Say what needs to said. That's the easy answer. Many job applicants often leave out critical information regarding their past experience, their present job duties, and their education and training. This can often be ascribed to a lack of preparation for the job interview. When unprepared for a job interview, a candidate will place much of their mental effort on finding the proper words to say in response to interview questions, as opposed to presenting well prepared and previously thought out responses at the right moment.
There are many instances in life when we'll wish that we spoke exactly what we wanted to or needed to say. Don't let a job interview be one of those moments. A nice recommendation would be to check out the top 20 or 25 job interview questions. They can be obtained on several websites. Create comprehensive replies for each of those questions. You don't need to memorize your responses word for word, but it is crucial that you recall exactly what ideas that you want to make when you're asked a particular topic.
Like job seekers, hiring officials want to be prepared for job interviews. Depending on the firm, recruiting authorities may be given a prepared list of interview questions, or they may need to select relevant questions themselves. Whatever the case may be, most interviewers don't have a need or want to reinvent the wheel. The interview questions that they ask are generally widely requested questions.
Also, if you prepare strong responses for the top 20 or so job interview questions, those responses can be adjusted to meet many other questions that may be asked. Good job interview preparation will help you to restructure and apply the points that you wish express to match variations of interview questions.
Be sure to study whether or not there may be many job specific questions at your interview. For example, a person interviewing for a position as a computer programmer may be questioned about her biggest talents or flaws, which would be one of the most asked interview questions. But, the candidate should also expect questions that will be particular to her skill set, which in this case may be questions about web based programming, client side or server side languages, catching errors, programming architecture, data validation procedures, etc. The degree of position specific questions will vary dependent on an employer's demand for a candidate with a certain set of talents and their ability to use them (electrician, engineer, salesman, manager, etc) (electrician, engineer, salesman, manager, etc).
Don't wonder what to say at a job interview. If you prepare properly ahead of time, your replies will be complete, and appropriate. Remember, not every applicant will prepare. Knowing what you want to say at a job interview will separate you from the crowd.