| Interviewing for a job is difficult because it requires | | | | of your answers (the image that you project when |
| presenting yourself in the best light possible to people | | | | you answer interview questions). Arriving to the |
| you dont know and letting them decide of your future. | | | | interview prepared will give you an edge over other |
| Difficult doesnt mean impossible however and whether | | | | candidates. |
| you get the job or not will ultimately depend on how | | | | The Day before the Interview |
| much you want the job. | | | | The day before the interview you need to finalize your |
| You must be prepared to work hard for each | | | | preparation and visualize the interview day, from the |
| interview knowing that all your efforts may lead to | | | | time you get up to the time you walk out of the |
| nowhere. Wrong! Your efforts will not lead to nowhere | | | | building. Visualization will help you manage your stress. |
| because you will improve with each interview. Positive | | | | The Day of the Interview |
| thinking is something that is not emphasized enough. | | | | Arrive early to the interview and avoid being late due |
| Everything starts in your mind. If you do not believe | | | | to the traffic, the weather, or some other reason. As |
| that you will get the job or that you deserve the job, | | | | the interviewer comes towards you, make sure to |
| the odds are that you wont get the job. Positive | | | | greet him or her properly. Be yourself and answer |
| thinking and confidence will get you the job. | | | | questions to the best of your abilities without stressing |
| The interview process has been broken down into | | | | too much over your answers. Whether you are hired |
| four stages below. Going through the interview | | | | or not will depend on the overall impression that you |
| process step-by-step will help you get a better | | | | leave behind and not on any specific answers that you |
| perspective on it and will make what may look as a | | | | give. Try to show interest in the conversation as a sign |
| big undertaking relatively simple. | | | | that you really want the job. |
| The Week before the Interview | | | | The Day after the Interview |
| The job interview is a competitive process. Take the | | | | The interview process is not over yet. You still have to |
| time to review your credentials and research the | | | | send out a follow-up letter or e-mail. Again, as with the |
| organization, the position, the industry, and the | | | | resume writing and the cover letter writing, your thank |
| interviewers background. Once you have done your | | | | you note has to be impeccable. Try to keep your note |
| research, prepare yourself to answer questions in | | | | short and to the point. |
| terms of the substance of your answers and the form | | | | |