What to do about your looming interview - tips for success

By Herbert Manning

Enhance your chances of success at your interview by discovering what you must do when in front of the interview panel:

First, you must be on time. Your initial impression will last, and you cannot afford to turn up late. Decide how you are going to get to the interview center 10 to 15 minutes ahead of time. This will allow you time to calm yourself down, before you enter the interview room.

Dress appropriately for the interview. The way you present yourself is important component of how you manage your impression. Present yourself as professional candidate is confident and capable of the role that you are applying for.

Be clear in your message and don't tolerate any unnecessary distractions. Do not forget to turn your mobile phone off and please dont go in with your sunglasses still on.

Say hello confidently. Smile and say your name confidently as you shake the interviewers hands with a decent grip. As you find yourself smiling, you will notice that you feel better and appear more confident in the eyes of the interviewer.

Look at your interviewer, eye to eye, when you are answering their questions. Don't stare, but appear confident. If you are faced with an interview panel - then spend the majority of your time engaging the eye contact of your primary questioner, but glance at the others to acknowledge them too.

Keep your body language open, so that you will look honest and trustworthy. Be aware of how you behave and try to avoid any unfhelpful, non verbal messages. Try sitting forward slightly whilst being upright in your interview chair. Do not fiddle with your hands or hair. Try to avoid habits such as repetitive, foot tapping or tongue clicking. Don't think that you shouldn't be nervous - you will be. Just try to hide it.

To be successful at your job interview, you merely need to follow this interview blueprint. - 31896

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