An overview,

Interview, difficult or not difficult? It depends on the interviewer’s background (aura + skill), mentality and cognitive and communication skills. In fact, the interview can be understood as a chat and negotiation, and there are psychological and ideological collisions and games in this process. All you have to do is figure out the logic: “Why is the interviewer asking this? What answer does he want to hear?” Then prepare and answer accordingly, nothing else.

“What are your strengths?” Years ago I found this question boring, and now I often ask candidates this question because I really want to know what their strengths are and what they can bring to the company. The one who can finally chat happily with the interviewer is called face bully. Otherwise called facial paralysis.

One of the interesting things I’ve seen with my students when they look for a job is that it’s usually the communicator who gets the job first, not the most skilled one.

You can make a face bully. In this article, I try to sort out the interview from two aspects, one is the process, the other is the details. The process allows us to see things through God’s eyes. What about the details? The devil is in the details. When it comes to interviews, the finer the details, the better.

Second, the interview process

An interview is like a battle, and to win the battle, you should do the following to be prepared.

1. Before the interview

Before the war, we need to make full preparations and study our opponents. Be prepared with enough ammunition.

2. The interview

Fight with mindfulness, good spirit, high head, firm eyes, and modesty.

3. After the interview

Because we may have to fight more than one battle, we should reflect on each battle in time and sum up our experience and lessons, which is now called “review”. Only in this way will there be progress, the next battle will be more confident and confident.

Three, a separate issue: aura

1. What is aura

When I was lecturing, I used to jokingly say to my students, “Believe me, I can scan you for a few minutes and just by looking at you, I can get a rough idea of who’s going to have a good job and who’s going to have trouble finding a job.” The students all laughed in disbelief.

Of course it’s just a joke, it can’t be that exact. What I’m trying to say is that the number one factor in determining a successful interview is not a fancy resume or a few tips. It’s something that comes out of you.

“Now your temperament hides the roads you’ve traveled, the books you’ve read, and the people you’ve loved.” Casablanca, 2002

Just like the hero in the wuxia novel, after the internal force is abundant, even if some moves are not familiar, they can easily defeat their opponents. Whether your aura is elegant, confident and positive, or dark and low self-esteem, the interviewer will sense and form a preliminary judgment and definition of you. There is nothing mysterious about this theory. In my own interviews with others, there are many times when the first impression and a few simple words may basically determine whether a person will stay or leave.

2. How to improve your aura?

Now that we know this, what should we do? Aura can not be developed overnight, there are a few ways you can try more in daily life.

  • Read more books, the so-called belly poetry gas from China

  • Exercise more, keep healthy body and mind

  • Communicate with people and understand social rules

  • Learn to meditate and be mindful (no illusions)

    Do a small experiment, meditate for 10 minutes, re-take a look in the mirror, see if temperament has a bit of precipitation down the feeling.

  • Recommend two books for interested friends to read:

4. Prepare for the interview

1. Resume DOS and don ‘ts

For space reasons, the detailed writing of the resume is not covered here. Just three things to be aware of.

Don’t dig a hole for yourself

You are responsible for the resume you write. Because when you go to an interview, the interviewer will usually take your resume and ask for details. Technical details, work experience, project status, etc. You must be prepared for the hidden topics behind each word you write. For example, the resume reads:

Familiar with Chrome Dev Tools and Firefox Firebug debugging page

The interviewer might ask: Tell me about some of the techniques you’ve learned while debugging your pages with Firebug. Start a conversation about a topic.

Make your resume recognizable

Usually a job may receive a lot of resume, this time how to make your resume can stand out from the many competitors, get an interview invitation? Be “recognisable.” The best thing you can do is make the interviewer feel good about meeting this person after reading the resume. If you were the interviewer, who would you want to invite? In parentheses is my opinion, but you can also think of yourself as the interviewer and think about it for yourself.

In case 5, the student had a lot of ideas and had a smooth job search. Now he is developing very well.

Case 1 (General) :

Case 2 (General) :

Case 3 (Good) :

Case 4 (Excellent) :

Case 5 (Go off the beaten path) :

You’d better have someone Review your resume

Because a resume is like a program written by yourself, it’s hard to find any bugs on your own, and asking others to review it from the perspective of the interviewer may lead to some unexpected problems. Look for teachers, classmates, friends, don’t be afraid of trouble.

