Job Interviews are daunting, mainly because there is so much riding on them and yet you have so little time to make the right impression. Being prepared and being in the right 'head space' are key to making them successful.
Here are some tips to help you through the process.
1. Know Your Audience
Interviews are not a one size fits all kind of affair. As with all aspects of going for an interview, you need to prepare. This includes not just knowing about the company, but also about your particular interviewer. Having some information about them will really help to put you at ease as well as help you to prepare your approach.
2.Forget about the fact that you really want them to hire you
This may sound odd, but often in life we are so focused on other people liking us, we forget to consider whether we even like them. Before you even get to the interview stage, really consider whether you want to work for this particular company.
There is no point in going to all the trouble of changing your career, only to find yourself working somewhere that doesn't fulfill you. Again.
3. Now Consider Why You Want to Work There
So, you've decided that this is definitely somewhere you want to work. Now you need to clarify why. You will definitely be asked, so be sure to have a coherent, intelligent answer. Base your reasons around how you can contribute to the company, and why you want to contribute to this particular company.
4. Be Confident, but not Overly So
It's important to appear confident, but no one likes a know-it-all, or a display of arrogance. Know what you are talking about, but ask questions too. Be careful about how you sit as well - it has been known to put interviewers right off to have someone sitting far too casually in front of them.
5. Be Polite to Everyone
Don't make the mistake of thinking your don't need to be polite to anyone except the person interviewing you. It is common practice for an interviewer to ask the receptionist or secretary for their opinion, as the will have seen you somewhat 'off guard'.
6. Build Rapport
Of course your qualifications, experience and suitability to the role are going to be taken into account, but if it comes down to you and someone else with a very similar credentials, you can bet it will come down to who they liked the most. So, be sure to work on building a good rapport during the interview. There are many techniques you can employ to do this - for instance, matching and mirroring the interviewer's posture, language and tone.
7. Don't use Abbreviations without Explaining them
This is just really annoying and can put someone off you straight away. If you use an abbreviation, explain straight afterwards what it means. If they already know, they will tell you, and if they don't they will appreciate your clarification.
8. Don't ask about Holidays and Sick Days
If all you focus on is when can you get out of work...well, it just doesn't give the right impression, does it?
9. Don't Complain about Previous Employers
No one likes to listen to someone complaining, and it certainly doesn't bode well in an interview. If you are willing to complain about your old job in a formal setting, you will probably do the same about your new job - that is how the interviewer will see it.
10. Dress Well
It's an obvious one, but really think it through. You need to be smart and clean, of course, and also don't show too much flesh. As well as that, don't forget about the conditions you are going to be in. If you're likely to get hot and sweaty, consider this in your choice of clothes and fabrics. Sweatiness will make you look unappealling as well as overly nervous.
Bebhinn O'Loingsigh is a Life Coach at Hightail Coaching Solutions. She works with professionals who feel unfulfilled, stuck in a rut, or burnt out and want to make some big life changes.
Whether you want to take a career break to get a fresh perspective, change your career, start your own business or completely overhaul your life, Bebhinn can coach you through the process and out the other side.
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