Walk Out, Feel Great from Any Interview!

Writ­ing an effec­tive resume will give you a higher chance to an inter­view.  But that is focus­ing on the resume only.  That’s not enough to lay you the job you want.  What is actu­ally lack­ing is the extra human touch that you should be giv­ing to your employer.  We have ten more ways for you to help you get the job you want!  Fol­low them closely and we believed you will be rewarded with the career that you long been wait­ing for!

1. Under­stand and appre­ci­ate that the inter­viewer took out some of his pre­cious time to meet you for the inter­view – At the base­line, do not waste each other time.  Both of you want to get some­thing out of it!  Your employer is look­ing for a prospec­tive staff and you are look­ing for a prospec­tive employer.  So get down to business!
2. Be early – Most often said.  Be early.  Much early than your given time.  You need to fac­tor the trav­el­ing time and maybe any traf­fic jams and glitches along the way.  Remem­ber, both of your time is precious!
3. Wear appro­pri­ately but not over­dress – Don’t wear a tux for an inter­view.  Nor should you wear long pants with sneak­ers.  First impres­sion counts and your dress­ing will gen­er­al­ize your character.
4. Read up about the com­pany that you applied for – Do a last minute research about the com­pany.  Their indus­try, profit mar­gin, cost model, mar­kets.  This will show that you really care about the company!
5. Know the indus­try well relat­ing to the com­pany you applied for – Under­stand how the indus­try works.  Also find out about the chal­lenges for com­pa­nies that are oper­at­ing in the indus­try. This will aid in the dis­cus­sion dur­ing the interview.
6. Admit your lack of knowl­edge on the indus­try and com­pany – You may have read up about the indus­try and com­pany but of course you are not in it yet.  There­fore, admit hon­estly that you lack the in-depth knowl­edge of the indus­try and com­pany.  Hon­esty here works bet­ter than knowledge.
7. Think care­fully before you say any­thing – Always think care­fully before you respond to your inter­viewer ques­tions.  Your answers are being ana­lyzed by the inter­viewer about your integrity and character.
8. Be relaxed but not let down your guard – Even if the con­ver­sa­tion starts to tran­sit into a friendly talk, do not let down your guard.  When you are relaxed, you may have the ten­dency of say­ing things that are not sup­posed to be heard.
9. Give pos­i­tive ges­tures – Avoid the neg­a­tive pos­tures that illus­trates over defen­sive­ness.  Slouch­ing posi­tions should be avoided as well.  They are recruit­ing a pro­fes­sional, not a pizza boy.
10. Thank the inter­viewer for his time – At the end of the ses­sion, remem­ber to thank him for his pre­cious time again.

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