The next hour that you do a job interview may be the most important hour of your career, not because it's where you're going to do your best work,

but it's because that may be the hour that makes all other hours possible in your career.

So don't take it for granted, don't take it lightly,

put in the work it's worth it. If you are prepared, confidence will come to tell a

compelling, cohesive, concise story that really hits the mark requires practice.

That's Sam Owens. He's the founder of Sam's Career Talk where he coaches professionals to help them land their dream jobs.

He's also the author of the book, I hate job interviews. Stop stressing, start performing, get the job you want.

And today he's sharing some of his wisdom from that book.

You'll learn one, the biggest mistake people

making job interviews.

Two, how to craft your power answers to every question.

And three, the top do's and don't of salary negotiation. I'm Pete

McKitis this is how to be awesome at your job and now here's Sam.

Sam welcome.

Thanks for having me, Pete.

Well, tell us in your career experience, what is perhaps the most pervasive

misconception or mistake you see as people are doing job hunting interviewing things.

You know, for job interviews specifically, the most pervasive thing I see is that people somehow don't see the need to practice their job interviews.

They think, well, I either have it or I don't or I'm either I'm a good conversationalist, so I'll be fine or I'm not good at this stuff or whatever reason.

They don't think they need to practice, even though'll practice you know their golf swing two hours a day or something like that they won't practice and that's for just a hobby

they won't practice job interviews which is their livelihood for the next several years.

So that's by far the most pervasive thing I see is a failure to practice.

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