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10
Tips to Help You Ace the Interview and Get the Job
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Interviews: Traditional
Questions are Still the
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Interview - What Makes A Great
Interview Candidate
6. Show your business savvy by connecting your own
experience to the specific needs of the job.
Your resume tells the interviewer about your background
and experience. In the interview, you need to express how
this experience will help you do well in this particular
job. This is particularly important if you are young, just
entering the workforce and don't have much job experience.
If, however, you have run a youth group, that may have
sharpened your leadership skills. If you published the
campus newspaper, you will certainly have communication
skills. Talk about how these skills make you right for the
job.
7. Show respect by never badmouthing former employers
or colleagues.
There is no exception to this rule, and breaking it
will virtually always takes you right out of the running
for any job.
8. Show energy through your body language and tone of
voice.
Sit up straight in the chair, lean forward slightly to
listen as the interviewer speaks. Nod and smile
appropriately to show you understand. Inject enthusiasm
into everything you say. Nobody wants to hire someone who
sounds bored with the job before he or she has even got
it!
9. Show sophistication by dressing appropriately.
Even if it's Friday, interviews are not casual! Even if
the workplace you want to enter is known to be casual,
always dress slightly more formally for the interview. Pay
special attention to grooming—scuffed, unpolished shoes
can send the silent message that you are careless in your
appearance, and the interviewer might assume you will be
careless in other ways too.
10. Show you want the job (if you do!) by asking for
it.
This sounds obvious, but you'd be amazed how often
people forget about it. Remember the interview is also an
opportunity for you to decide if you want to work for this
company. If you do, don't hesitate to say so.
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do Those Interview Questions Really Mean?, Job
Interviews: Traditional
Questions are Still the
Tradition, Job
Interview - What Makes A Great
Interview Candidate
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