Your job interview doesn't have to be nerve-racking. With just a little planning, you'll step into it looking natural and confident! Here are some of the tips that will be useful for your upcoming interview.
Dress to Suit
Depending on the job that you are going for, you have to first decide to dress up or down for it. Here's a good and useful rule to follow: Dress one notch above what you would normally wear on a typical working day.
Keep Your Foot Out of Your Mouth
You just have to know to speak appropriately. This is importantly as you want to show your employer that you are the perfect candidate for the job. Here's a basic list of do's and don'ts:
- Remember to smile when you first meet your interviewer! This is important as it creates a good impression that will stick in the employer's mind throughout the meeting and after.
- Be sure to bring along a few copies of your resume, list of references, a pen, and notebook to your interview.
- Don't overdress yourself. This would mean wearing tons of earrings and jewelry, gobs of makeup or putting on an entire bottle of scent.
- Make a firm impression by offering the interviewer a confident handshake when you first meet him.
- Give him the interviewer a sense that you you're attentive, interested and personable by making appropriate eye contact with him when he's speaking and vice versa.
- Use positive body language and don't appear to be scared. Since good posture counts, don't even slouch, cross your arms, clench your fists, twirl your hair or clutch your back.
- Don't chew on gum when you are in an interview!
- Be truthful, even if it means admitting that you don't know something as a lie could land you in a lot of trouble.
- Do your best from the start of the interview to the end of it.
Q & A
This is bound to happen when you are in an interview. Mr employer is definitely going to ask you some questions! The questions that he will ask may not be difficult, but give some thought ahead of time as to how you are going to present yourself. Here are some examples of the frequently asked interview questions:
- Why do you want this job?
- Do you have any experience doing this sort of work?
- What motivates you to do well?
- What school or extracurricular project are you proud of?
- How would you handle conflict? Give me an example.
- Tell me about your work habits.
- What are your after graduate plans?
- What would you do if you saw someone stealing?
- What would you do if your friends requested for free things?
- Besides money, what do you think you will gain from working here?
With all these tips above, I bet that you are going to ace your interview! Be sure to follow what you are told and avoid things that you shouldn't do. Good luck!
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