Top 15 Tips For A Job Interview
9. Maintain eye contact
During the course of the interview, make sure you maintain eye contact with the interviewer. Don’t look here and there or look at the wall or at things around and talk. That makes a bad impression and also reveals your nervousness and under confidence.
10. Calm down
It’s a job interview and you have to handle the pressure of cracking it, so you are bound to feel nervous, fidgety and what not. But you must realize that, your restlessness can distract you from focusing on the interview. Hence, calm down. Take deep breaths if you want.
11. Talk about your strengths
During your interview, you are supposed to literally sell yourself. Talk about your achievements of the past and also show how your strengths and talent are perfectly suitable for the position that you have applied for.
12. Acknowledge your weaknesses
Do acknowledge your weak points and talk about them when your interviewer asks you about the same. But, make sure you put your points in a right manner so that your weaknesses don’t seem like weaknesses but assets to the company. For example, you could say, you get bored really fast when you don’t have a challenging project. This one will give a hint to the interviewer that you like to face challenges and you are capable of being chosen for priority projects.
13. Phrase your monetary expectations
When the real questions comes forth, that of money, phrase your answer in the right way. Instead of quoting a particular figure, tell the interviewer that you would be liked to paid a sum that is equivalent to your strengths, your talent and your experience. You can later negotiate on the exact amount when the interviewer puts forth the company’s quote.
14. Thank the interviewer
When you are done with the interview, stand up and thank the interviewer for the same. No matter how good or bad the interview has been, it’s a must to thank the person in position.
15. Revert
If you get a mail from the company, revert with a suitable reply, one that is formal, precise and interesting. If you don’t get one, you can send a mail to the HR professional or the company as a follow up. This way, the company will get an impression that you are keenly interested in the job.
An interview can be one of the most unnerving moments but it’s not as bad as it seems. After all, a company needs people to work for them and if they find you worthwhile, they won’t let you go, come what may. So you see, it’s all about confidence. Go for it!
