Here is a checklist of Do’s and Don’t for your next job interview.
- Do wear suitable interview clothes.
- Do take copies of your CV/Resume with you.
- Do arrive on time for your job interview.
- Do fill in any job applications handed before the interview begins.
- Do fill in the job applications as accurately as possible
- Do make sure the job application matches the information in your Cv/Resume and Cover Letter.
- Do greet the interviewer by his/her last name and try to pronounce it correctly.
- Do have a good firm handshake.
- Do look alert and interested. Scan the room once and then keep your eyes on the interviewer.
- Do wait until you are offered a chair before you sit down.
- Do stress your achievements.
- Do conduct yourself professionally and if something beyond your control occurs, such as spilling your coffee show a sense of humor.
- Do be enthusiastic and show it in your replies and body language.
- Do answer the interview question by more than a simple yes or no.
- Do not take over 60 seconds to answer a question. If you have more to say, ask if you should give more details, by saying, “Do you need or want more details?”
- Do not smoke, chew gum, or eat garlic beforehand.
- Do not complain about your current or former employer in your job interview.
- Do not answer questions about politics or religion if the job is completely unrelated.
- Do not raise salary discussions on your first interview – this is usually done on the second interview. Make sure you do your wage research before hand. Check out my articles on negotiating salaries.
Your answer to the initial opening statements in the job interview are important, these are called “ice breakers”.
Some times the interviewer will ask whether you had difficulty finding the company premises. Your answer should be brief and polite. The interviewer is merely being polite – if you had problems in finding the premises he/she doesn’t need to know that.
Do use replies such as
- I’m fine thank you, and you?
- I’m very well, thank you.
Do not use replies like these as they express a careless attitude
- So, so
- OK
- Not so well
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This job hunting post was adapted from content provided to by my good friends Kevin Donlin and David Perry, co-creators of the Guerrilla Job Search System.
Kevin and David have been interviewed by New York Times, Fortune magazine, and the Christian Science Monitor about their method to finding a job.
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