Interview coaching is personally tailored training which helps you to improve your interview skills.
Some people use the terms interview coaching and interview training interchangeably. The main consideration is whether a training session provides general information which applies to everyone, or whether the content is tailored to provide only the information you require.
A training course is typically delivered to a group of people and provides general information which is relevant for every attendee. It provides an overview of many topics; you then need to decide which parts are relevant to you, and work out the specific steps you need to take to improve your interview skills. Most people only benefit from a small percentage of the training course content and because it provides an overview, it may not contain detailed information on the areas which you actually need.
Personally tailored interview skills coaching is a more efficient way of improving your interview skills because it identifies your development areas, and teaches you how to improve these areas. It only contains the information you require to improve your interview skills, whilst providing a clear plan of the steps needed to improve your interview skills. It helps you to prepare effectively by practising questions which are as similar as possible to the questions you will be asked during your interview, enabling you to refine your interview answers, improve your interview skills and build your confidence.
Improving your interview skills
In order to improve our skills and confidence in any area of our life, we need to:
- Understand what you’re aiming for. In order to deliver excellent interview answers and accurately rate your own interview performance, you need to have a clear understanding of what recruiters are looking for in your answers and what makes a good interview answer.
- Identify your development areas. Practising your interview skills helps you to understand how recruiters rate your current performance. It identifies your development areas, and provides you with constructive feedback.
- Learn strategies to help you improve. In order to improve your interview skills, I’ll teach you techniques to improve your development areas. As we all have different development areas, every coaching session is different.
- Practice your new skills to build your skills and confidence. Practice answering specific interview questions, whilst I provide honest, constructive feedback, guidance and support to refine your skills and improve your confidence.
Who does interview coaching help?
Interviewing skills coaching sessions can be tailored to improve your interview skills and confidence. Many people find interviewing for a new role daunting, especially if they haven’t had many recent interviews, are applying for a promotion, or have an interview lined up for a dream role. You may find interview coaching particularly beneficial if:
- You get extremely nervous before interviews, I can help you to improve your skills and confidence
- You’ve been for numerous interviews, but you haven’t received any offers. I can teach you how to overcome any areas which are holding you back.
- You know you need to improve your interview skills, but you’re not sure how to do this.
- You have particular questions which you are struggling with. Perhaps you were let go by a previous employer, you’re not sure to explain why you’re returning to employment after a period of self-employment, or you struggle to sell your strengths. I can help you to deliver convincing answers to the questions you’re hoping they won’t ask.
- You’ve got an interview for your dream job. I can help you to feel confident by practising the types of questions they’re likely to ask, and helping you to improve the delivery of your answers.
Interview coaching is one of the most efficient ways to improve your interview skills, as every session is tailored to help you to improve your interview skills.
Would you like to improve your interview skills and confidence? I provide interview skills help via interview coaching sessions, personally tailored to your needs. I offer a discounted interview skills package, or single sessions. Please contact me, and I’ll be pleased to discuss how I can plan a session to help you
