Tips For Your First Job Interview

There is high demand of man power in the corporate world. Many different business segments are being established. Every year thousands of people search for jobs based on their qualification and field of interests. Sometimes, there are vacancies and sometimes it gets hard to find one.

What matters the most is making a good impression and clearing your first job interview. I am sure all of us remember our first experience of job interview. Appearing for the interview is not as important as making a great impression in it is.

Here are few tips for you:

• Your resume is your reflection: the purpose of resume in an interview is of presenting you in front of the interviewer. It can be termed as “mini you”. Do not lie about anything in it. Keep it simple yet informative. It should consist of your attributes and your skills. Show how you can contribute to the organization if they hire you.

• Be on time: no company will hire you if you don’t respect time. Never be late for an interview. Infact, reach few minutes before the required time. This will show how serious you are about the job interview.

• Dress simple yet impressive: your dress code should not be casual or too over the head. Keep it simple. Wear decent formals (female candidates can opt for Indian Formals). Wear a watch and carry a presentable bag.

• Research on the company: before going for interview in a particular company, do thorough research of it. Learn which business segment it works in, what are its products/ services, when did it start, the founder and everything else you can from some reliable source like the internet website. This adds one extra mark to your interview and raises your chances of being selected.

• Be confident and spontaneous: you never know what the interviewer has in store for you. You can be asked to showcase your skills by any on the spot activity. You should have strong mental preparation. You need to be confident about yourself. Have faith in your capabilities.

• You are observed at all levels: when you go for the interview, you will be greeted by the receptionist and will be required to sit in that area till the boss doesn’t call you. From here itself, you should be impressive. Don’t use your phone while waiting there. Be polite to everyone and speak in a soft voice.

• Ask intelligent questions: asking questions at an interview is not a bad thing, but asking intelligent ones matter. Don’t ask silly and illogical questions just for the sake of it. The questions of high importance should be asked.

• Be willing to accept your shortcomings: no one is perfect. We all have few things in which we are bad or can improve. Don’t get annoyed or embarrassed when the interviewer points out any fault in you. Accept it with a smile and politely speak if you don’t agree with it.

• Don’t be in a hurry: nowadays, interviews involve many stages. You can be interviewed by more than one person. For e.g.; first the HR Manager might take your Interview, then your computer skills might be tested, then a round of writing skills may be taken and finally the boss might interview you. Do when you go for an interview; don’t keep an event for the rest of the day.

• Have sportsman spirit: the result of the interview can be positive or negative. You may get hired or maybe not. The result should not upset you. Remember, everything happens for a reason. If you fail an interview, there might be a better opportunity for you.

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