Advice for Preparing for a Job Interview - Part 3

This is the third in a 3 part series of articles of advice for preparing for a job interview.

Remember and think about this statement carefully. “You only have one chance to make a first impression”

If you don’t use that opportunity you will have to work extremely hard to make the interviewers change their mind and in most cases they might never change their minds about you.

Below is some good advice for preparing for a job interview so that you can make that all important first impression. It is said that people form a first impression in about 3-4 seconds from the time that they have first laid eyes on you! So they might have formed an impression of you before you have uttered one single word.

Dress Properly – you in your clothes will be the first view the interviewer and other staff will get of you. Therefore make sure you have dressed appropriately.

Be Polite when you arrive – make sure you are courteous and friendly to the staff at reception and anywhere in the building, they might and many times will be asked be asked how you behaved before the interview and what first impressions they have of you.

In the Waiting Room – remember anyone going past maybe the interviewer. In some cases they will deliberately let you wait to see if you show any signs of impatience, boredom or aggression if the interview does not start on time. Therefore it is important to keep a good posture, sit properly be friendly to all people. Don’t eat or drink anything while you are waiting. Also don’t talk on your cell phone.

Greet Properly – remember the firm handshake and friendly smile.

In the Interview Room - it is regarded as good manners to stand until the interviewer asks you to be seated.

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- oscar wilde - “Questions are never indiscreet. Answers sometimes are.”