Interviewing Tips Outline
Be prepared
- Research and understand yourself (the best answer, not the first answer)
- Be prepared to talk about everything on your resume
- Do a mock interview
- Understand the industry, company and job
Differentiate yourself from the rest of the candidates
- Through stories and accomplishments
- Bullet-point the answers to the questions, dig into the back of your mind
First impressions
- Dress professionally and appropriately
- Travel light
- Be on-time!
- Bring extra copies of your resumes, paper, pen and handkerchief
N.B. most interviewers make their mind up within the first three minutes of the interview
- Good eye contact
- Warm smile
- Firm hand shake
- Good posture
- Relaxed and confident
Enthusiasm and focus
- Focus on the positive
- Think before you speak
- Know what you want to get across and then do it. Memorize points, not passages. It makes your answer linear and you know how and when to end. The inability to end an answer can be fatal.
- maintain a sense of humor
Don’t Forget to
- Turn off your cell phone
- Turn the interview into a conversation
- Get across your main points before you leave the room
- Write out questions you want to ask in advance
- Don’t forget thank you notes