2. Major job search sites and channels

  • Zhaopin.com / 51Job.com (Traditional)

  • Retractor (relatively new)

  • Liepin.com (Senior Talent)

  • V2ex (Cool Job)

  • BOSS Zhipin (Talk to BOSS directly)

  • Relevant communities

3. Fine-tune your resume for different companies

Sometimes it is necessary to fine-tune your CV to the business of the company. Let’s say it’s a mobile health company. If you happen to have done similar projects, you can move this section to the top of the list. The experience of mobile medical treatment will be described. In order to achieve and position more matching effect.

4. Watch out for pyramid schemes

Be aware of pyramid schemes when looking for a job.

Some time ago, the online explosion of “job-hunting teenager Li Wenxing by accident MLM organization death event”, make me very surprised, MLM can be so professional to cheat programmers, general professional technical communication can not see flaws.

There are two simple solutions:

  • If you have any doubts, it’s best to talk to your friends in advance and update your location at any time.

  • Communicate with the person before the interview exactly where the interview is going to be and just go there, any changes in the middle could be a problem.

Please pay special attention to one MLM disaster area: Tianjin Jinghai. Please go around when you see the sea of Tranquility!

5. Beware of pitfalls

The so-called recruitment is the use of recruitment into training. After you go to interview the company says your ability does not accord with condition temporarily, it is ok after handing in money to groom. This is not a serious company.

6. Find out about the company

Before the interview, we should go to the company’s website or other channels to understand the company’s corporate background, business model, main products and so on in advance, so that the interview can be targeted.

“Do you know anything about our company” “I have researched ahead of time, your company is engaged in… Is the idea… I think it fits my philosophy…”

“” What do you think of our products” “I have studied your products carefully and have found the following advantages… Also found several problems… I think it could be improved…”

This conversation will quickly bring you closer to the interviewer. The interviewer will also think that you have done your homework and that you are attentive.

7. Dry Goods Storage (Core skills)

  • Professional knowledge preparation

    Collect relevant interview questions and master them. Interviewers will sometimes ask you questions based on the online test bank, haha. It is better to explain the problem in your own words as you understand it.

  • Experience in project

    Research and development background, overall business process, development cycle, responsible modules, technical implementation details, technical highlights, etc. Figure out every project you’ve ever worked on yourself.

  • Learn about hot cutting edge technologies

    For example, if you are interviewing for an iOS development position, you can talk about the latest version of Swift in addition to OC. For example, now wechat small program development is hot again, you are also paying attention to and learning, and can even solve some of the interviewer’s problems. Getting to know these hot cutting edge technologies will definitely be a plus in your interview.

8. Dress

Men should not wear shirts with round collars, or at least collars. Girls are simple and generous. Wear light makeup to show respect. Two words: clean and tidy. I’ve met people who wear slippers to an interview in the summer, and they’ll PASS in a second.

Five, in the interview

1. Be polite: It’s okay to be polite in company

When we were developing software for Japan, we used to be trained in interview etiquette. Because that’s what the Japanese focus on. I remember there were a few simple steps, like knocking on the door before entering the interviewer’s room, standing and waiting until you were asked to sit down.

In domestic interviews, these details are also important, but the usual scenario is that candidates are placed in a room to wait and then enter. When the interviewer enters, the candidate should stand up and make basic gestures. Will give the interviewer a sense of politeness. Pay attention to these details.

2. Use progressive questions to identify your technical capabilities

Technical questions are usually asked in a regular order, from simple to complex. For example, if he pays attention to JavaScipt technology, he may first ask you what data types are in JS, how to realize object orientation in JS, and what application scenarios are there? If you can answer these questions successfully, he will recognize your basic skills. Then I’ll ask you more advanced things like closures, prototype chains, and see if you can answer them. He will determine your technical ability based on your answers.

3. Have the right interview attitude

The interview is a two-way selection process, you pay labor, the enterprise pay you labor compensation, so it is a kind of equal relationship. This equality relationship is also important in the interview.

