Sports Jobs Interviewing Tips
Updated: 6:31 p.m. EDT, March 26th, 2008The interview process is not the first step in the hiring process. In actuality, it is amongst the last. There are a whole series of events that transpire before the interview. If you have been invited to an interview you can be sure that it hasn't happened based on coincidence. Your skills and qualifications have earned you the privilege to interview.
You have earned the right to sit in the interview hot seat. Be confident knowing that you have already beaten-out a large percentage of the candidate pool. Your qualifications on paper are exactly what the company is looking for - now you need to animate those and elaborate on how they can be beneficial to the company.
Finding the job wasn't as difficult as you thought when you subscribed to the sports jobs service. In fact, it only took a couple of days and you haven't had much time to prepare for your interview. You're rustled. It's O.K. relax.
Be relaxed and if your job requires important client or customer interaction - be extra relaxed. Going into an interview high-strung is not your objective in a customer interaction position. A sports team's mascot, yes. A customer service agent, no. Taking a valium before the interview wouldn't be a good idea though. You don't want to be too relaxed.
Be interesting in your delivery and approach. Think of interesting questions to ask your interviewer. If it is a well known and large company in the sports industry, then finding out information about them won't be too difficult. If you are familiar with the industry and know the latest news and goings on - you will become that much more attractive to the interviewer.
Relate everything that you say to the job. Relate your experiences to the job. Relate. Oh in case you missed it - relate. This is probably the best piece of advice to heed. If you talk about your high school job mowing lawns - relate it to the position. If you increased sales last year at your old job - relate it.
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Interviewers aren't particularly concerned about what you have done, they are concerned with how what you have done can be beneficial to them. Don't leave it to the interviewer to connect-the-dots. Do it for them. This ensures that they will be sure to see what the benefits are for them.
Leave nothing to chance. It wasn't by chance that you landed the interview. So be sure not to leave getting the job to ... chance.