If you have an looming interview, these top tips will help you prepare stronger
- Think, a job interview is not an viva voce exam. This is your opportunity to discover about the department as well as their chance to discover about yourself. Providing queries won’t only assist you resolve if you desire the job if they propose it to you, it also proves that you are really interested in the business.
- Take the time to do some research about the business”check their web site for their mission, leaders, etc. Youll be able to ask informed queries and show that youve done your homework.
- Ensure you are at your best for the interview. Get a good nights sleep but Dont sleep too late, and eat a good breakfast and (if your interview is in the afternoon) lunch. Then brush your teeth.
- Keep in mind the importance of a first impression. Make sure youre groomed suitably.
- Get there ten to fifteen minutes ahead of time. Do not turn up half an hour in advance, but Dont come racing in at the last minute. And coming in late is the kiss of death for any interview”if youre two minutes late for one important meeting, how does the interviewer know you wont be fifteen minutes late to work every day?
- Bring an extra copy of your resume, and your references. Find something neat to carry them in (Dont carry your backpack!).
- Use your foremost business manners”give a firm handshake and wait to be asked to take a seat. Once youre seated, sit up straight and Dont fidget or wiggle (if you have an opportunity, a Mock or Practice Interview could be a lot of help). AVOID: scratching, pulling up your socks or hose, adjusting any part of your clothing (do that before you come in), touching your face or mouth, playing with your hair or anything remotely like that.
- Make lots of eye contact to communicate honesty and confidence”but remember its not a staring contest.
- Exude professionalism. Pay attention to the interviewer, be self-confident (if you Dont toot your own horn, theres no brass section behind you to fill in), polite, and articulate.
- Follow up is critical. Send a thank you note to the interviewer by a means befitting to the job (if its computer-centered, e-mail may be acceptable; for other kinds of job, go with presentable stationary or notelets).
