Job Interview Tips – Do’s & Don’ts

In this day and age it can become increasingly difficult to even get your foot in the door and get an interview; once you’ve accomplished that you will want to make sure you continue to put your best foot forward and nail the interview as well.

Understanding what is acceptable and what is
not acceptable in an interview are critical
to receiving a job offer.

Unfortunately, as great as their skills, experience and education are; the interview is where many people lose a job opportunity to their competition.

Dress Appropriately - Job Interview Tips # 1

If you don’t take the time and effort to wear appropriate clothing to the interview, you will lose the job before you even get a chance to explain why you are the best candidate.

What you wear to the interview will greatly depend upon the industry
or field for which you are applying.

Any office related position will require that you wear clothing that is no more casual than a button up shirt,

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Answering Good Interview Questions Successfully

At any good interview, questions will usually fall into one of four basic categories:

• Open ended
• Closed
• Behavioral
• Hypothetical

While it’s impossible to know exactly what the employer will ask you during the interview …

It is possible to improve your chances by understanding the basic types
of interviews and the best strategies for handling them.

Regardless of whether you are a seasoned interview pro or a fresh graduate looking for your first job, chances are you will be wondering what questions the interviewers will have up their sleeves.

Good Interview Questions – Open Ended Types

Interviewers love to start off with open ended questions. These type of questions require more than a simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer ( closed questions ).

Examples are:

• “Tell me about yourself.”
• “Why are you interested in this position?”

Open ended questions also require you to give your opinion regarding a subject; which can be a tricky tightrope for a job candidate to walk.

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Prepare Your Questions to Ask at An Interview

It’s important to consider the questions to ask at an interview, well in advance.

Invariably, when you are about to close an interview the employer will ask whether you have any questions.

If you have not taken the time to prepare questions ahead of time, and bring them with you in a notebook or portfolio, chances are you are going to be caught off guard and not be able to appropriately respond.

Raising Questions to Ask at An Interview

To avoid this risk, it is always best to prepare a few well thought out questions ahead of time so that when the employer does give you a turn,

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