  • Myth 1: Too low self-esteem. I don’t think it’s easy to find a job. Just give me a job. The interviewer will sense that and further pressure you, which is not conducive to smooth and equal communication.

  • Myth 2: Too excited type, think that they can do anything, pretty cattle, than the interviewer are powerful, this is not right.

  • Correct posture: neither humble nor pushy, calm face, sincere answer best.

4. Be highly confident

I sometimes ask candidates a direct question: What do you think of your technical skills? Some people just say: I feel my skills are average. Some people say: After years of accumulation and growth, I am now very confident in my own technology, as a senior developer, I feel competent for all kinds of development tasks. The two answer each other.

Let’s look at another scene, some time ago, I did an interview, the previous things are about to talk about, in preparation for the final decision, the interviewer said: I do this thing will be any problem? This statement shook my confidence in him, which ultimately led to my failure to hire him.

What they want to hear is simple: “I can handle this!” How can you convince the interviewer that you can do the job if you’re not confident yourself?

5. Farewell: Don’t forget to add wechat

Wechat is the personal name card of the mobile Internet era. It is best to add wechat to each other and note well at the end. For example, I will note: H5 lecturer Beijing Zhang SAN. Remarks: Li Si, r&d Manager of 58.com.

This is an important gesture to follow up with the interviewer. Even if you don’t succeed in the interview, there may be a link to your network someday.

Six, several common interview questions and simple analysis

1. Introduce yourself

Interviewers will often ask you to introduce yourself to get a quick sense of who you are.

The best time to introduce yourself in 2-3 minutes or so, too short to understand, too long words may not be patient to listen to the interviewer. So it’s best to be brief and concise. Just get some key points across and you can develop other details later in the conversation.

Don’t just answer your name, age, hobbies, work experience. What interviewers most want to know is whether a candidate will do the job well. This includes: strongest skills, most researched areas of knowledge, most positive aspects of personality, most successful accomplishments, etc.

2. Reasons for leaving

Answer this question must be careful, even in the previous job no matter how much grievance, how many complaints to the company, do not show, especially to avoid the company’s own director of criticism, to avoid the negative impression of the interviewer. It is suggested that the best answer is to blame the problem on yourself, for example, feel that there is no room for learning and development in the job, I want to learn more in the related industry of the interview, or the previous job is not in line with their career plan, and so on, the answer should be positive.

3. How do you feel about working overtime

This question is not meant to require you to work overtime, but to test your willingness to contribute to the company. If the job requires me to work overtime, I can devote myself to the work. At the same time, I will improve my work efficiency and reduce unnecessary overtime.

Do you have any questions to ask me

This may seem like a nonessential question, but it’s actually crucial. Companies don’t like people who say “no problem” because they value their employees’ personality and creativity. It’s best not to ask about personal benefits, social insurance and housing fund. You can ask:

  • Do you have any training programs for new employees?

  • What is the promotion mechanism in your company?

  • Do you know about the projects you have participated in since your entry?

Companies will welcome it because it shows your passion for learning, your loyalty to the company and your desire to get ahead.

Vii. The review after the interview

Review is very important, without review action is often ineffective, because there is no summary and precipitation. We should form the habit of frequent rechecking. For the interview review, we can do as follows:

1. Review your overall performance at the interview

  • Do you appear calm, confident, energetic, and relaxed?

  • Are your responses appropriate, accurate, and flexible to the interviewer’s questions?

2. Review all your interview questions and answers

  • Record HR interview questions and technical interview questions and answers respectively

  • Could you have given a better answer to the interviewer’s question?

3. Other feelings

It is best to write the above into a summary of the interview and keep it in evernote. For example, form a notebook like this, which is the best database for future interviews:

  • IBM Java Development Beijing # Interview #

  • Accenture iOS Technology Leader zhengzhou # Interview #

The whole interview process can be checked and improved using PDCA cycle theory.

Eight, summary

I will write it here. I hope that through this article we can have a further understanding of the whole and details of the interview, and participate in the interview can also be more confident and confident. Gradually grow into the face of the river’s lake can be a bully, in the river’s lake to leave your legend, after reading remember a praise oh!