How Managers Can Become Leaders

Nail the interview

How can you nail the interview and get the job? You may say, “It’s not as easy as it sounds”. You are not alone, as many fear interviews, and this is common at every level of management, especially for people who stay in the role for a long time and have not interviewed in many years.

Now, many businesses and corporations use the SAR (situation, action and result) interview format. I am sure you are familiar with it, it is a behavioral interview where you need to describe a situation, what action you took, and the final result. It is based on real-life scenarios that you need to come up with, and depending on the company, it can be anywhere from 5 to 10 scenarios.

Some things that helped me, for your consideration:

1) Be observant while you work, especially when you come across a good scenario, and jot it down so you do not forget it.

2) Set up a scenario book where you journal and have different types of scenarios.

3) Stay organized and update your scenario book often, for example, when you solved problems, or when you went above and beyond for a customer, you developed a team member, or learned a new skill.

4) Keep practicing, this will deter your fear of interviews and enable you to apply for a job when it is available.

The key is to make this task a priority for your development and calendar it into your everyday life.

Update your resume

Keep your resume updated. Ask your leader to help you, take a resume writing course, a friend or a reputable company to help you with updating it. Also, keep your resume in front of your scenario book and update your accomplishments as you received them, so that you stay current.

Written by: Zana Kenjar

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