Which branch of service so we can get more specific guidance?Can anyone give me advice, to share with my daughter, on how to prepare for the officer interview?
Which branch of service so we can get more specific guidance?Great question- Navy!
Can anyone give me advice, to share with my daughter, on how to prepare for the officer interview?
I remember in one of my communications classes they said somewhere like 90% of communication was non-verbal. Posture, eye contact, facial expressions, the way you move and speak.The greatest advice that's been given to me is body language. Body language is essential to an interview, it can make you seem confident and well prepared or scared and non-confident. Make sure to sit up straight, look the interviewer in the eyes when answering questions, and be cool. I wish your daughter good luck for her interview!
What I did is I just got a hair cut borrowed my dads suit and came up with some answers to general questions. Basically, if you dress nicer than average and really show you wanna be their by showing up a little early, looking them in the eyes, and have a good handshake itll put you ahead of a decent bunch. Furthermore, have some well thought out answers. For example, they will 100% ask "why do you want to serve" don't just say "to serve my country" because everybody says that. The hardest question for me was "why do you deserve the scholarship over others" reflect on that one because it took me by surprise. Good luck, dm me with any questions!Can anyone give me advice, to share with my daughter, on how to prepare for the officer interview?
Honestly, This is the funniest tip i have heard1. Turn your cellphone off
or,
2. Depending on which service you are interviewing for, set your ring tone to (a) Anchors Away (b) Off We Go Into the Wild Blue Yonder, (c) When the Caissons Go Rolling Along - and have a friend call you 10 minutes into the interview. However, under no circumstances use the insipid Coast Guard song Semper Paratus.
Well isn’t this adorableHonestly, This is the funniest tip i have heard
Solid advice- appreciate your time.What I did is I just got a hair cut borrowed my dad’s suit and came up with some answers to general questions. Basically, if you dress nicer than average and really show you wanna be their by showing up a little early, looking them in the eyes, and have a good handshake itll put you ahead of a decent bunch. Furthermore, have some well thought out answers. For example, they will 100% ask "why do you want to serve" don't just say "to serve my country" because everybody says that. The hardest question for me was "why do you deserve the scholarship over others" reflect on that one because it took me by surprise. Good luck, dm me with any questions!
This is great advice. Especially getting a interviewer the candidate doesn't know that well. The interviewer doesn't have to ask Navy specific questions. Just typical job interview questions will help to give the candidate some confidence in the interview.All great advice already mentioned.
I would also recommend doing practice interviews. Do it with a parent’s friend, guidance counselor, or someone who may be unfamiliar to the candidate. Do it in “dress rehearsal “. Then the candidate can become more comfortable in posture, body language, not saying “umm”, and wearing dress clothes that look and fit properly.
This will help get through the jitters of a first time nervous candidate interview.
Interviews are critical to the process….