5 Interview Tips That Will Help5 Interview Tips That Will Help The interview and how you handle yourself are some of the most important aspects of the job search. Here are five tips to help in your interview: 1.Knowledge of the company - Use the internet and contacts to find out as much as you can about the position, the company and its needs, so you can show how your background meets those needs. 2. Questions for the Employer - It is good to have your questions for the potential employer. It shows you have researched the company and have a genuine interest is the position. 3. Punctuality - ARRIVE ON TIME, if not a few minutes early. If you can' t be on time for the interview how will the potential employer think you will be on time for work if hired?Allow extra time for traffic and parking. If necessary, drive to the company the day before to get an idea of where the company is located and how long it takes to get there. 4. Handshake - Use a firm handshake with the potential employer and make eye contact when you shake. This projects confidence. 5.Good Body language - Your body can send many messages without you having to say a word. You can send a good message by standing and sitting straight and by showing an interest in what the interviewer is saying. These are just some interview tips that will help in your interview. Just try an remember that you need to put your best foot forward, you are selling yourself. Good Luck in the Job Search Just what we need another self-proclaimed career site trolling for clients. Hey Bernie, isn' t it really, really, really tacky to go to your competitor and try to hawk your wares? If you ran a grocery store would you come into my grocery store and hold up a sign that says "Shop at Bernies"? So, are you telling me that you would not pull the plug if I came to your career barn and posted an article that said to job candidates: An effective job search strategy is to abandon mickey mouse little regional job boards as they are under capitalized, typically re post materials they find at national sites, and carry few (if any) ads that you would not already see in your Sunday newspaper want ads. Such sites are a redundant layer of information that will only suck your time and energy. An effective strategy would be to focus on a national site like monster.com as a launch point for a) keeping your resume current, b) engaging in continuous learning through well researched articles and message boards, c) networking with others, and d) researching companies. This is going to be my last response to this, we are wasting peoples time that they could be using to find useful tips and information. If you wish to continue this, send me an email and we will continue outside of this forum. If you are going to compare posts you really need to do an apples to apples comparison. The article that I wrote gives good and legitimate help to the job seeker, as have all the other articles that I have posted, what you wrote gives the job seeker no real value other than going to monster (not bad). The second part of your article about an effective strategy is good, the first half is of no use other than trying to ruffle some feathers. I would let you post it and then my visitors would have the opportunity to comment just like you have, or they could choose to ignore. People use sites that work for them, be it a large site or a local site. They all offer great benefits for the job seeker. It is the content that really matters. If a job seeker goes to a site and they don't see anything that interest them then they will go to another that does. Your approach is quite humorous. Not only have you mentioned my site but every time that you reply the post goes back to the top of the message list giving the message that much more exposure. If you let it be then it would have rotated off the page after the first day. I do like your intentions, I have looked up some of your post and you do have some good comments and suggestions and a good active involvement. That is healthy for any forum. With over 20 years experience you have seen and experienced a lot which gives you knowledge to share. I have over 15 years experience working at small and fortune 500 companies and with that also comes lots of experience and advice that I will continue to share. Just remember that it is the content that matters. Does it help the job seeker to bash a post? No. Does it help the job seeker to offer advice and tips? Yes. Read what you want and ignore what you don't. Thank you for the five Interview Tips that you posted for us; they really do help when you are getting ready for the interviews. I have had eight interviews in the last three months and it has been nerve wrecking for me. My problem is I do not sell myself very well. Out of the eight interviews, four were 2nd interviews which I did not get the positions. Two have not picked the candidates yet however, I am still being considered and the last two after hearing the job description I was not interested. This coming Monday, I have another interview for a job that I am really interested in and think I would be a good fit for the company. My problem is I do not do well when interviewing with Sr Vice Presidents they intimidate me. I am fine with Managers and the HR Consultants but, the big guys scare me. I have done my home work on the company, and have questions prepared regarding the position and their expectations. I will be interviewing with the HR Rep, U/W Manager and the Sr VP of the Bank. The position I am pursuing is a Mortgage Underwriter. Please give me some tips on how to sell myself properly and at the same token not looking like a wimp in front of the SR VP. Just remember that CEO' s still put their pants and panyhose on one leg at a time.... and in the banking industry almost everyone above the level of a bank teller has VP in their job titles. The bottom line is that they can' t skin you and eat you so what is the worse thing that can happen. ps. Personally, I am more scared of the HR dolts than I am the top brass "Personally, I am more scared of the HR dolts than I am the top brass" Thanks for your message!!!!!! Just nervous about the interview really want this job.... I did enjoy your tips and it is already things I do.But I have applied for more jobs that actually getting an interview.I am recently laid off from a company I worked for for 8 years so I am a little rusty.I do fine in an interview but I am little lost on a follow up phone call.And their posting was on monster so I am sure they were deluged with resumes.Do you have any suggestions as to the best way to call back and show my interest in being who they hire? I would really appreciate any and all suggestions. | |
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