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Before a recent job interview in Dubai, Sultan did a lot of preparation work so that he’d make a good impression on the hiring managers. “I do not get nervous for interviews. I think of an interview as a conversation, just with more importance and with someone I have not met yet,” he says.
Friends and former colleagues have told Sultan that he’s an “ideas man,” and he wanted to make sure that came across during his meetings. To prepare, Sultan researched the job by reviewing the company’s social media channels and its careers site. He then brainstormed a list of “creative and innovative ideas” for the company to grow and enhance its employer brand to attract talent. Those were his talking points. His goal was to show that he was eager to “go above and beyond what was in the job description.”
Sultan also researched the interviewers and found that one of them was a graduate of his university. “I made a point to mention that at the beginning of the interview, and it broke the ice.”
Sultan also tried to engage his interviewers by asking them about their career paths and histories at the company. “This question lets them talk about themselves beyond your basic interview questions,” he says.
During the interview, Sultan made sure to bring up his list of ideas and recommended improvements. “To get my points across, I answered with a general answer to the question and a specific action example backed by data and numbers,” he says. “For instance, ‘At my last company, I increased website visits from Facebook by 100%.’”
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the text is mainly about Sultan's
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you can tell that Sultan is
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One of the interviewers was
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“This question lets them talk about themselves beyond your basic interview questions,” Sultan says.
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“I made a point to mention that at the beginning of the interview, and it broke the ice.”
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Sultan could perform well in his last company
