How Do You Ace A Panel Interview For A Professional Position?
• Address the people interviewing you as if they are your clients or customers. • Pretend that you are the expert addressing a group, and that the people questioning you want your advice and have no power over you. • Keep your mind from wandering as you pay full attention to the questions asked of you. • Give positive examples of your experience when asked. • If asked about your weaknesses, offer a response that has a positive influence on your work, such as, “I am meticulous about details so I sometimes work on my own time to make sure I provide excellent quality and meet deadlines—my life partner thinks I work too much, but my customers and managers appreciate that my projects require no rework and I feel accomplished and energized by it.” Then stop talking. • Breathe deeply and regularly during the interview, allowing your abdomen to expand as you inhale while your shoulders remain level. • Maintain a tall posture with shoulders back. • If you are seated, fold your hands across your
