Tips for successful interviews.
1. Prepare for your interview
- Allow plenty of time to get to your appointment.
- Know the exact place and time of the meeting, and the proper pronunciation of the interviewer's full name.
- Research the company thoroughly.
- Look your best! Wear conservative professional attire.
- Prepare the night before and get plenty of rest.
- Be confident, and arrive with extra copies of your resume and references.
2. Interview Do’s
- Arrive on time (or ten minutes early).
- Greet your interviewer with Mr./Ms. and their last name, and have a firm handshake.
- Fill out the application neatly and fully.
- Posture is important; sit upright and look the interviewer in the eye at all times.
- Focus on your skills and background that relate to the position.
- Be truthful.
3. Interview Don'ts
- Always explain your answers fully; never answer "yes" or "no."
- Sell yourself; don't let your resume sell you.
- Don't over-elaborate your responses to questions.
- Never make negative remarks about your current or past employers.
- Don't inquire about salary, benefits, vacation, or other benefits unless you are confident the employer is seriously interested in hiring you.
5. Be prepared to answer difficult questions such as
- What interests you about our company or this role?
- How would you describe your recent job performance?
- Tell me about your greatest accomplishment and challenge.
- Tell me about your strengths and weaknesses.
- Tell me about your most difficult boss, and how you handled it.
- Where do you see yourself in the next ten years?
4. Wrapping up
- Reiterate your interest in the job and the company by asking about the next step in the process.
- Always remain upbeat, professional, and poised; a positive attitude goes a long way.
