Ace Your Interview: First Impressions & Future Visions
Making a Great First Impression in a Job Interview
During a job interview, the recruiter will form an opinion about you in the first 5 minutes. So, it’s crucial to make a good impression very quickly. In those first few minutes, the interviewer will assess who you are and whether you fit into the project. What should you do to make a good impression and fit within the company’s project? How do you prepare what is called in business jargon the ‘Elevator Pitch’?
First of all, you have to go to the interview prepared with a speech, knowledge of the company, and a specific CV tailored to the offer. Rehearsing a speech where you can explain who you are and what you need can be a great help. It’s about getting the attention of the interviewer.
It’s imperative to transmit passion. No one hires a boring person who doesn’t know how to convey enthusiasm. You must try to captivate and generate curiosity.
It’s important to research the company. One of the most common mistakes is not knowing who you will work for or what values or principles the company holds. Therefore, it’s necessary to know who the owners are, how the company was founded, and what services it offers.
Dressing appropriately for the occasion is also key. A job interview is a formal, business event, and therefore one must dress properly for that event.
You have to show enthusiasm for the new job and a desire to start as soon as possible. Be confident and calm. Remember, it’s a job interview, not a police interrogation.
In addition, you should avoid speaking badly about your old job or boss.
In conclusion, trust and a positive attitude are the best complements to a good presentation. You have to show yourself as you are and have the confidence and conviction that the job will be yours.
Future Visions: Optimism vs. Pessimism
Have you ever thought about what it would be like to live in the 22nd century? Whatever you think, you’re either going to be an optimist or a pessimist. Maybe you’ve read a lot of science fiction and you think we will have mastered time travel through wormholes. Or maybe you have been reading the newspapers and think that the future will be a dark, foreboding place full of military drones and warfare.
The Optimistic View
Optimists always think that the future is going to be so bright that sunglasses will be permanently needed. Technology will save us, and we will be living a life of luxury. Office work will be a thing of the past, and we will lie around in the sun eating grapes and chatting over cocktails while a robot cleans up around us.
The Pessimistic View
Pessimists, on the other hand, think that we will be buried under a mountain of misery. That same technology that optimists think will give us a life of luxury will suppress and enslave us in untold horrors. “Hal” from “2001: A Space Odyssey” will be monitoring our every move and pushing us into an increasingly darker vision of life.
The Unpredictable Future
Everybody knows that the future is hard to predict. Think about this: has anyone thought that Hal, bored by our company and our ever-increasing neurotic demands, may leave us to our own devices? Then there will be no one to serve us cocktails and, at the same time, no one to enslave us.
What on Earth will we do then?