It is our first E-book of a three-book series aiming to help you get the most of your business interview!

1. Roberto Lico
How to Improve
Your
Business Interview
Skills
Volume I

2. Roberto de Paula Lico Júnior is a
Professor, Professional Coach,
International Writer and
Business Consultant with a deep
knowledge in Management,
Overseas Trade and
Negotiation.

3. How to Improve
Your
Business Interview Skills
It is our first E-book of
a three-book series
aiming to help you get
the most of your
business interview!

4. Most people are not really
aware of how important an
interview process can be.
A great part of the interviewees
believe that luck is one of the
most essential factor during the
development of an interview
process.
I - Introduction

5. That is why we believe that
many good candidates fail to
achieve a good professional
position inside the market place.
The main aim of our book is to
clarify and inform some
important aspects that compose
an interview process.
Of course we don’t intend to
discuss all of the elements, since
they can involve a world of
information.

6. But we will highlight the ones
that will help our readers to
overcome the main difficulties
and barriers during an interview
process.
We can define an interview as a:
▪ Formal meeting by an
appointment at which
someone is asked questions
in order to find out whether
they are suitable for a job,
course or study, etc.

7. Based on the definition
mentioned before we are going
to discuss an important point in
this E-book:
▪ The Interview Process

8. Most people are not really
aware of how important an
interview process can be.
A great part of the interviewees
believe that luck is one of the
most essential factor during the
development of an interview
process.
II – The Interview Process

9. THE INTERVIEWER'S OBJECTIVE:
It is to decide whether or not to
make you a job offer by evaluating
your history, educational
background, your strengths and
accomplishments, as well as your
level of motivation, attitude and
personality. In other words, to find
out if you're the right person for
the job, what is your potential for
promotion and whether or not you
will fit into the company
environment.

10. THE
CANDIDATE’S OBJECTIVE:
Your objective is to satisfy the
interviewer's objective, as well
as learn those things you need
to know about the position and
the company so that you can
make an intelligent decision
about the job - and keep focused
on "Getting a job offer”.

11. As each interview is composed
of many different steps and
procedures with their own
characteristics and difficulties,
we have decided to divide it in
three stages:
▪ Preparation;
▪ Development;
▪ Conclusion.

12. 01 – Preparation:
It is very important in any
interview process that you take
some time to do a little research
about the organization and its
main characteristics, such its
product, clients and its position
inside the market place.
And as you are gathering
information about the company
and the job that has been
offered you, you can find all the
elements to answer the two
questions given:

13. ▪ How will you know if you
want to work there without
some research into the
company?
▪ How will they know how
serious you are about the job
unless you have looked into
it?

14. It is also clear that the research will
give you all the data and information
to enable you to answer the
questions that the interviewer
probably will ask you, for example:
▪ What key skills are needed for the
job?
▪ How would you be valuable to the
company?
▪ What must you know to accept
the job if it is offered to you?
▪ What information must you
provide to the company at the
interview?
▪ What did you learn about the
organization and the job?
▪ Why should they hire you?
▪ Why do you want this job?

15. Is important to say that
sometimes this previous
research is not enough to
answer all your inquiries and
doubts. For this reason we
advise you to try to meet some
of your potential co-workers to
learn more about the position as
well to clarify some points of
your research and knowledge
about the position that has been
offered you.

16. 02 - Development:
At this stage you should have
collected all the information
necessary to answer questions
about the company and
especially about your interests
related to the job. That is why it
is so important to be always
prepared.
Most of the interviews are
conducted by one person, which
could be a psychologist
specialized in Human Resources
or even a head of a department.

17. Therefore it is important to
remember that:
▪ This person doesn’t know you
and cannot read your
thoughts;
▪ You must look as professional
as possible;
▪ You must answer all the
questions to specifying your
qualities, goals and
contributions that you are
able to.

18. Another important point during
the development of the
interview is the way that you
are going to present yourself.
And based on that we
summarized some important
tips.

19. Presentation:
▪ Find out the standard dress
for the organization.
▪ Dress on the conservative
side.
▪ Arrive early.
▪ Bring extra resumes,
notepad, pen.
▪ Be sure you know how to
pronounce your interviewer's
name correctly.
▪ Be polite to everyone you
meet there. They all count.
▪ Be personable as well as
professional.

20. ▪ Do not chew gum, smoke,
swear or use slang.
▪ Be aware of body language,
vibes, reactions - use your
instincts to keep things on
course.
▪ Assume all questions are
asked for a good reason and
answer accordingly.
▪ Do not assume that your
interviewer knows how to
elicit the information he/she
is looking for.
▪ Feel free to ask for
clarification before answering
a question.

21. ▪ Take some time to formulate
your answers before you
speak.
▪ Answer all questions
honestly, but in the best,
most positive light.
▪ Do not bad mouth old
employers.

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