| Here are a few interview tips - while nothing is certain | | | | can take them to the interview and run through them |
| these will make sure you don't blow your chances at | | | | when you arrive early. |
| an interview before you walk in the door. | | | | 4) Use solid examples - anyone can say they are |
| 1) Make a real effort with your appearance - you are | | | | good at something. Only you can prove it. Like any |
| an ambassador for yourself and possibly the | | | | proof, it requires evidence. Even if you are still in a job, |
| company. If you can't represent yourself as smart and | | | | its worth keeping a stock list of examples of your |
| professional, then what chance you can do that for | | | | success so if the job you really want comes up you |
| your future employer? If you are shaking someone's | | | | can point to them without having to think too hard. |
| hand, clean nails would be a good start. | | | | 5) Remember interviewers are human too - interviews |
| 2) Research is a must - I've been in that horrible | | | | can be nerve wracking. However, remember there is |
| situation of going into an interview and coming out | | | | pressure on your interviewer(s) as well, to find the right |
| knowing I should have done more. Does the company | | | | person. They may be new to the task. If you are |
| have a website? Go check it out. Have they sent you | | | | feeling tense, remember that they are not all seeing, all |
| a job description? Read it, digest it and prove that you | | | | knowing gods! |
| have the skills they want. | | | | There is more than this to getting your dream job, but |
| 3) Make sure you know what you want to say - | | | | remembering these five things will do you no harm! |
| some questions come up again and again no matter | | | | If you need more help on how to answer job interview |
| what the job is. Don't have an answer that you parrot | | | | questions there are some brilliant techniques here. If |
| out, but think about what the key points you want to | | | | you need more advice on preparing for a job interview |
| get across are. It might well be worth writing down | | | | this guide has plenty of in-depth hints and tips. |
| some bullet points on cards and memorizing them. You | | | | |