How to Pass a Job Interview

Introduction

Should I be serious? Where and when should I go? How should I direct my body language? What should I dress? What should I prepare? All these questions will probably encounter any one who wants to apply for a job, especially a job you really want. One of the most scary tasks every new applicant will eventually face is conducting the first interview. A job interview is any face-to-face contact with anyone who has the authority to hire or supervise a person with his or her skills. However, an interview needs not to be frightening event. In order to ensure that your first interview--and successive ones--will be remembered as an enjoyable experience, this paper will tackle what you should do before, in the day, during, and after the interview.

Before the Interview

Being able to do the job well will not necessarily get you hired. The person who gets hired is often the one who knows the most about how to get hired. As a result, going to the interview is not merely having the qualifications. Accordingly, any simple mistake will lead to lose the job. For this reason, you should focus on the three important instructions in preparing yourself.

Find out what the job responsibilities are

In order to know the job duties, you have to know the language of industry and any piece of information about the company. Therefore, do an inventory of your skills, knowledge, and traits, before you go to any interview. Figure out what makes you different from 19 other people who might be applying for that same job. It is the suitable time to impress your interviewer by showing that you know your responsibilities toward this job.

Find out and record where, when and whom you will interview with

We live in a commuting world. Therefore, you have to worry about whether you are going to be late to the interview. Therefore, how do you avoid such an experience? Go to the intended interview location a few days early. Check out the place and become observant. Ask the receptionist or secretary about the company. Show interest. Never get anyone mad by the kinds of questions you ask. Observe how long it took you to drive to the location. What kinds of problems did you have with parking? How will these parking issues during the actual interview affect your arriving on time? Tazmeen (2005), academic teacher, states:

I will never forget an interview I was late for. The parking was horrendous, and I did get lost. The company still gave me the interview and the employment test, but I knew my chances of being employed were nil.

However, if you had prepared yourself to this crucial issue, all these concerns would have been checked out in advance. See