Welcome back to the applicants hired masterclass. In this section we're going to be discussing on what you need to do to be prepared for the interview. Now when it comes to interviews, I know they can be very nerve racking it can, they can it can almost be like anxieties kicking in your nervous you have no idea what to do. But bedros Julian said this and anxiety is nothing more than anticipation for future pain. Now, that was of course paraphrasing it, I do want you to know that it's perfectly okay to have anxiety. But if you go in blindly, if you go in just really trying to win get you're going to be very unprepared.

And preparation is actually key to to essentially any interview that you go to. We need to understand is an interview is nothing more than a clarification of uncertainty. So the question is, is that you have employed who are curious hiring managers that are curious. But now what they would they want to know a little bit about you. They want to know a little bit about what you stand for. And I know there was a lot of preparation coming into to the section to pretty much the entire applicants I hired master class.

But that's because preparation is key. Don't be perfect. Just make progress. Don't be an analysis paralysis. Just take action, as long as you have 80% of your stuff, figured out the 20% be willing to screw that up, be willing to understand that there are some quote unquote, anomalies. You cannot control that one thing that one occurrence, that one situation that one scenario that you just can't beat.

And that's perfectly okay. Because it wasn't meant to be. You have to have hope. You have to have faith, but I do want you to be prepared. Whenever you come into an interview. You don't know what to expect.

You could be put into a room it could be Be a video call. It could be a panel interview where you have multiple employers asking you questions. Don't be intimidated. As a matter of fact, if you have multiple employers asking you that's because they are curious, they need more than one person. They need more than one point of view for that. And the easiest way to do that is when you come in, be prepared, be prepared with a notepad with questions that you already have to ask about the company.

Be prepared to have multiple copies, multiple copies of your resume and your curriculum to tie your cover letter, a reference list, anything like that. Always follow up with value and the thing that when it comes to interviews, if you have multiple interviews lined up back to back, do research on the company. As I said before, in the Do you remember section telling you to lay out who did you apply to why, for what position and after you research the position that you're looking for. Were there any key factors or any determining factors that that made you want to apply anything that reeled you when you want to emphasize those things, really emphasize that you want to be there for the company, and that you want to grow with it. But also know that some companies are destined to fail, and that's perfectly fine. There's no such thing as a guaranteed, which is what I tell people, people, clients, there's no such thing as a guarantee in anything, but we all look for it, you have to take that risk.

You have to be a little risky in being prepared. But again, you do have to be prepared when taking risks, you have to take calculated risk. So going from here, I want you to write, write down a few things. The first thing that you're going to need to do is one be very well dressed. Now, if I have to tell you exactly what is professional wear, obviously you have not done a lot of due diligence about that. And you're gonna have to do your own research.

Because there is a thing called looking trashy and then looking professional, there's a thing as being very provocative, and there's a thing being very pristine. So know the difference between that. Another thing that you also want to prepare for is having multiple copies of your portfolio. And if you can go ahead and have those either in a digital flash drive, if you have to risk a couple bucks, just if you have to get for example, if you're a graphic designer, and you want to give them a couple of a couple of drafts, go ahead and do that. If you have to put it on a flash drive and risk $5 just to get a project or just to get a a salary, go for it, it doesn't matter. Next thing you want to do is ensure to have questions for hairs.

I always say have a notepad with questions already planned out and make sure you have a pen. In some cases. You can of course get the pen from the employer but if you show up prepared show up on time, ready to To work, and if you show up 15 minutes earlier, and show that you're there. I've been in interviews where I've been there 45 minutes early. And I literally been in the interview room for like an hour, hour and 15 minutes, hour and 30 minutes at best. So I want you to know that preparation is key.

Time management is key, you know, showing up late is unacceptable. And know that you always want to follow up with value. So when you finish the interview process, when you finish everything, understand that if you if they're going to most likely give you a card or a contact number. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me if you can follow up and say if there's anything you need, or if you have something when you're taking notes with the questions that you asked the employer with, with the job opportunity, if there is like any late thoughts saying hey, I think I found a way to fix that current problem you're facing, is this something of an idea that you're looking for If it's something that came to mind, show up with value, it's not going to be obvious. But if you can show up after the interview, email or call them or contact them say, Hey, I remember writing down this note, and I came up with an idea.

Is this something that you've been working on? Would you think this would work? They say, yes. Okay, great, that may help you get the job. If they say no, but thank you very much for following up with that, that shows initiative that you're willing to go out of your way and do that. So that wraps it up for this section.

Make sure you be prepared. Make sure you always try to follow up with value whether it's email tax with a reference list with a portfolio anything, just take initiative, that that you are there for them as much as they are there for you. Thank you very much for tuning in. Let's go ahead and get into the next section.