Interview Soft Skills: What no one tells you If you are looking for work, you no doubt have read many articles about how to interview, how to answer interview questions, and what not to do in an interview. These are the nuts and bolts of what you need to know to be successful in an interview, to be sure!

1. INTERVIEW SOFT SKILLS
Mary Sherwood Sevinsky,
MS, CCM, CDMS

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3. What no one tells you
• If you are looking for work, you no doubt have read
many articles about
• how to interview,
• how to answer interview questions,
• and what not to do in an interview.
• These are the nuts and bolts of what you need to
know to be successful in an interview, to be sure!

4. Shhh… It’s a secret!
• But, what is not so often discussed, written about, or
even thought of is what I think of as “Interview Soft
Skills.”
• These are the skills that you and others may assume
you already have or no about.
• Many of the clients I work with, though don’t.

5. Make sure you fine tune
• If you haven’t interviewed in a while or have never
interviewed
• (believe it or not I have some clients who have been
lucky enough to glide through several jobs without a
formal interview),
• you will certainly want to review these soft skills and
make sure you are on point for your next interview.

6. Be ahead of the game
• Hopefully it isn’t tomorrow.
• The time to be preparing for an interview is well
before you are scheduled for one.
• If you want to nail your interview then you start
preparing for the interview when you start looking for
a job!

7. What do you need to know?
• Here are some of the soft skills you need to be hired
after your next interview.
• Links to full article to read more on Examiner.com are
included:
• Preparing for an interview is not enough – you really
need to over prepare. Interview Tip #1.
• Take notes and plan ahead for taking notes during the
interview Tip #2.

8. What else?
• Have appropriate, comfortable clothes to wear
Interview Tip #3.
• Interview Tip #4 stresses the importance of visiting
the location the day before.
• Tip #5 is relax – you just can’t cram for an interview.
• During an interview it is important to breathe – to
avoid saying um and to calm your nerves Tip # 6.
• Tip #7 Strike a pose gives tips for managing awkward
moments or long pauses.

9. Put your best foot forward
• Smile! To put the interviewer at ease and to come
across as pleasant Tip #8.
• Tip #9 - Ask questions to lay the groundwork for a
conversational interview.
• Watch your body language Tip #10.

10. More resources
• Videos corresponding to each tip can be found on
Youtube.com and article on my blog:
www.jobsearchfortherestofus.com
• Good Luck!
• Here is a list of resources for possible interview
questions and other resources:
• Articles in my blog
• Articles on CAREEREALISM
• Articles on the Web

11. Resources for possible interview questions
and/or answers:
• Articles in my blog
• Articles on CAREEREALISM
• Articles on the Web
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