How to get into the company of your choice

This article is excerpted from the super best-selling book "Breakthrough in the Workplace: The Growth Path of a General Manager":

The same person, different interview performance, will bring completely different results. Many people miss out on their favorite companies due to poor interview performance.

Due to different sizes of companies, different popularity, different nature of positions, different interview processes, different personalities of interviewers, different interview questions, and applicants with different work experience, different foundations, different interview positions, etc., interviews need to be The methods of coping will also be different. But there is also a certain essence of it, which is to fully demonstrate the ability to match the position applied for and stand out in the interview.

The following is an introduction to how to stand out in an interview in four parts: pre-interview preparation, resume preparation, on-site interview preparation and post-interview precautions.

1. Preparation before applying

Suitability is the best. Some people rush to the exam hall at night, while others resign and return to their hometowns. Therefore, before deciding to apply for a company, you cannot follow what others say. It depends on whether it is suitable for your future career plan.

What do you want to do in the future? Or what kind of life do you want to live after N years? If this position is conducive to the realization of this goal, OK, go all out to prepare; if it is not suitable, you should give up even if it is your favorite company. If the original intention of the interview is just for exercise, then ignore it.

Before applying for a company, the following preparations are particularly important.

1. Study the recruitment notice

Know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger. For a standardized company, the recruitment notice will generally be more rigorous and will introduce the qualifications and job content in detail. It is best to first list the qualifications and core competencies required for the position, and then sort out your relevant skills based on these elements. Experience or personality characteristics, and find representative examples that reflect this ability. Later, when writing your resume or during the interview process, you must elaborate on these contents.

2. Research the situation of the company

Before formally participating in the interview, it is best to fully understand the situation of the company you are applying for, including development history, corporate culture, company size, industry status, and products series, market distribution, company dynamics, etc., and focus on what they are most proud of, including paying attention to the company's recent developments and news, especially the news about the owner of the company. If you can't remember it, write it down in your notebook and bring it with you during the interview. Once in the interview, you can tell a few specific aspects of the company from time to time, which will make the interviewer look at you with admiration.

Before the interview, if conditions are convenient, it is best to go and understand the company's situation on the spot. First, you can become familiar with the route and facilitate time planning. The second is to observe the clothes of employees and make sure that what you wear during the interview is as consistent as possible with them. This will create a sense of closeness to your family in the subconscious mind of the interviewer.

3. Understand the interview method

Before the interview, it is best to get to know one or two employees of your favorite company. First, you can learn about the interview process and even interview questions from them. wait. Second, if there are recommendations from internal staff, the success rate of interviews will also be increased.

If you really can’t find familiar friends, you can also make friends through Shake, Momo, and people nearby.

For some well-known companies, you can also search online. For example, Microsoft interview question:

l? There are 2 dice, each dice is a 6-sided cube, and only one number from 0 to 9 can be placed on each side. How about these 2 dice? Combination, can achieve the effect of displaying calendar (from 01-31)?

l?How many bicycles are there in Shanghai?

l? Why are manhole covers round? ?

If you cannot understand these questions in advance, you will often be at a loss when answering them.

4.? Dressing and other preparations

People rely on clothes and horses rely on saddles, and a professional attire can make you look extra energetic. Therefore, in addition to dressing as closely as possible to the employees of the company you are applying for, details such as hairstyle, decoration, shoes, etc. must also be checked in place. If you wear fancy clothes, heavy makeup, or even tattoos, many companies will reject you.

It is best to confirm in advance the items you need to bring with you the day before the interview, including resumes, academic certificates, ID cards, photos, etc. required by the company. You will be in a hurry and miss the job. The key is that this is conducive to the candidate's confidence in the interview. Among them, the resume must be confirmed in advance to be the one submitted to the company. If you get the wrong one, the consequences will be serious.

2. Resume Preparation

Some people are accustomed to using one set of resumes to deal with all the positions they apply for. As a result, many people are unable to impress HR due to the vague content, thus losing the opportunity for interviews. Others are afraid that the company will not understand them, so they compile self-introductions, photos, ID copies, awards, certificates, papers, etc. into a thick "book". As a result, HR has no time and energy to read it, and even expresses it There is too much content and the focus cannot be found, causing the effect to be counterproductive.

The entire interview should be carried out step by step. Each step achieves the purpose of that step, and the results will naturally come naturally. If you cross the stage and want to eat a fat man in one bite, it is often easy to backfire. For example, when writing a resume, the goal is not to try to replace the interview. That kind of writing will be much more difficult and complicated. Instead, just let the other person make an appointment with you after reading it, which is much simpler and easier. Therefore, the content of the resume should ensure that HR can catch his eye and see the most valuable information he needs within the first 30 seconds.

This requires focusing on the needs of the position you are applying for, and refining the key points that match them. It is best to use clear and organized items 1, 2, and 3, each with a highlighted sentence. An overview, followed by a detailed introduction to the content. In terms of content expression, it is necessary to reflect "what has been done" and "what results have been achieved" rather than "what has been done". In terms of performance expression, try to use numbers where numbers can be used. Numbers have a visual impact. The impact is far greater than the effect of words.

As far as resume delivery methods are concerned, there are generally two types.

One is the form of a job fair. Recruitment from well-known companies often attracts everyone. They will receive a large number of resumes at one time. At this time, the design that stands out from the crowd is particularly important. Therefore, in addition to the content, it needs to be carefully conceived. In addition, you should also be creative in choosing the size of your resume. For example, it can be slightly wider and shorter than ordinary A4 paper. The advantage of this is that when HR organizes resumes, it will be awkward to put them in the middle (the habit of organizing is usually to align them vertically together. Because resumes are mostly left-binned and have different thicknesses on the left and right, it is difficult to organize the left and right together). Pull it out and put it on top. If the length and width are large, it is easy to be placed at the bottom, but a unique resume can always easily attract the attention of HR.

The second way to submit your resume is online. Because excellent companies receive a large number of resumes every day, it is difficult for HR to have so much energy to browse them one by one. In order to avoid missing the mark, when submitting your resume, the title must have a visual impact. Many of them are "Mr. Li" and "Mr. Wang", which cannot attract the attention of HR, while some are using the conventional method of "name + application position". In fact, the most attractive way to attract HR's attention is to use the "N advantages + application position" method, such as "having 3 advantages suitable for a certain position", "5 years of programming experience", etc., but the wording should avoid arrogance. , such as avoiding "It's the horse you've been looking for for a long time" etc. As for the format of the resume, it is best to use PDF format to avoid the situation that it cannot be opened under different software versions.

For applicants for important positions, before submitting their resume, they can also contact the HR of the company in advance and proactively tell them their name, the position they are applying for, and the time of submission. After contacting you, HR will usually take the initiative to pay attention. If you are applying for a high-level position, you can even ask for the other party's WeChat or QQ contact information in the name of in-depth understanding of the company. Resumes sent through this one-to-one channel can avoid the mentality of spreading responsibilities, and the other party will pay special attention to it. This channel also facilitates understanding of the progress of resume circulation and interviewer feedback.

The next two parts are how to deal with the interview and what to pay attention to after the interview.