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How do you get dressed for an interview?
Your personal clothing style may be relevant for informal meetings but not compatible with the environment you seek to work in. Of course, there is a number of professions such as programmers, designers, artists, where casual style is common. However, as a rule, while going to a recruitment interview it makes sense to stick to business clothing style (business suit or pullover with shirt and trousers).
Neatness is the universal rule (this concerns all aspects of your appearance: haircut, make-up, clothes, shoes, etc.). We would not recommend to wear excess accessories and to overdo with perfume.
What kind of questions could you be asked during an interview?
It is not possible to anticipate all questions that you might be asked on an interview. Still, we listed below the most commonly asked questions. Before going to an interview we recommend you to think over your answers to those questions.
- What do you know about the company that you would like to join?
- Why did you decide to change your job?
- What tasks have you had on your previous job and how did you tackle them?
- What results did you achieve on your previous job?
- Cite some examples of a successful team work.
- Do you prefer working by yourself or in a team?
- When you take decisions, would you take into account the opinion of other people?
- When you face difficulties, how do you cope with them? Cite an example of how you solved a difficult problem.
- What mistakes have you committed in your work?
- What strategic goals have you set for yourself?
A few practical pieces of advice on how to behave during an interview . . .
- Be positive, smile
- Remember your interlocutor’s name and call him by his name during your conversation
- Listen to your interlocutor attentively, do not interrupt
- React in a calm, confident manner
- Maintain eye contact with your interlocutor
- Try to adopt open postures
- Express your enthusiasm and interest
. . . and some recommendations on how not to behave
- Never use slang language
- Do not speak of your employer/team members in a negative way
- Speak straight to the point
- Do not lie, this is always noticeable
- Do not fidget on your chair, do not pick at the lobe of your ear
- Do not chew gum, do not smoke
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Author: Elena Gritsay |
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