| Job interviews can make you anxious! Following these | | | | such as gaps in employment that you will need to |
| 5 essential job interview tips the day before the | | | | address during the interview. |
| interview will increase both your confidence and your | | | | Practice your Answers and Questions |
| chances of success. | | | | A couple of days before the interview you will have |
| Directions, Map, Contacts | | | | prepared answers to common job interview questions |
| Prepare the day before to make sure you get to your | | | | such as "What are your strengths?", "Why are you the |
| interview on time. Find out exactly where you have to | | | | right candidate for this job?", "Tell me about yourself?". |
| go and who you must ask for once you are there. Get | | | | Go through these answers and practice saying them |
| good directions, look on the map and make sure you | | | | out loud. You also should have prepared about five |
| know the best route. Work out how long it will take | | | | appropriate questions to ask the interviewer about the |
| you, allow for traffic and parking time. Have the full | | | | job, the company and the management, such as, |
| name and position of the person you will be seeing | | | | "Please describe the company's management style |
| and a contact number in case you need to call. Put all | | | | and the sort of employee who fits in well with it?" Go |
| this information into an interview folder to take with | | | | through these questions and include them in your |
| you. | | | | interview folder. |
| Prepare your Portfolio | | | | Dress for Success |
| Another job interview tip is to get all your | | | | Find out the expected dress code for the job |
| documentation together the day before. Make a | | | | interview. You can call the company and speak to |
| couple of copies of your resume and a list of your | | | | Human Resources or even Reception. It is usually |
| references including name, position and contact | | | | advisable to dress more formally for the interview than |
| numbers. Include copies of any written references you | | | | the actual position requires- this shows respect for the |
| want to give the interviewer. You may want to include | | | | interview process. Select the appropriate clothes the |
| work samples that are relevant to the position. Put all | | | | day before and make sure they are clean and |
| these into a neat, simple portfolio to give to the | | | | pressed. Shoes should be polished. Decide on any |
| interviewer. Have a notebook and pen ready to jot | | | | accessories you want to wear. Lay your interview |
| down details during the interview. | | | | clothes out ready for the next day. This saves rushing |
| Review your Resume | | | | around just before the interview and getting into a spin! |
| Go through your resume the day before to | | | | 5 simple job interview tips that will make the difference |
| re-familiarize yourself with the information the | | | | between feeling prepared and confident or anxious |
| interviewer has about you. Be aware of any red flags | | | | and flustered about your job interview! |