Interview Like a Popular Kid: New on Career Attraction

So excited to be featured on Career Attraction today where I’m talking about Interviewing.

Interview Like a Popular Kid – Career Attraction

“I want to be pop-u-lar” is a song many parents may be hearing these days as kids head back to school. And there’s a good reason to want to be popular. Never mind always having someone to sit with at lunch; lessons learned by the popular kids are also applicable when it comes to interviewing throughout your career.

If you want to be part of the “in crowd” (i.e. get the job at the company of your choice), consider these lessons from the “cool kids” (even if you weren’t one in high school).

1. Your Presence Carries Weight

Popular kids always have an “air” about them. They walk into a room and own it fully. When they make a statement or decision, they’re confident, and their body language exudes that.

Your presence in an interview setting, whether in a room or on the phone, needs to carry that same certainty and confidence. Having confidence and projecting that presence lead to you being seen as a natural leader—someone who can walk into any situation, take control, feel at ease and make others listen to you.

There’s a fine line between presence and cockiness, so don’t turn into a jerk. Instead, believe that the person you’re meeting wants to hear what you have to say. They believed in you enough to request your presence in an interview, so it’s critical that you exude the same confidence in yourself that they’re expecting to see based on your application.

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