10 EASY LESSONS ON INTERVIEW TECHNIQUE
By following these ten basic steps prior to your interview, success is almost wholly guaranteed.
1. For your own benefit, clarify your mind in regards to what type of job you want.
- It is crucial that you are certain from the beginning that you actually want the job.
- Make sure your mind is clarified in regards to the job description in question. A lack of this may be wasting the interviewers time as well as your own.
2. Carry our some fundamental research on the company that is interviewing you.
- If a Goldteam Recruitment Ltd consultant has referred you, ask them to give you plenty of background information on the company. We hold long-standing relationships with most, if not our entire clientele so we know a lot about them.
- If the company in question has a website, refer to it and read all about them. Use methods which are most appropriate for you, try highlighting relevant and interesting facts and figures. Possessing such knowledge about the company you wish to work for is always useful.
- If you have no Internet access, contact the company via telephone. Ask them for a company brochure or details that can be mailed to you, or collected personally.
- Displaying a genuine interest in the company portrays the image of a keen and dedicated future employee.
3. Prepare a plan that best presents your personal skills in accordance to your application and the role expected.
- Look over your own CV and any additional information submitted to the interviewer at a prior date. Make notes on elements of your personality and skills you wish to emphasise during the interview.
- Keep the job description in mind at all times; relate your own skills and abilities to this..
4. Dress in an appropriate manner.
- Whilst doing the research indicated in step two, find out what the company dress code is and stick to it!
- In an interview environment, it is always suggested to look smart and professional.
5. Be punctual.
- Leave home in plenty of time to arrive five minutes early. Cutting it fine or arriving late, sweating and stressed is not the outlook you want to portray.
6. Be positive, first impressions are often last impressions.
- Offer a firm and confident handshake.
- Appear at ease by smiling. A clear smile ensures a positive first impression.
- Make eye contact with the interviewer, in doing so, you will portray openness, honesty and enthusiasm.
7. Show interest and ask questions.
- At the right opportunity, ask questions about the job. These can consist of queries in regards to your potential prospects and personal career development.
- Enquire about the company’s commitment to training employees and their long-term view of the role.
8. Be truthful, honesty is always the best policy.
- Lying never prospers; eventually the truth is always exposed. Stick to plain facts and your personality and honour will remain intact.
9. Show your ability to work as part of a team.
- The ability to compromise and work as part of a team is a key element in a majority of jobs. Make sure you portray yourself as a team player.
10. Believe in yourself.
- Don’t let yourself get down if you do not get the job. Have faith in yourself and your abilities. Luck usually plays a part in getting any job, pick yourself up and start back at step one.
