Dos and don'ts during job interviews:
Dos
Dos
- Be specialized in an occupational field and have work experience in that field.
- Be precise and accurate when describing the nature of your previous job(s), use technical terms and statistical figures as much as possible.
- Be honest with your work history, personal profile and especially your salary.
- Be multilingual, take up foreign language proficiency courses.
- Do not hop from one job to another frequently without good reasons.
- Do not badmouth about your previous boss or company.
- Do not judge a job only by the pay it offers.
- Do not hesitate to work for long hours.
When you go for an interview, the first thing you should have is the right mental attitude or approach. Banish the negative or self-defeating thoughts from your mind, and replace them with more positive and productive ones. Here are four positive attitudes that you can bring with you to the interview:
- Be confident. Just to get here to this stage of the interview means that you have already beaten some of the competition. So, build on this confidence.
- Be optimistic. Why are you called to an interview? Because you have already been screened and this is a sign that the interviewer sees your potential and would rather prefer to employ you for the job than to reject you.
- Be positive. Every job interview is a new beginning for you. If you have suffered frustrations in the past, as a result of an unsuccessful previous job interview or job search, forget about them! Focus on what is ahead: you are making an effort to advance your career and each interview brings you one step closer to a new job.
- Be enthusiastic. Treat each interview as an interesting opportunity to learn something about the company, other people, and even yourself. Look at it as a chance to have a pleasant conversation with a fellow human being. But be forewarned. This is a serious meeting of minds. Do not forget what you are there for, so maintain a balanced perspective throughout and be focused.
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