10 Interview Tips To get a Job

These are a few interview tips to help get you a job, frankly speaking, I am not an expert in cracking job interviews, but I guess there are a few things that have come from my personal experience or research that may be informative and good enough to help you get your dream job.

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Here is always a very thin line between your interview and the job, so keeping a quick check on these points may prove quite helpful:

1. DRESSING

It is the first impression that you make on your potential employer, and the saying goes “first impression is the last impression”. So dressing formally and up to the mark will surely give out a positive sign to the employers and boost your personality, if not win you the job right-away.

2. RESEARCH EVERYTHING ABOUT THE COMPANY

Do a thorough research on the profile, work-culture, turnovers and history of the company. That would be of great use at the time of the interview, and also before that, because after knowing everything about the company, you may actually decide if you would like to work for that company or not. Also, interviewers like an applicant who has sound knowledge about the company.

3. IF YOU HAVE A PRIOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE INTERVIEWER, SEARCH HIM/HER ONLINE

It’s a great idea to know about the interviewer from his social handles. Browsing through his/her posts, pictures, tweets will surely give out many clues on the personality, nature and mindset of the interviewer and then you can know how to deal with him/her at the time of the interview.

4. KNOW YOUR RESUME

It’s very easy to edit a friend’s format of a resume and add your own credentials there, but often in doing so, we mention many things irrelevant and not linked to our profile. The worst part is when we don’t even know what’s there in the resume. So it is always a good idea to prepare a resume on your own and mention nothing fake or exaggerate. Many interviewers like to ask questions from your resume just to check if the mention points are true and misleading.

5. HAVE A SELF INTRO READY

Most of the times, the first thing an interviewer asks is your introduction. That may or may not be scripted, but keep in mind, an introduction should contain your basic information along with your academic qualifications, work experience, skills and future goals. The company has no interest in your hobbies and likes or dislikes. Have some nice points, don’t keep blabbering about just everything from your childhood to the company gate this morning.

6. KEEP SOME ANSWERS READY

Keep your answers ready for some classic questions like ‘what are your strengths?’, ‘what are your future plans?’, ‘why do you want to join this company?’, ‘are you a team player?’, ‘why should we hire you?’, etc. The answers to these questions often need to be backed up with solid stats and real incidents, so better not provide essay type answers and stick to real life experiences and prove your point.

7. KNOW YOUR WORTH

Know your value, have a minimum and maximum value of salary in your mind before entering the interview, but don’t reveal it. Don’t come up with your salary expectation in the first, let them bring it up to you. Negotiation is good, but not very healthy if your expectations are very high from what they are offering. They do expect negotiation from your side, but not negotiating or asking for double will drop you in the category of jerks.

8. BE CONFIDENT

Not having confidence in yourself may cost your prospective job. So be confident, keep smiling, answer firmly, don’t hesitate to tell clearly when you don’t know an answer, and remember the names of everyone you meet.

9. ASK SOME QUESTIONS AT THE END

It’s a good practice to ask some questions, generally 2-3, at the end of the interview. The interviewer either asks you to do so, or you may ask the questions yourself, no need to worry about losing your job just because you asked a question, everyone has doubts and should be cleared before it’s too late, also, it makes a good impression on the interviewer that you were actually interested the whole time and not just attended the interview for timepass.