| Job interviews, among other things that involve selling | | | | Coming for a job interview in your best suit and in your |
| yourself and your skills, still tend to be challenging even | | | | best professional look allow you to represent the |
| if it's something that you have done several times with | | | | years of experience that you carry and the |
| different potential employers. It is always a | | | | competency that you have gained in your field of |
| make-or-break thing and that one chance to make a | | | | expertise. Remember, clothes have a way to |
| good impression of yourself should really make you | | | | transform a certain look - the one that you want. Take |
| confident enough to say to yourself "That was my | | | | advantage of it. If you're a man and you think that you |
| best shot." | | | | have to wear a silk tie to go with your equally elegant |
| Preparing for a job interview can be quite a task. | | | | shirt, then by all means do it. If you're a woman and |
| Sometimes, if you think about it, it takes several hours | | | | you think that your pair of pearl earrings would match |
| to prepare for a job interview that will last for only 30 | | | | your suit and accentuate your features while still |
| minutes. What's important though is that you make | | | | maintaining an elegant and professional look, then do it. |
| sure that you don't regret not giving your best in that | | | | 5. Ask smart questions |
| once-in-a-lifetime 30-minute opportunity. | | | | Yes, the word "smart" needs to be indicated in this tip. |
| The key is to cover your bases. By knowing what to | | | | More often than not, people would ask questions about |
| expect and align it with how you can sell yourself | | | | the compensation package as early as the initial |
| increases your chances on being considered for the | | | | interview. Please, try to avoid this. It would rather be |
| job. | | | | best to ask questions like "What is an ideal employee |
| Here are some tips: | | | | for you?" or "What is the company's organizational |
| 1. Research on the company | | | | structure?" or "What is the company's advantage over |
| It pays to know the nature of business of the | | | | its competitors?" |
| company who will be interviewing you. Not only does it | | | | 6. Think smart |
| save you from looking stupid when asked the question | | | | Avoid giving short answers during the interview. Bear |
| "What do you know about our company?" but it also | | | | in mind again that you only have this one chance to |
| gives the impression that you have done your | | | | show them how you think. |
| homework and that it helps you establish a common | | | | 7. Stay calm |
| ground between you and your interviewer. | | | | This may sound basic but is still an important tip to |
| 2. Practice answering common interview questions | | | | remember when preparing for a job interview. No |
| It helps to do mock job interviews or role plays with | | | | matter how smart and experienced you are, but if you |
| friends or relatives. Not only does it give you the | | | | allow those butterflies in your stomach get in the way, |
| opportunity to get feedback on how to improve your | | | | you might not be able to show them what you've got. |
| answers, but it also somehow lessens the jitter during | | | | 8. Remember not to make negative remarks about |
| the actual interview. | | | | your present and past employers. |
| 3. Be on time | | | | Doing so would be an indication for your potential |
| Punctuality is ALWAYS a big factor to consider when | | | | employer that you might also do the same thing to |
| getting someone for the job. If you want to make your | | | | them, should things don't turn out well. |
| first good impression, be present at least 5 minutes | | | | 9. Don't forget to give a firm handshake at the start |
| before the job interview time. | | | | and at the end of the interview. |
| 4. Make sure you look neat, presentable and | | | | 10. Send a Thank-You letter |
| professional | | | | This not only allows you to show your appreciation for |
| As the saying goes, if you want to take it a notch | | | | the opportunity given to you but also indicates your |
| higher, "Better dress for success not just to impress." | | | | interest in the job being offered. |