During the Interview Tips To Help You
As you enter the room, try to create a favourable impression with a warm greeting. Use a strong handshake and establish direct eye contact. If you immediately use the interviewer’s name during the interview, you make a better rapport. Try to sound positive, interested, and confident, but without overdoing it.
Remember that the company is interested in you and have invited you there, so they are not trying to trick or embarrass you; they want you to be successful.
Also it helps to think that you may be the last interview of a long, tiring day, so make it easy for the interviewer.
A Two-Way Conversation
Instead of thinking about an 'ordeal' try to think of the interview as a 2-way conversation. In any conversation you would expect to both talk and listen. You should probably talk for 60% of an interview and listen carefully for the remainder. This is when you learn most!
Remember during the interview, that interviewers are human too and can sometimes suffer from interview nerves. They can dry up if things go badly. A good interview is a two way process, a conversation not an inquisition. Do not be afraid of humour during the interview and listen carefully to what the other person is saying.
Find some way during the interview to make the interviewer remember you as an individual who interacts with others. Listen closely to the answers to your interview questions and be equally attentive to the questions that you are asked.
If you’re unsure on any of the interview questions, don't be afraid to ask for clarification, but don't waste time. Be specific with your answers and relate each answer to the job you are seeking. It’s best to prepare answers to the common questions that you will almost certainly be asked.
The interviewer can't read your mind, so prepare to make your own case. Think about how to present your skills as benefits and be ready with your answers to interview questions
In my experience some interviewers don’t allow enough time to prepare and you can turn this to your advantage - you can be better prepared than your interviewer If you both fail to prepare, you’ve both wasted your time. If you make sure you’re ready, it can be a terrific interview.
Building Rapport With The Interviewer
A conversation is more than just an exchange of words. A dialogue of non-verbal signals is taking place at the same time as the verbal interview questions and you should be sensitive to this dialogue of movement, gesture and eye contact.
A special note for panel interviews: when answering your questions, make good eye contact with whoever asked the question, but continue to make regular eye contact with all members of the panel. If you don’t you may find it harder to re-establish eye contact and end up looking and feeling uncomfortable.
During the interview, the questions that the interviewer asks you are your best source of information because they let you know what is important to the interviewer. So listen up and respond confidently.
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