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Tip
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Be
relaxed and comfortable with yourself while facing an
Interview.
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Handling
Interviews
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Before Your Interview
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find out
everything you can about the company (read their annual report, which
can be obtained by telephoning them).
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Re-read
your CV, thinking through your own career and the questions they might
ask you based on the information you have provided. You should try to
anticipate the interviewer’s questions and prepare suitable answers.
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You should
also prepare some questions to ask the interviewer yourself.
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To Do Well at the Interview
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you will
need to convince the interviewer that you are technically qualified to do
the job.
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You will also
need to show that you are sufficiently motivated to get the job done
well and that you will fit in with the company's culture/organisational
structure and the team in which you will work.
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You should
dress smartly for the interview and should leave home earlier than you
need to on the day of the interview - you may be delayed by traffic or for
other reasons.
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Be
courteous to all employees of the company. At the interview itself you
must be positive about yourself and your abilities - but do not waffle.
Difficult
/ Fantasy Questions
If you cannot answer a question you might reply with "That's an
interesting question - how would you tackle it?"
Fantasy
questions can be very difficult to answer. For example you might be asked:
"What would you do if you won the National Lottery?" You should give the
answer, which in your opinion will give you the best chance of getting the
job.
Factors
that can Cost you the Job
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1. Being unprepared for the interview.
2. Poor/limp handshake.
3. Saying unfavourable things about previous employers.
4. Not being able to communicate clearly and effectively.
5. Being aggressive or acting in a superior way.
6. Making excuses for failings. |
Body Language
When you are being interviewed it is very important that you give out the
right signals. You should always look attentive - so do not slouch in your
chair. Never lie to anyone in an interview, your body language and tone of
voice or the words you use will probably give you away - classic body
language give-aways include scratching your nose and not looking directly
at the other person when you are speaking to them.
Afterthoughts
If you're not getting the job offers you desire then you need to look
carefully at your interview performance. You should try and get as much
feedback as possible from the people who have interviewed you. If you have
been unsuccessful in obtaining a job ring up the interviewer and ask them
where they think you fell down and how they think you could do better.
Once you have got feedback you can modify your interview technique and
hopefully do better at the next interview.
Contributing Author: Paul Bradley,
BSc, Cert. RP, MREC, Bradley CVs.
Interview-winning CV writing service by Bradley CVs
Alec's free advice on CVs, resumes, interviews & job hunting
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