Job Interview Skills Tips
Job Interview Skills Tips Be honest and be yourself. Dishonesty gets discovered and is grounds for withdrawing job offers and for firing. You want a good match between yourself and your employer. If you get hired by acting like someone other than yourself, you and your employer will both be unhappy. Do expect to be treated appropriately. If you believe you were treated inappropriately or asked questions that were inappropriate or made you uncomfortable, discuss this with a Career Services advisor or the director.Prepare, prepare, prepare! Find out as much as you can about the program and prepare some insightful questions to ask in the interview that will differentiate you from the other candidates. Prepare good answers to standard interview questions such as "Why should we employ you?". Prepare for possible behavioral questions that explore relevant competencies for this job such as initiative and judgment.Have an interview portfolio ready that contains employment references and appropriate work samples.
Interview Secrets Click here What to wear. I was a human resources manager before I became a stay at home mommy, so I have interviewed MANY teenagers. Wear your dress pants and long sleeved shirt, if thats all you have. NO jeans, no capris, no tees of any kind. Hopefully the interview will be conducted inside in air conditioning. If need be, wear a tank top underneath while driving to the interview, and put the dress shirt on in the car if you want to be fresh and not too hot. Otherwise, try borrowing a short sleeved, button up and higher necked blouse from a friend or family member and wear with your dress pants. I have interviewed many people who were not dressed appropriately, and was very distracted by it. First impressions are everything.
Body language. Smiling will send good messages to the interviewer. Don"t smile too big or too much b/c that"s just plain cheesy & he or she will think you"re fake. Nodding a lot shows agreement & understanding. Sit up tall, feel on the ground, shoulders back and hands folded on the table in front of you. Make sure your clothes fit well & your hair is done nicely & out of your face. You don"t want to be making any adjustments or seem distracted by your own clothing/hair decisions.
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