Job Interview Notes - At the Interview

Be dressed appropriately – make sure that you know what is the correct dress code for the company. Remember the way you dress is the first impression people get of you and you have only one chance to make a first impression.

Be enthusiastic - Show that you are interested in the job and the business. Smile and speak clearly.

Be honest - Tell the interviewer about your skills, strengths and experience. If you have not had any particular kind of experience, then say so, at the same time indicating your willingness to learn new skills. Simply present yourself as a positive person with skills to offer and plenty of enthusiasm.

Here are some common blunders that can cost you the job:

• Arrive late for the interview and then indicate you are late because the directions you were given were not good.
• Look disheveled and inappropriately dressed and/or slouches in your seat.
• Don't maintain good eye contact with the interviewer.
• Brag about how great you are, but neglect to cite evidence of your accomplishments.
• Respond in an unfocused, disorganized, and rambling manner and/or Remain low-key and display no enthusiasm for the job and/or answer most questions with simple “yes” and “no” answers and/or give memorized responses, forgetting parts in the process.
• Appear desperate for a job. Ask, “How am I doing? Are you going to hire me?” Blurt out, “I need to make at least $35,000. I hope this job pays at least that much,” near the beginning of the interview.
• Call the interviewer by his or her first name and/or use the wrong name.
• Badmouth your current or former employer.
• When asked, “Do you have any questions?”, reply “No
  

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-Jerry Seinfeld- A date is a job interview that lasts all night. The only difference between a date and a job interview is that there are not many job interviews where there's a chance you'll end up naked at the end of it.