10 Tips For The Perfect Job Interview
reparing for a job Why it may ruin your job
interview is extremely interview:
stressful – there’s simply
no denying it. The 30 minutes of If you don’t give the impression
intense questions and answers that you care about your
will decide the direction your appearance then you will be
life will take for you, so it’s judged accordingly – after all,
imperative to make it count. At if you don’t make the effort when
our online travel jobs website preparing for a job interview,
(http://www.puregenie.com), we why would you pull your weight
try to prepare our visitors for for their company if appointed?
their job interviews by giving an
insight into what’s expected. How it can be corrected:
Nonetheless, having worked in
recruitment for over 10 years I Take some time to appear well
have seen the same job interview groomed and professional looking.
mistakes occurring time and time Although some offices are
again. The good news is that all increasingly less formal with
of them are fixable with a little clothes, you don’t want to assume
research and some practice when it applies to interviewees too,
preparing for a job interview. so phone up in advance and
enquire about the dress code. If
In preparing for a job interview, this is impossible, it’s best to
be sure you don’t fall into the err on the side of caution and
following 10 traps: appear overdressed rather than
under, for the reason explained
1) Poor presentation or dressing above.
in the wrong way for the tone of
the job interview. 2) Nervous job interview body
language
Why it may ruin your job
Why it may ruin your job interview:
interview:
Some people who are worried about
If you find yourself fidgeting, their job interview performance
slouching or refusing to hold the actually manage to shoot
interviewer’s eye contact in the themselves in the foot by
interview, you will come across planning too carefully! If you
as lacking in confidence, and no attempt to counter your nerves by
employer will be impressed by planning your responses to
someone so timid and awkward potential questions while the
around people. interviewer talks you may miss
out some valuable information
How it can be corrected: about the work, the questions and
any tasks you are to be set.
Some nerves are expected and
acceptable in a job interview, so How it can be corrected:
don’t make yourself more nervous
worrying about this one. On the Just relax, listen and show the
other hand, appearing more interviewer you are hearing their
confident than a rival candidate points. Match their style and
with similar ability can give you pace, and they will be aware you
the edge, so try to seem are following their lead.
assertive. Greet your interviewer
with a firm handshake, maintain 4) Verbal overkill!
eye contact and stand straight.
Why it may ruin your job
3) Not listening at the job interview:
interview
The point of the interview is to
find out about you, your aims and point of arrogance. Nothing can
your attitude, but if you overdo get an interviewer’s back up than
it, they’ll have their answer! a candidate’s brashness, and it’s
This is often a problem with all too common for this to result
under prepared candidates, who in no job offer at the end of the
make up for their lack of process.
succinct answers by rambling.
How it can be corrected:
How it can be corrected: This one is usually the result of
reserved candidates going too far
Carefully preparing for a job the other way, but if it’s a
interview is essential – match personality issue it’s quite hard
the job specifications to your to correct because you may not
own abilities and be sure to only know you’re coming across as
share relevant information with brash! While it’s important not
the interview panel. Listen to to play down your achievements,
yourself talking, and if you feel try and be slightly modest about
yourself slipping off the them without ever make them seem
question, then sharply bring easy for just anyone to
yourself back around. accomplish.
5) Appearing over confident in 6) Not maintaining formality in
your job interview the job interview
Why it may ruin your job Why it may ruin your job
interview: interview:
If there’s one thing worse than a No matter what the tone of the
timid interview candidate, it’s interview, the dynamic remains
one who’s overconfident to the the same: the interviewer is in
control, and you need to be interview:
polite and respectful at all
times, maintaining the decorum of If you jump straight in to answer
the situation. Different a question without thinking your
interviews have varying levels of answer through, you’ll end up
formality, but even if the rambling and, unless you’re very
interviewer is being casual and good at blagging, you’re unlikely
informal, don’t assume you can to impress the interviewer this
relax and behave how you would way.
with your friends – it makes you
seem a less serious candidate How it can be corrected:
unaware of the situation.
It’s understandable that you
How it can be corrected: don’t want to leave an awkward
pause, but most interviewers
Try to match the tone your would rather you take time out to
interviewer adopts, but don’t think of an appropriate time you
step beyond it. If it’s a stuffy showed the required skills than
environment with no room for for you to list any old thing
humour, then don’t crack a joke. because you’re under pressure.
On the other hand, if they are Ask if it’s okay for you to take
being deliberately informal to a moment to think – don’t take
help you relax; show you too long, but ensure there will
appreciate the effort by dropping be no pointless ramble.
the formality a notch.
8) Failing to keep your job
7) Answering questions without interview language formal
thinking
How it may ruin your job
How it may ruin your job interview:
in their talking, there’s bound
This one seems obvious, but if to be something to ask – and if
you don’t keep your language you don’t and your competitor
formal and appropriate you may does, guess who seems more
end up causing offence and excited about the role!
ensuring that you don’t make the
impression of an on-the-ball How it can be corrected:
employee.
Listen carefully to everything
How it can be corrected: said in the interview, and if a
Don’t try and temper this to the point appears that you’d like
degree that you sound forced and more information about, make a
insincere, but ensure that there mental note to bring it up later.
is no slang in your speech, and If they’ve been incredibly
steer clear of any references to thorough and there’s nothing to
age, politics or religion. say, you can either ask about
when you’ll hear the outcome of
9) Any Questions? No. the job interview, or turn it
into a compliment of how thorough
How it may ruin your job they’ve been!
interview:
10) Candidate seems unnervingly
It may seem like an innocent desperate (Employ me,
question to give you something to pleeeeease!)
say at the end of the interview,
but often the “Do you have any How it may ruin your job
questions about the job” enquiry interview:
is designed to test your
enthusiasm for the role. Unless This really is quite
they’ve been remarkably detailed understandable, especially if it
is your dream job or you’re appear keen and enthusiastic, but
currently unemployed, but not unnervingly so. Remain cool
unfortunately appearing and calm and let your performance
incredibly needy is a major turn and skills do the talking. Also,
off for employers. It undermines make sure you don’t follow up
your confidence and makes you your job interview with endless
seem desperate. pestering emails and phone calls
– it can really undermine the
How it can be corrected: impression you gave the
employers.
Try to dampen your desperation –
About the Author:
Gail Kenny is the managing director of Puregenie – an online recruitment agency for the travel industry.
Published At: www.Isnare.com
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