Preparation:
- Know where the interview will take place
- Read vacancy details, employer's literature - what they are and what they want
- Re-read your CV/application form
- Work out a strategy for dealing with stress
- Rehearse interview
- Prepare questions to ask and to be asked
Good First Impressions:
- Arrive in good time
- Smile
- Make a good entrance
- Body language - handshake, posture, eye contact
- Read company materials while you wait.
- Have a firm handshake.
The Interview:
- Listen
- Be yourself
- Be prepared to talk - but not too much
- Smile, nod, give nonverbal feedback to the interviewer.
- Be interesting
- Illustrate your answers with examples
- Be honest
- Don't be afraid to ask for clarification
- Be ready to sell yourself
- Ask about the next step in the process.
- Thank the interviewer.
- Write a thank-you letter to anyone you have spoken to.
