Wednesday, March 26, 2014

By George Dodson


A lot of us these days grab any job opportunity that befall them. It's a way to make a little extra money to buy a few things that we want. At that stage of our life, most of us are not self-supporting. We are probably still living with our parents.

There comes a time when we go for the big job, and one that requires a resume and an interview. You've submitted the resume, you impress someone, and now you have an interview. With the interview set, can you make guarantee a successful and effective interview?

Your dress is practically the first thing that any employer would see in an interview. Most jobs dictate that you wear a suit and tie when you're being interviewed. There are other jobs, such as construction jobs, where you want to dress neatly and not necessarily wear a suit.

If you going to wear a suit, make sure that it fits properly. Always match a good tie with your suit. First impressions are important, and especially in a job interview. You want to look your best.

As soon as you have the suit part worked out, it is time to focus your attention on the company you're applying a job to. You can never have enough research in this regard. Just as everything else, you will need to know as much as you can before a company before getting in. What are the goals of the company? What is the brand? What do they produce? Likewise, you should also be aware of any logos or slogans that they have. You should also know the most important persons in the company such as its president, founder, hiring manager and others.

Doing this means you are comfortable with the people in the organization they're about to ask you questions. You can include some of the information that you learned in the answers to some of the questions they may ask.

Since its about an interview, you will need to anticipate the interview questions. Among those questions that you should expect would be the question - why do you want to work in this company? You should already figure out a good answer for this specific question and add a bit of info about the company in it. Another question that can pop out in an interview would be your strengths as well as your weaknesses. Sometimes, interviewers ask these things to get your personal reaction or emotional response to such question. Thus, you should always be relaxed and be prepared for it. Think about you would say. Emphasize some deficiencies that most people have, so it doesn't draw that much attention to you.

Job experiences are also something that interviewers ask from their candidates. If you don't have other work related to the job then you can simply talk about your skills and how it would benefit the position you are trying to take. Don't volunteer any negative information. Always be honest and try not to speak until spoken to.

As soon as the interview finishes, be sure to thank your interviewer for his or her time. In a couple of days, contact that person again and thank them for spending their time with you. The good attitude towards your interviewer will leave you with greater chances of being hired in the future.




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