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Ten Ways to Get Ready for Your Next Interview
Like preparing a great meal, interviewing requires
preparation. Get good ingredients and give yourself time. Prepare
the food on the plate to make the meal attractive. All of these
go into a great meal. Taking the time to prepare for an interview
will give you a huge leg up on your completion.
1. Schedule interviews at times that work for your metabolism. Are
you a morning person? Why would you accept a 6PM interview? If you
are a person who functions best in the afternoon, try not to accept
early morning appointments. If you are a person who needs to be
conscious of their blood sugar, try to schedule your appointments
at times when you are at your peak. If forced to accept one of your
less ideal times, have a quick bite prior to the interview to avoid
"fading." Avoid overeating.
2. Give yourself extra time to get to their offices. There are few
things worse than getting to an interview late.
3. Arrive at the office building 7-10 minutes early. If it is summer,
you want to wait in the lobby to cool off; no one likes shaking
sweaty hands. If its winter, warm up; you don't want someone's early
impressions of you formed by shaking a cold hand. Take a few minutes
in the lobby to get focused on what you will say. Allow a few minutes
to get through building security so that you actually arrive at
your interview on time and ready to go.
4. Properly introduce yourself to everyone you meet by saying. "My
name is __________ and I have a 1:30 interview with ________________."
5. If you are asked if they can hang your coat, accept the offer;
if offered a beverage, accept a beverage. You don't have to drink
coffee or tea. Soda, bottled water or water is fine. Thank whoever
helps you. Declining the offer may be rude in some cultures.
6. Take your seat in order to face the greatest number of entry
points into the room so tat you can see someone approaching you.
Being startled is not a good way to start a meeting.
7. If you are given an application, complete it and complete it
accurately and neatly. Do not attach your resume and write, "See
attached resume." An application is a legal document and failure
to complete it accurately can be grounds for termination.
8. If you are not sure about the month you started a job or your
exact salary, write "approx" (for the word approximately) next to
the item. If asked, indicate you are not absolutely certain of the
exact month and don't wish to deceive anyone. Obviously, if you
can ascertain your salary or starting date prior to interviewing,
do so; for some people, the date or salary may be so far in the
past to make it impossible to determine.
9. Write legibly (or as legibly as you can). This may be the twelfth
application you've completed, but it is the first of yours that
they've seen. In many professions, sloppiness is seen as a flaw.
10. When you hear your name announced, stand, and smile, shake the
hand of your interviewer and immediately size them up as a person.
Are they smart (or not). Aggressive (or not). If you were meeting
this person socially, I'm sure your instincts would be right. Unfortunately,
because people think interviews are important, they think they have
to feel the interviewer out. Doing that is a mistake. Hard and fast
impressions of you will be formed during the next ten minutes that
will be difficult to change. If you tend to be right in social situations
about the people you meet, trust your instincts in professional
ones, too.
Using these ten steps as a check list will get you started well
than your competition. What you do after that is up to you. Good
luck.
By: Muhammad Sadiq Javed - Sameers
http://www.constructionjobsnet.co.uk
Construction Jobs Network - The easiest way to find your next UK
construction job.
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