DKKD Staffing

• Phone Interviews: Make sure you are in a quiet location without any distractions and a good phone signal.
• Video and/or In-Person Interviews: Dress to impress.
  • Sharp business attire.
  • Well-groomed hair, clean attire, including shoes, nails (and teeth, etc. if you eat prior).
• Attitude:
  • Bring a smile, positive, upbeat, proactive attitude.
  • Show the client you are excited to interview, and interested in the company and job you are interviewing for.
  • Be the person they want to work with.
• Awkward Silence:
  • If there is dead air in the beginning or you have a chance in the beginning, indicate how excited you are to interview for the position and a brief statement why (ie. I am excited to interview with (insert Company Name) because ____.
  • You can talk about what you know about the job, the company, your background and their needs).
  • If you are nervous, indicate you hope you will be able to do your best to answer.
• Research:
  • Study about the company, the person and/or people you are interviewing with.
  • Know the job requirements of the job you are interviewing for.
  • Show your interest in what they do.
  • Try to mention something they recently did.
  • Ask a lot of questions about the role in the past, how it’s developed, adapted and future plans.
  • If this is a replacement role, ask what they liked about the previous person and what could have been done better.
• Your Skills:
  • Be open and honest about what you do and don’t know and don’t bother trying to guess unless you ask if it’s ok if you guess.
  • Be clear what you know, have taught yourself and capable of researching/learning to adapt to their needs.
  • If there is something you don’t know how to answer, ask if you may research the correct answer after the interview.
• Presentation:
  • Answer with concise, articulate answers.
  • No rambling.
  • Ask if they would like elaboration.
  • Match the interviewers speed of speaking if you can.
  • Remember to be personable and engaging.
  • If you have technical presentations, have them ready on computer screen and/or tablet to show your preparation.
• Past Unfavorable Experience:
  • Never talk negatively about prior employers and coworkers.
  • Instead talk about what you possibly learned from it if you are asked.
• Try to Have Fun: Most of all, try to enjoy the interview and establish a rapport, because you are interviewing them also.

Leverage these tips for your resume

• Top of Resume
  
  • Never put your full address for security purposes.
  • Only put Name, City, State, Zip, Linked In, Email and Phone #.
  • If you are willing to relocate, state so and where.
•  Summary and/or Objective
  
  • Always change your Summary and/or Objective at the top of the resume to be applicable to the specific requirements of job you are applying to.
  • You have just seconds to grab the attention of the person or systems scanning your resume.
  • Use some of their verbiage if it makes sense.
  • Use quantifiable years of experience with certain skill sets, industries, etc.
  • Mention any acknowledgments, cost savings and future education.
•  Assume there are 100’s of people applying for the same roles
  
  • Make yourself stand out.
  • Summarize your years of applicable skills, industry experience, and goals specific to the actual job requirements you are applying for.
  • Pay attention to Must Have and Preferred requirements and address those.
  • Show accomplishments; a summary of years of experience and industries, money saved at a company.
  • Indicate your technology experience applicable to the job you are applying to.
• Number of pages
  
  • 2 pages is standard.
  • No more than 4 if you are an executive with many years of experience. Show you can present information at a high-level and offer more details if requested.
  • You can offer a more detailed, extensive resume.
• Personal Info
  
  • Include hobbies and volunteer work at the bottom. They can show your diversity and especially if you are applying for tech roles and play with tech at home, managers love that.
  • Gives an opportunity for personal conversation if the interviewer has similar interests.
• Automatic Tracking Systems
  
  • We advise to not put photos or too many graphics on a resume as they can skew the scanning ability of resume for many ATS systems.