JOB INTERVIEW TIPS

Psychological aspect.

Even if you have good recommendations or you have great working skills you can not be sure that the end of the conversation would be successful. As usual the position is given to the person who not only has a good skills and profound knowledge on particular subjects but also able to sea a social contact very easy. That is why the first task of the employee is to be sociable and easy-going to set a good contact and to make a good impression on the employer. Remember all the details that can help you or bother your dialog. The centre of any interview is the emotions of the interviewer but not yours.

Your aim is to persuade the employer that he can be sure in you. If you let him down his reputation will be spoilt.

Remember that you are having a dialog, do not sit with your mouth shut. Present the copy of your CV even if you have already sent it. Sometimes the employer does not have it at hand and he can easily forget some details from your CV. In that case he will ask unnecessary questions. Do you need it?



Interview is an official meeting.

You are not allowed to chew a chewing gum, to smoke, touch any pieces of furniture and other things in the office. You should understand that you have come there to have an interview but not to have fun or rest.
During your conversation try to look straight to your interviewer's eyes. Otherwise it may seem that you are not confident or sincere. Listen to the interviewers words very attentively and give the appropriate answers to his questions. Otherwise all your replies would be humorous and inappropriate.

Do not stare at your partner when he is busy talking on the phone or talking to one of his subordinates. When he gets free do not comment on his conversation and try to continue you dialog. In any case do not argue! Even about the weather. Every argument bothers to set friendly and amicable atmosphere. During the interview the conversation may change its topic and you will be asked about your hobby, tastes and preferences. Talk about it but try to come back to the point of the dialog. In cases when it is appropriate you may ask your questions like: This position is a great start for my career but what about my perspectives?"
Do not ask about a salary, time of vacations and extra payments until you get a position. Describing your professional biography try not to seem a loser. At the
end of the interview ask when you will be called and informed about the decision. Say that the information you have learnt today strengthen your wish to work there. Do not forget to say thank you" for the interview.

You are too good for it.

You may create hundreds of possible questions and rehearse all the answers but finally every thing would go wrong. Imagine the following situation. Helen is 30. Being a housewife for 7 years she decided to start working. She has finished special professional courses, looked through piles of books on the corporative ethics. She went to the interview dressing elegantly and smartly (in Margaret Thatcher's style), took parkers open and beautiful note book. Her future boss turned out to be a strange man with beer belly. Helens look shocked her interviewer because she
looked too good. In spite of her great interview the employer did not give the position to Helen. He said: I do not need a pea-cock in my zoo. I need somebody who is a little bit simpler even without knowledge on computer and internet.

Wide range of duties.

Having received an offer to come to the interview Jane was welcomed and the atmosphere was very friendly. On the interview she was asked to show her skills in the process of work. Jane was grateful to her new boss and began working. That day she worked for a half an hour and suddenly her boss offered her to continue her work in the other place. It took them 30 minutes to get to the +..Sauna. It was a surprise even a shock for her. Her boss said that it was a task for additional checking. Unsuccessful employer had to run.

Cheated Expectations.

Kate came to the interview to the company when the boss was looking for his helper. Kate made a great impression on him. He exclaimed: at last I have found a good professional whom I can rely on! You can doubt but I could not find the person who would be eager to work. Most of the people are so irresponsible. On the third working day Kate came up to her boss and informed him. She said that he was a bad boss because he did no trust to his subordinates, tried to cope with all his tasks all by him and of course he could not cope with the entire job because of lack
of time. His subordinates had nothing to do and in fact they did not do anything. He did not respect his subordinates, blamed them for all his mistakes and treated them in a rude way. Kate understood that she had two possible and what is more important - reasonable variants - either to work instead of her boss or leave the job. The boss did not offer her his position and Kate left the company.

Stories with happy endings.

Profound knowledge of the rules which you have to follow during the interview works with the representatives of European companies. And each employee can try to follow them. Natalie came to the interview having graduated from the technical university, good command of French and some years of working for the international company. A lot of people allied for the position. And of course Natalie got ready for the interview. She thought over possible answers and questions. Finally after the
interview she asked the employer if she would be taken would she have subordinates. It impressed him. Natalie got the position and now she has a good position which she is completely satisfied with. One girl Mary applied for a job and she was invited for the interview. The American multinational company was looking for an interpreter. They needed a girl from a small Russian town for holding serious
negotiations. During the interview she paid the attention on a small detail that her previous position was a position of a chairman of a local representative of Red Cross. For her it was an ordinary job but for her employer this detail played a very important role. He considered that if she worked for Red Cross it means that she is responsible, reliable and sincere person. Now you can see that the rules of successful interview work in any case. Follow them and be successful.