Job Interview Tips

Interviews are very personal.

Why is that so important?

Because at the end of the day you can be interviewed by 1 million interviewers and each one will be different.

This is true even though most interviewers ask the same questions and you give the same answers. Some of the factors that are outside of your control could be:

• The time of day

• Body language

• Interruptions

• The personality of the interviewer

• Your Surroundings

More job interview tips are as follows:

If you know the above could happen, then mentally prepare yourself for all possibilities. You need to be able to adapt yourself to what is going on around you. This includes the interviewer's style.

Some interviewers are slow and deliberate. If this is the case, you won't to do the same. You don't want to be loud, animated and talk a mile a minute with someone like this.

Job interview tips - The time of day; morning, afternoon or evening can put us all in different moods depending on what has just happened or is about to happen.

For example, you may be the first interviewee of the day and had to leave home early and missed breakfast or your interviewer is running late and wants to rush the interview to get to the bank before it closes. You see what I mean?

Job interview tips - Body language

Just like the time of day, it is very hard to control how your brain reacts and moves different parts of your body depending upon the body language of your interviewer. Different signs mean different things to different people but some are universal.

For instance if an interviewer asks what seems a simple innocent question and you just happen to fold your arms, this can be interpreted by the interviewer that you are being defensive and that you do not wish to answer this question.

In reality, you may be just getting yourself comfortable.

Job interview tips - Interruptions

Although this is rare you can use this to your advantage. It gives you extra time to adjust to the way the interview is going and you can mentally prepare for the rest of the interview. Also the interviewer should apologize and this will give him or her an indication of your temperament.

Practice various responses and give the one most appropriate and in your favor.

Other job interview tips include - Practice answering questions ahead of time. But, while there are many standard interview questions, there are few standard answers. The floor is yours. Impress your interviewer.

Many interviewers really don't know how to interview effectively. It is possible that the interviewer is a technical manager or supervisor who has never been trained in interview techniques.

They will be a little nervous too, as likely you may be. Some don't even prepare in advance. This makes it easier for you to take control of the interview questions, if you have prepared enough.

It is not a good idea to try to dominate the interview, as you could create the wrong impression and most probably leave your interviewer confused or, even worse, embarrassed.

Instead, try to create a mood that is comfortable for you both. Remember as important as it is to know - 'are you capable of doing the job', is 'do you fit in the team?'

When answering questions, show some eagerness and enthusiasm, but don't over do it. If you are too enthusiastic, you may come off as insincere or artificial and this will definitely work against you. The interviewer(s) will wonder what you're hiding and what you are really like from day to day.

Impress the Human Resources representative. Why? Because in most cases he or she will be the most judgemental. Remember, he is trained in interview techniques. Your best bet is for him to take a liking to you personally.

After all, he will probably not have the technical knowledge you may have used to impress the technical manager, so the Human Resources representative will be looking for your weakness and strengths in other areas.

Okay, on with some more job interview tips.

The interviewer might ask some questions which are there to trip you up, such as asking you about your impressions about his or her company. Did you do your research? Do you know what product they will launch next? Do you know the company president?

Fail to answer these questions and in his mind you don't have enough interest in joining the company. And that means none of these other job interview tips are going to help you. You've gone from being a candidate to someone who 'just wants a job'.

The most important of all job interview tips is to tell the truth. Don't lie in an interview. You will be found out sooner or later. Answer truthfully.

Be prepared for a longer than normal interview. This is quite common when the company is in a hurry to take someone on, when the competition is fierce and when you move along in your career and the jobs you interview for are higher and higher up the corporate ladder.

In this case, you'll most likley have a series of interviews over time with different people in the company. And you have to use all these job interview tips in each and every interview. Each one is more important than the last.

Address the interviewer frequently by their name. This is a subtle bonding technique.

As mentioned above, be prepared to attend a second interview, or yet more interviews. If you have been asked back for more interviews, it means that they are definitely interested in you.

Don't get over confident as they are probably narrowing the competition down to just a few. See above about the importannce of these job interview tips when this happens.

After the interview, immediately send a thank you letter to each of your interviewers. It's professional and the expected thing to do and might even be the deciding factor. I know it was for a job I landed.

My new boss told me so on my first day. I was the only person she interviewed that send a thank you letter after the interview.

Here are some more quick job interview tips

Listen to what the interviewer is saying, rather than pre-empting with your prepared response for what you think the question is. Preparation is one thing but don't miss out on the detail.

Be aware of the non-verbal (body language) and also verbal cues that are coming from the interviewer and use these to your advantage.

Be genuinely interested in what is being said.

Give yourself a moment before responding to difficult or long questions.

Be yourself.

Well there you have it. I hope these job interview tips come in handy for you and wish you a successful interview.

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