The trick of remembering names
We all admit we are bad at it, but the truth is, people like it when you remember their names, and can sometimes make a big difference in a potential employer's impression of you.
This is especially important for job interviews. I have written previously about the importance of writing a well structured, well presented resume because it is the employer's first impression of you. When the employer calls you for an interview , it should be treated as 'proof' to them that their impression was right.
Read my article on - How to write an effective resume
When you are eventually called, you want to make sure that first face to face meeting go as smoothly as it can, and you want to make them like you.
So, one way to doing so, is to make sure you know their names.
It is likely that an officer from the HR department will notify you of the interview. At this point, you should ask who would be on the interview panel.
As part of preparing for the interview, memorise the names and their titles if given, so that when you are eventually introduced, you are more likely to remember it on a later day.
One of the tricks I learned as a sales consultant, was that you always repeat the name back to the person who introduces themselves to you. Our mind is more likely to remember something when you repeat something out loud.
And it could work naturally, like this:
Interviewers: "Good morning. I am Geoff and this is John."
You: "Good morning Geoff" (shake Geoff's hand) "Good morning John" (shake John's hand)
Then, when you depart, you repeat the names and thank them for seeing you:
You: "Thank you Geoff (shake Geoff's hand) and thank you John (shake John's hand)"
Now that you've repeated their names out loud twice, you have created an impression of politeness, and have proved that you can represent the company is a professional manner, hence adding that extra credibility, on top of the skills and education listed in your resume, to increase the possibility of you getting the job.
Good luck!
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This is especially important for job interviews. I have written previously about the importance of writing a well structured, well presented resume because it is the employer's first impression of you. When the employer calls you for an interview , it should be treated as 'proof' to them that their impression was right.
Read my article on - How to write an effective resume
When you are eventually called, you want to make sure that first face to face meeting go as smoothly as it can, and you want to make them like you.
So, one way to doing so, is to make sure you know their names.
It is likely that an officer from the HR department will notify you of the interview. At this point, you should ask who would be on the interview panel.
As part of preparing for the interview, memorise the names and their titles if given, so that when you are eventually introduced, you are more likely to remember it on a later day.
One of the tricks I learned as a sales consultant, was that you always repeat the name back to the person who introduces themselves to you. Our mind is more likely to remember something when you repeat something out loud.
And it could work naturally, like this:
Interviewers: "Good morning. I am Geoff and this is John."
You: "Good morning Geoff" (shake Geoff's hand) "Good morning John" (shake John's hand)
Then, when you depart, you repeat the names and thank them for seeing you:
You: "Thank you Geoff (shake Geoff's hand) and thank you John (shake John's hand)"
Now that you've repeated their names out loud twice, you have created an impression of politeness, and have proved that you can represent the company is a professional manner, hence adding that extra credibility, on top of the skills and education listed in your resume, to increase the possibility of you getting the job.
Good luck!
