.
So you should go through the most important things several times before the interview - and
think about
which
formulations
you can find for them that suit you personally and quickly come back to the right place.
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However, career experts say that you should avoid stubbornly memorizing entire sentences that you want to use later - and this is the difference to vowel learning.
Because it would not seem authentic if you were to reproduce the answers you have learned by heart in exactly the same way in an interview.
Instead, a little
spontaneity is
required in the conversation, in which you should ultimately also
deal with the person
you are talking to.
The words that you wrote down on your “
cheat sheet
”
in advance
act like an anchor.
Something that you can orientate yourself on and quickly remember - even if you should get lost.
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It is up to you whether you really take your “cheat sheet” with you to the interview (where it is best to keep it in your pocket, for example).
Here the opinions of
experts
differ.
For example, Business Insider quotes recruiting expert Cheryl Hyatt, co-founder of the executive personnel consultancy "Hyatt-Fenell Executive Search", who observed that candidates usually answered questions more successfully if they brought notes to the interview.
The Stellenangebote.de portal, on the other hand, advises against using the slip in case of doubt.
There it says: “Please do not take the slip of paper with you into the conversation and do not memorize the answers.
Just keep this in mind.
This is how you leave an
authentic impression
on the HR manager
.
With this body language the interview goes wrong
With this body language the interview goes wrong
"Cheat sheet" to prepare for the job interview
Even if opinions differ, it's not that difficult at all: As is so often the case in
working life
,
psychology plays
an important role
in
job
interviews
.
Targeted preparation and the knowledge that you could fall back on your "cheat sheet" in the event of a blackout give
applicants
a certain degree of
security
.
And that's exactly what you need in the job interview so that you - regardless of excitement or not - appear as confident as possible even in a stressful situation.
Nobody is perfect anyway.
Every boss and HR manager knows that too.
Applicants who are nervous before the interview should also be aware of this.
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The advantage of a video call
: "Cheat sheets" are allowed as aids anyway.
As long as you don't read everything with your head bowed, the HR staff won't mind what's on the table.
Apart from such aids: Regardless of whether it is a face-to-face meeting or a video
interview
: the
preparation
of the
content
for the job interview remains the same, the German Press Agency quotes, for example, career and business coach Bernd Slaghuis.
It is important to have an overview of the company, the products or services as well as locations, sales and number of employees.
(ahu) * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen editorial network
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