{"id":245,"date":"2013-02-04T16:02:22","date_gmt":"2013-02-04T16:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cjwalshblog.wordpress.com\/?p=245"},"modified":"2016-05-19T21:58:25","modified_gmt":"2016-05-19T21:58:25","slug":"make-the-connection-part-2-interviewing-like-a-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/executive-professional-mba\/2013\/02\/04\/make-the-connection-part-2-interviewing-like-a-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"Make The Connection:                                 Part 2 Interviewing Like A Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/executive-professional-mba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/02\/istock_000007772776small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/executive-professional-mba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/02\/istock_000007772776small.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"iStock_000007772776Small\" width=\"243\" height=\"161\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/courtneyjwalsh\" target=\"_blank\">Written by: Courtney Walsh<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0| \u00a0 \u00a0I recently helped an executive with a very special set of skills get an interview for &#8220;the perfect job.&#8221;\u00a0 I was excited for the candidate because she had exactly what the company was looking for&#8230;a hard-to-find set of skills and the &#8220;right&#8221; personality for the team.<\/p>\n<p>When I didn&#8217;t hear how the interview went, I called my connection and asked what happened.\u00a0 The response, &#8220;there just wasn&#8217;t a connection.&#8221;\u00a0 Such sad news!<\/p>\n<p>Once you have convinced a potential employer that you can do the job, it becomes about meshing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/georgebradt\/2011\/04\/27\/top-executive-recruiters-agree-there-are-only-three-key-job-interview-questions\/\">styles\/values\/personalities<\/a>.\u00a0 Usually that is what an interview is all about: are you going to love the job and can you get along. Especially at your level!<\/p>\n<p>Have you ever had an interview where you&#8217;ve done your research on the company, prepped your answers to all the behavioral connections and talked to past employees about the critical parts of the job&#8230;..only to have an interview that just didn&#8217;t go well?\u00a0 I think we all have.<\/p>\n<p>The key is to do all your research and then&#8230;..relax enough to show the real you! Show <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ks-_Mh1QhMc\">your confidence<\/a>,\u00a0enthusiasm, your willingness to listen, your strengths, and your sense of humor.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0In essence, connect with the people you&#8217;re meeting with.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/executive-professional-mba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/02\/istock_000011063367small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-268 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/executive-professional-mba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/02\/istock_000011063367small.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"iStock_000011063367Small\" width=\"240\" height=\"159\" \/><\/a>This takes practice but we both know you can do this.\u00a0 As you practice for your next great opportunity, use these<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theladders.com\/career-advice\/do-you-interview-like-a-pro\"> interviewing tips to focus on the right things<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Be the standout candidate because you connected!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by: Courtney Walsh\u00a0 \u00a0| \u00a0 \u00a0I recently helped an executive with a very special set of skills get an interview for &#8220;the perfect job.&#8221;\u00a0 I was excited for the candidate because she had exactly what the company was looking <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/executive-professional-mba\/2013\/02\/04\/make-the-connection-part-2-interviewing-like-a-pro\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Make The Connection:                                 Part 2 Interviewing Like A Pro<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":125,"featured_media":268,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4,7,9,10,11,14,15,16,19,22,23],"class_list":["post-245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-executive-professional-development","tag-career","tag-emba","tag-executives","tag-interviewing","tag-leader","tag-mba-buffalo","tag-mba-part-time","tag-performance","tag-professionals","tag-university-at-buffalo","tag-wny-mba"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/executive-professional-mba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/executive-professional-mba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/executive-professional-mba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/executive-professional-mba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/125"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/executive-professional-mba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/executive-professional-mba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":486,"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/executive-professional-mba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245\/revisions\/486"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/executive-professional-mba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/executive-professional-mba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/executive-professional-mba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/executive-professional-mba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}