Job Interview

1. REVEALED:
8 Powerful Interview Strategies
The most effective tips
strategies you could do to
increase your chances of
winning a Job Offer after
an Interview.
By Bonnie Power
CEO, Melbourne Resumes
Phone: 1300 979 890

2. Powerful Interview Strategies
This Presentation Covers:
1. 6 Powerful Components to a Successful Job Interview
2. How To Make a Positive Impression Within The First 5 Minutes
of a Telephone Interview.
3. 5 More Bonus Tips on Telephone Interviews
4. How To Answer The Top 10 Most Difficult Interview Questions.
5. Powerful Job Interview Answers - 3 Step System
6. Top 5 Mistakes People Make in an Interview
7. How to Propel Your Chances of a Job Offer
8. 3 Tips To Ensure You Are Getting A Fair And Reasonable Salary
9. Activity Time: Power Role-Play
10. The Power Interview Card

3. 6 Powerful Components to a Successful Job Interview
1. Positivity– Believe you will
get the job.
2. Proof – Outline 5 examples to
demonstrate your strengths
3. Polish – Present the 
version of You
4. Positioning – Perform 1 hour
of research on the company
5. Preparation – Use research
and do 1 hour of mock
interview
6. Phone Call – Follow up to say
you would take the job if it was
offered to you!
Interview
Success
Positivity
Proof
Polish
Positioning
Preparation
Phone Call!

4. How To Make a Positive Impression Within The
First 5 Minutes of a Telephone Interview.
1. Have the job advert on you at all
times, try to be familiar with the
requirements.
2. Respect that the recruiter may
only have 2 minutes, so speak
with a sense of urgency.
3. Sound professional, clear and
interested - ask one or two
GOOD questions about the role.

5. 4 More Bonus Tips on Telephone Interviews
1. Call before you send the job
application, and just after to ensure
they received it okay.
2. Don’t feel compelled to conduct the
phone interview if you can’t give it
your undivided attention.
3. Listen to Your Voice Mail – ensure
positive confidence protrudes from
your message!
4. No 10 Second “Send Message to
Text” Service Please!

6. How To Answer The Top 10 Most
Difficult Interview Questions.
1. Tell me about yourself.
2. Why did you apply for this job?
3. What do you know about us? Why work with us?
4. What are your key strengths?
5. Tell me about weaknesses?
6. Tell me about a time when you .....
7. Your resume suggests that you may be over-qualified or
too experienced for this position. What's Your opinion?
8. What is your management style? Have you ever fired someone?
9. What important trends do you see in our industry?
10. Where do you see yourself in 3 – 5 years time?

7. Powerful Job Interview Answers
- 3 Step System -
1. Think “Why are they asking me
that, what do they want to
know?”
2. Relate back to the company’s
values and focus, and what they
need to attain their goals.
3. Match one of your 5 career
achievements and provide that
as an example.

8. How to Answer Behavioural Interviews
S - Situation
T - Task
A - Action
R - Result

9. 5 Things To Avoid Doing In an Interview
Note: 80% of the population make these mistakes!
1. Failing to promote the value they can bring
2. Presenting with low confidence
3. Babbling on about insignificant detail
4. Making general statements about skill level
5. Dressing without impressing

10. How to Propel Your Chances
of a Job Offer
1. Clarify 2 or 3 ways your
experience can benefit
2. Believe you’re the ideal
candidate (use 3rd eye)
3. Keep your answers short
and concise (2 min max)
4. Tell Stories in STAR (use the
Keywords in the JD or Ad)
5. Ensure every part of you is
rated 

11. 3 Tips To Ensure You Are Getting A
Fair And Reasonable Salary
1. Don’t Show Your Hand - Try to avoid stating
your current salary, instead say you are flexible,
and then ask them what the range within their
budget is for this type of role.
2. Safeguard Your Future - If feel forced to say a
figure, make it at least 10% higher than your
lowest expectation.
3. Know Your Value - Research 3 salary reports and
get an estimate of your current market value.

12. • Think of the top 3-5 interview
questions that you have the most
trouble with, and ask someone
whom you trust has the
experience to help you by
performing a mock interview.
• Ask for their feedback, using the
Interview Scorecard.
• Practice again, based on their
feedback. Get totally confident.
Activity Time: Power Role-Play
It’s Time to put all this information into action.

13. The Power Interview Card
Tick One Column on Each Criteria
Outstanding Good Needs
Attention
• Initial Impression
• Overall Appearance
• General Vibe
• Verbal Communication
• Quality of Answers
• Body Language
• One thing they did really well was ……………………………………………
• One thing that might impact on their success in getting offered
a role could be………………………………………………………………………….

14. Elements that Recruiters Assess
Skills &
Experience
Knowledge &
Qualifications
Character /
Personality