18 Tips to Handle
Any Job Interview Successfully
No matter which career
path you want to choose below are the best tips to help you land your dream
job.
1. Always do your homework well before walking into an interview.
Make sure you have complete knowledge about the company and the role.
2. Know yourself. Remember first impression is the last
impression. Demonstrate your capabilities and qualities and how well you can
serve them. Don’t be overconfident and aggressive.
3. You should know your competency
and transferable skills. Competency skills are the skills
matching your job profile and transferable skills which you acquired through
other jobs, personal activities.
4. Social networking sites like Facebook, Orkut, Linkedin can
be used for work opportunities and conversing with other people improving your
interpersonal skills.
5. Be clear about what
you want to achieve in
life and about your career objective. It will keep you focused. You don’t have
to do anything for the heck of it.
6. Your CV is vital for a
successful interview. Never bluff, include all your skills and experience to
give you a competitive edge.
7. Prepare well for an interview. You can
make notes of interview questions which are most likely to be asked. Practice
your answers.This will boost your confidence.
8. Work on your communication skills. Remember having a good technical
knowledge without effective interpersonal skills will not take you anywhere. Be
expressive and a good conversationalist. Dazzle the interviewers with eloquent
speech.
9. Make sure you can support
your strengths by giving examples. You can prepare before but
don’t falter while talking. It will not create a good impression.
10. When asked about your weaknesses
acknowledge them. If you are not able to describe, it signifies
that you lack self awareness. You can’t be perfect in everything.
11. Always be presentable while dressing for the interview. Your
attire should be according to the role, culture and yourself. Please no tacky
and brash clothing and accessories. You don’t need to be glammed up.
12. Spend time on personal grooming. This will keep you
calm. You don’t have to present yourself as a person full of nervous energy and
fidgets.
13. On the D day, relax. Be
comfortable and
wear a smile. And Voila! You will definitely crack the interview.
14. Your body
language is very
important. Your facial expressions, hand movements, posture, voice and pace
should send the same message.
15. Don’t forget to make an eye contact. Your voice should be
enthusiastic and do not stammer. Lack of enthusiasm will put off the
interviewers.
16. Keep all your documents
well organized in a folder. Also be on time, preferably 15
minutes before so you get time to settle down and calm your nerves.
17. Interview manners are very important. Bad
manners will definitely be a turn off. Don’t bang the door, shake handily
firmly, ask if you can take a seat, sit up straight and do not slouch.
18. When asked about remuneration. You don’t have to be blunt. Instead you
can say that you expect a fair raise in terms of qualifications and experience
proportionate with peers.
Now that you have some good interview tips. Be confident, gear up and don’t let yourself down. Remember this is not the end of life if you don’t get through to the process. It’s just an interview. Good Luck!
Now that you have some good interview tips. Be confident, gear up and don’t let yourself down. Remember this is not the end of life if you don’t get through to the process. It’s just an interview. Good Luck!
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