Pitfalls to avoid during your job interview

The pandemic has put a lot of locals out of work, with unemployment numbers skyrocketting.

LOCALS OUT OF WORK.THE LATEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATESITS AT 14 PERCENTOR JULY,ACCORDING TO THE NEVADADEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT,TRAINING AND REHABILITATION.AS 13 ACTION NEWS WORKS TO HELPYOU REBOUND FROM THE PANDEMIC,WE WANT TO PUT EXTRA EMPHASISON JOBS.13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR TRICIAKEAN LOOKS AT THE PITFALLS YOUWANT TO AVOID DURING YOUR NEXTJOB INTERVIEW.MIGUEL DELARIVA ESPINO: I DODIGITAL MARKETING.IT'S AN AGENCY THAT HELPS AWHOLE BUNCH OF DIFFERENTINDUSTRIES.MIGUEL DELARIVA ESPINO RECENTLYSTARTED A NEW JOB.HE SAYS DURING AN EARLY PHONECALL ABOUT THE POSITION, HE HADTO ANSWER A LOT OF QUESTIONSBEFORE HE WAS ASKED TO GO INFOR AN INTERVIEW.MIGUEL DELARIVA ESPINO: RIGHTAWAY SHE PUT ME ON THE SPOT.SHE ASKED ME, IS THIS JOB TOOFAR AWAY FROM YOU?

THESE ARETHE ROLES, THE THINGS YOU'REGONNA BE DOING EVERY DAY.ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THAT?MIGUEL SAYS HE DID HISRESEARCH, SO WHEN THE TIMECAME, HE WAS PREPARED.MIGUEL DELARIVA ESPINO:BASICALLY WHEN I WENT INTO THEINTERVIEW, I FELT I WAS ONLEVEL WITH THE HIRING MANAGERS.I FELT REALLY CONFIDENT.JOB PLACEMENT EXPERTS SAY, BELIKE MIGUEL.SONIA PETKEWICH: YOU WANT TOBE VERY PRESENT IN THEINTERVIEW AND FOCUSED.SONIA PETKEWICH IS CEO ANDFOUNDER OF THE STAFFING ANDRECRUITING COMPANY, TAUREANCONSULTING.SHE SAYS THERE'S FOUR COMMONMISTAKES PEOPLE ARE MAKING WHENIT COMES TO INTERVIEWS.NUMBER ONE: THEY'RE NOTPRACTICING THEIR ANSWERS.SOA PETKEWICH: GO TO THEMIRROR.INTERVIEW YOURSELF.WHAT ARE MY STRENGTHS?

MYSTRENGTHS ARE THIS, MYWEAKNESSES ARE THIS.GET IT OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM.ANSWER AT THE LAST MINUTEEITHER.NUMBER TWO: IF YOU'RE NERVOUS,ACKNOWLEDGE IT.SONIA PETKEWICH: THEY WANT THEAUTHENTIC YOU.NERVOUS.

YNUMBER THREE: IF YOU'REINTERVIEW IS VIRTUAL, SETEVERYTHING UP AHEAD OF TIME.SHE SAYS ONE PARTICULAR JOBCANDIDATE RECENTLY LEARNED THATLESSON THE HARD WAY, WHEN THEYSTARTED HAVING LAST MINUTECONNECTION ISSUES.SONIA PETKEWICH: SO THEYSTARTED SAYING A BUNCH OFEXPLETIVES.THEY WERE FRUSTRATED WITHTHEMSELVES IN THE PROCESS, BUTDIDN'T REALIZE THE MICROPHONEWAS ON.SO THE MANAGER HEARS THAT.ALSO BE SURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE IFYOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS, LIKEYOU'RE DOG POSSIBLY BARKING.SONIA SAYS EMPLOYERSUNDERSTAND.SONIA PETKEWICH: I HAD SOMEONEWHO JUST SHUT OFF THE CAMERABECAUSE THEY WERE SOEMBARRASSED THAT THE DOG WASBARKING AND THE INTERVIEW JUSTWENT SIDEWAYS.IN THE END SONIA SAYS, BE SURETO DIAL IN AT LEAST FIVEMINUTES EARLY.YOU NEVER WANT TO KEEP THEEMPLOYER WAITING.FINALLY NUMBER FOUR: ALWAYS ASKQUESTIONS.SONIA PETKEWICH: THE INTERVIEWPROCESS ALWAYS ENDS WITHQUESTIONS.THAT'S WHERE I THINK SOME OFTHE MAGIC HAPPENS...I THINK PEOPLE MISS THAT ORTHEY SAY I DON'T HAVE ANYQUESTIONS AND THAT'S JUST,THAT'S NOT ENGAGING.THAT MEANS YOU'RE NOT ASINVESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT THEOPPORTUNITY AS THEY ARE INLEARNING ABOUT YOU.STUDENTS ARE PLAYING ANIMPORTANT FIRST RESPONDERS ROLEAS STUDENTS ARRIVE BACK ON SO