Watch this BEFORE Your Job Interview

Summary

• Smile convincingly to make a memorable first impression, as a genuine smile can impact the hiring manager's subconscious decision within the first few minutes of the interview.
• Show sincere interest in the interviewer by asking questions about their role and experiences, which creates a sense of engagement and likability.
• Use the job-specific language found in the job posting, since this demonstrates familiarity with the role and indicates that you fit within the company's culture.
• Always dress up for the interview, even more so than usual, to stand out and show that you value the opportunity, because appearance does influence first impressions.
• Offer a thoughtful compliment to the interviewer, derived from pre-interview research on their professional or personal interests, as this can establish a connection and align values, making you more likable.

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How To Take Action

I would suggest implementing these strategies before your next interview for big positive results:

First, practice your smile in the mirror before the interview starts. That way, when you meet the interviewer or join the video call, your smile is ready and bright. This makes you seem happy and excited about the job, which is a great first impression. Smiling doesn't cost anything and can really help.

Second, be sure to ask the interviewer questions about their job and what they like about the company. It shows that you care and are interested in them. People really like it when you are interested in what they do.

When you talk about the job, use words that you saw in the job description. For example, if they say "team player," you can talk about times you've worked well in a team. This shows them you understand the job and fit in.

Always dress up for the interview. It's better to look too nice than not nice enough. If you don't have fancy clothes, pick the nicest thing you have. Being well-dressed tells the interviewer that you think this job is important.

Last, try to give the interviewer a compliment. Look them up online before the interview and find something you can say something nice about. Maybe they volunteered somewhere or won an award. People enjoy compliments and it can help them remember you.

By smiling, showing interest, using the right words, dressing up, and giving compliments, you'll make a really strong impression without spending much money or time. Good luck!

Quotes by Leila Hormozi

"They're going to remember how you made them feel"

– Leila Hormozi

"People like people who are interested in them"

– Leila Hormozi

"Speak their language"

– Leila Hormozi

"You can never be overdressed for a job interview"

– Leila Hormozi

"People like people who give them compliments"

– Leila Hormozi

Full Transcript

interview here's five of my best tips to land the job so whether you're in the car you're sitting outside the place these are the tips I want to give you right now that you can apply within just a few minutes for your interview so my first last minute interview tip is smile they're going to remember how you made them feel all the things that you said yes they're going to cling on to those things but we've all left an interview we've been like I feel like this is the job for me I feel like we just clicked we connected and that's going to make more of an impact than anything you could say so when somebody enters the room or when you hop on the zoom call what you'd be so shocked is the amount of people who don't smile they hop on the interview and this is their face you don't look excited so the best thing that you can do is before your video comes on if you're on a zoom interview start smiling so that the moment that you get on and they see your face they see that you're smiling it's a great first impression the hiring manager makes the decision subconsciously in the first few minutes of the interview I had somebody who I really liked the interview but for the first 20 or 30 minutes she wasn't smiling and she kind of seemed down it took the second half of the interview and then another additional interview to convince myself because for the first part she wasn't smiling the second tip is be interested people like people who are interested in them think about the people you like in life do they talk at you or do they ask you questions and engage with you do they show interest in your life show interest in the person who's interviewing you ask them how they like their role how they like the job if they're the CEO or founder ask why they founded the company what made them so interested in this people love curious people and so if you can show genuine curiosity and interest in this role by asking them questions they will like you more the third tip I have is speak their language speak to the role with the same terminology that they posted it so I'll give you an example if you're applying for a sales manager role but you've been working in consumer products don't use terms like cpg something something use the terminology as an employer I can tell you that when I'm looking for somebody to oversee a function for example sales I'm going to look do they say high ticket do they say closing do they speak the same language and so the best way to find this out is to go look at the job description and look at the terminology they use how do they speak to that specific function the fourth tip I have for you is that you can never be overdressed I don't necessarily think that's true for every occasion in life but I do think for a job interview it is absolutely even if I show up to the job interview and that person who's applied is dressed better than myself who's the founder and CEO I'm impressed with them that they took the time and put the effort into looking that nice because it shows me that they find this role important not everybody dresses up and it will set you apart from other people because whether we like it or not we are judgmental characters and so we judge people the first thing when we see them so if you smile and you show up dress very nicely you are going to make a better impression that those who don't my fifth last minute tip for you is complement the interviewer do some research ahead of time to figure out whether it's the founder the CEO the CEO the hiring manager whoever it is go look on their social media profiles go look on their LinkedIn find a opportunity where you can compliment that person I think it'd be really cool to work together because actually I saw that you and your husband love working out actually me and my husband love working out and I was like that's really cool because I feel like we have a lot of the same values and we also have some of the same people like people who give them compliments even when they know it's on purpose and for a reason studies show that people still like those people even if you feel like it's cheesy take it into the interview and hit it out the park