When You Get To Your Job Interview

When you arrive at your interview:

When you arrive at your interview ensure you present yourself well to your potential employer. This covers the simple things like ironing your clothes, polishing your shoes, comb your hair. If your feeling good about how you look, that presents itself to those around you. When you meet your interviewers:
  • Attempt to be relaxed when you go for an interview, if you behave in a polite relaxed manner people have a tendency to be comfortable around you.
  • When you initially meet your potential employer make certain you smile and maintain a positive outlook throughout your interview.
  • Try to shake hands firmly, but don’t try to crush their hand or give a weak handshake that feels like some sort of wet cloth.
  • Resist crossing your arms and legs, as this is a sign that you are feeling defensive.
  • Ensure you talk clearly, don’t cover your mouth with your hand, chew gum or talk to loudly or quietly.
  • Give all of the people at the interview, good eye contact.
  • When sat down be attentive leaning slightly forward and upright.
  • At the end of the interview, ask the interviewer how long you should expect to wait to get an answer from them.
The interview is finished, now what?

Ensure you think about how the interview went, write down anything you feel didn’t work, so you can look back, if you have to. Keep searching for, and applying to, jobs that you want, so that you don’t waste time, waiting for a answer from the first company. If you don’t get the job, look at how you were in the interview, but don’t take it personally there are lots of jobs out their and you will find the best job for you. Keep trying and don’t loose heart.

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   By David Harland
Published: 6/7/2008
 
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