The
Five-Minute Interview
By Jim Davis
It's
important to prepare for a job interview. There are lots of web
sites that have practice interviews and quite a few books
about them, too. Those resources are definitely worth using to
prepare for an interview, but there is something else that is even
more important.
People
have a tendency to really get stressed out, just trying to have a
perfect interview. When you realize that there is no such thing as a
"perfect interview," you will be much better prepared than
if you memorized all the possible answers to all the possible
interview questions.
The
job interviewer is going to be looking for some basic information
about you from the interview. And, they will know in the first five
minutes. How?
-
By
your grooming and your dress
- By
your handshake
- By
your eye contact
- By
your manners
- By
your self-confidence
- By
your personality
- By
your ability to express yourself
None
of these things has anything to do with your experience, grades,
interests, or ability to do the job. The interviewer will already
knew enough about most of those things from your resume or job
application. What they get in the first few minutes of the interview
is an idea of what you will be like to work with and how well you
will actually do what you are capable of doing.
Work
on improving these seven areas and you will definitely improve your
chances in any job interview you may have.
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