Gary Will's WORKSEARCH:
Selling Yourself To An Employer
Chapter 17: (continued)
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From the book How to Prepare for an Employment Interview.
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[Chapter 17: continued from here
]...Act confident-no matter how you're really feeling. Walk with your chin up, speak up and clearly in an animated voice to show enthusiasm and alertness.
Show up five minutes before the scheduled appointment. That's early enough to be ready on time, but not so early that you seem like someone with nothing else to do. Being late makes a terrible first impression, but it's not always the kiss of death. Apologize, quickly explain, and move on. If you know you're going to be quite late, you should always phone as soon as you can to explain your situation and ask if they'd like to reschedule.
Your choice of clothes is the first thing you tell the interviewer about yourself. Dress a bit nicer than a person doing the kind of work you do would normally dress. If you really don't know what to wear, drop by the organization before the day of the interview to see what they're wearing. That's what you want to fit in with. And don't be fooled by a "dress-down" day!
Be courteous to everyone you speak to. THE SHOW BEGINS AS SOON AS SOON AS ANYONE CONNECTED WITH THE ORGANIZATION CAN SEE, HEAR, OR SMELL YOU -- not when you meet the interviewer. And it doesn't end until you're clear out of sight-car out of the parking lot, down the street and around the corner.
If you have some time while you're waiting to be interviewed, you can use it to review the points you want to make, to visualize yourself doing well in the interview, to read any information on the company that's available, or to look around to get a feel for the work environment.
Don't use manipulative ingratiation tactics...[Next: Continued here]
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