{"id":19131,"date":"2023-10-28T13:56:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T13:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mysourcefunding.com\/leadership\/ace-the-final-job-interview-how-to-be-the-candidate-that-gets-hired\/"},"modified":"2023-10-28T13:56:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T13:56:02","slug":"ace-the-final-job-interview-how-to-be-the-candidate-that-gets-hired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mysourcefunding.com\/?p=19131","title":{"rendered":"Ace The Final Job Interview\u2014How To Be The Candidate That Gets Hired"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>How do you stand out during the final interview? I know I can handle the job based on the given job description and my experience and yet I was not chosen. \u2013 Mary, Administrative Assistant<\/em><\/p>\n<p>By the time candidates get to a final interview, they have all proven they are good enough to do the job. In order to get to the final interview stage, you need to pass a resume screen and at least one other job interview. Those early rounds screen out the obviously bad matches and the lazy candidates who don\u2019t know how to interview, so that the remaining candidates are the higher quality ones. Your competition for any job increases as you get further along the interview process.<\/p>\n<p>To stand out during the final interview, you have to beat out other strong candidates (here are three real-life examples of long-shot candidates who got hired). Assume that everyone left in the running is qualified to do the job. Why should the employer pick you?<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">Match the unwritten job requirements<\/h2>\n<p>The best job interviews are a two-way street \u2013 the employer is vetting you, but you are also learning about the job. A job description can never fully capture all the nuances of the role, but hopefully you have been asking smart questions along the way so you understand some of the unwritten job requirements. For example, the job description might have a laundry list of projects you would work on, but your interviews uncover that certain projects are time-sensitive, so you can focus your final interviews on how you would nurture those projects specifically to completion. Or you discover that one project is in trouble, so you emphasize how strong your turnaround skills are. Or you hear that team members are in conflict over project direction, which prompts you to highlight your coaching and people development skills, even if these were never explicitly stated in the original job description.<\/p>\n<p><fbs-ad position=\"inread\" progressive=\"\" ad-id=\"article-0-inread\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><\/fbs-ad><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">Fit the culture<\/h2>\n<p>You are not just accepting a job \u2013 you are joining a company. With each round of job interviews, you meet more people. Do your interview examples match the culture? If everyone you meet focuses on the numbers, make sure you attach metrics in your interview answers. If your interviewers emphasize collaboration and consensus as they tell you about the company and what they do, mirror that style when you talk about your other work environments. If you don\u2019t have past experience that matches the prospective employer (say you\u2019ve always worked in big, slow-moving companies and you\u2019re interviewing with a high-growth start-up), then find examples in your outside activities. You need to show that you can fit in from the first day.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">Want the job<\/h2>\n<p>When choosing among a group of qualified candidates, desire trumps experience. People want colleagues who are excited to work with them, who have a genuine interest in the company, and who want the job. This isn\u2019t about flattering your interviewers. It\u2019s about showing up with energy and enthusiasm. If you think that being too eager will hurt your negotiation position, it will not! Instead, your enthusiasm will make others more invested in helping you. Proactively focusing on your excitement level will also help counteract the job interview fatigue that can easily ensue after rounds and rounds of interviewing. Job interviews are exhausting, so you have to consciously work to keep your energy high.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">Keep other leads in play \u2013 just in case<\/h2>\n<p>Since the competition is fiercer at the final job interview round, you have to be prepared with other leads in case this one doesn\u2019t work out. You might be bested by another candidate. Or an internal candidate making a lateral move might take priority. Or the headcount might disappear due to a change in budget, strategy or both. Juggling multiple leads is an organizational challenge, but on the plus side, it will make you less dependent on any one job. You can interview with confidence knowing that whatever happens with one opportunity, there are others \u2013 and you\u2019ll be just fine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/carolinecenizalevine\/2023\/10\/28\/ace-the-final-job-interview-how-to-be-the-candidate-that-gets-hired\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you stand out during the final interview? 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