Tag: interview tips

Interview Tip:  Your attitude affects your interview performance. Smile and make eye contact during an interview.

Having a positive attitude, showing enthusiasm and energy, and displaying confidence will help the impression you make.  A good way to do this is to make eye contact and smile throughout the interview.  Some job seekers get nervous and allow this to affect their attitude and image.  Be aware of your expressions and eye contact during an interview and you will be more success creating the impression you want.

For many job seekers, a lack of confidence interviewing is a significant factor in their job search.  Completing several mock interviews can boost your confidence and improve performance.

Interview Tip:  Show your ability to make the hiring manager’s job easier along with the contribution you could make to the company.

Showing the end results of your work is important on your resume, but you need to present more in an interview.  How you work, including how you get along with peers, interact with your boss, manage deadlines and deal with changing or ambiguous priorities, is essential to your presentation in an interview. To do this, you need to show the specific actions that led to the results you achieved.

Interview Tip: Demonstrate your willingness to do whatever the job requires.

In every job, there is a reason they pay you – activities and responsibilities that a person otherwise would not want to do.  These undesirable parts of the job are often the most critical to the role’s success.  You want to demonstrate in an interview that you willing to do every aspect of the job.  Show your work ethic and examples of when you went above and beyond the expectations placed upon you.

Behavioral interview questions are often used to assess how a person acts instead of focusing just on responsibilities and results.