Tips for a Successful Interview by Goldman Sachs

It is always wise to be thoroughly prepared in order to have a successful interview, especially for an important position in an organization. In order to ensure that candidates know the areas that they duly need to focus on in an interview, the video by Goldman Sachs provides a look inside what recruiters expect from a candidate while they face that much-dreaded interview panel on D-Day.

To begin with, Marianna asserts that a successful interview is just skin to a skill that can be developed with due diligence and patience. The two key areas that she asks candidates to be proficient in are in questions related to situations and the behavior projected in those scenarios even as she highlights the importance of soft skills alongside one’s technical acumen. While Aron encourages candidates to be candid and to mention the variegated experiences that they have had along with relevant instances for a successful interview, Erin asks them to be well-informed about the company and the role to come across as confident. Emphasizing the fact that practice is the key for acing such interviews, she asks aspirants to rehearse in front of the mirror so as to pay due regard to their gestures, posture, and the overall conduct that they must adopt in course of the interaction. Alongside, she also reminds that the skill of being an active listener is also imperative to come across as a promising candidate.

In the concluding section, Marianne discloses the significance of thank-you notes, post the interview, that candidates must utilize properly. This can act as a sort of channel to rectify and to provide better answers to all that was asked and discussed in an interview. Keeping these pointers in mind is bound to ensure that the performance of candidates improves in interviews, thereby furthering their chances of success in the days to come.