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This document provides tips and guidance for job interviews. It advises researching the company beforehand and preparing answers to common interview questions. Some common questions are listed, along with tips on asking insightful questions of the interviewer. Additional tips include bringing extra resume copies, getting proper rest, maintaining a professional appearance, and leaving with a strong final impression. The document also lists 35 common mistakes candidates make in interviews and provides potential positive spins on those mistakes. Finally, it lists additional questions an interviewer may ask. The overall message is to thoroughly prepare for an interview through research, practice, and attention to professional presentation and communication skills.

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Do Your Due Diligence Check Out Their Website. Talk To People Find Out

This document provides tips and guidance for job interviews. It advises researching the company beforehand and preparing answers to common interview questions. Some common questions are listed, along with tips on asking insightful questions of the interviewer. Additional tips include bringing extra resume copies, getting proper rest, maintaining a professional appearance, and leaving with a strong final impression. The document also lists 35 common mistakes candidates make in interviews and provides potential positive spins on those mistakes. Finally, it lists additional questions an interviewer may ask. The overall message is to thoroughly prepare for an interview through research, practice, and attention to professional presentation and communication skills.

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INTERVIEW TIPS

Do your due Diligence Check out their website. Talk to people; find out
as much as possible about the company and its people before your
interview. Prepare answers to commonly asked interview questions. This
will make you feel mentally prepared which will help you be emotionally
prepared.
Sample questions that you need to be prepared for:
1. What are your short/long-term goals?
2. Why are you leaving your current employer?
3. How would your boss and co-workers describe you?
4. Give me five words that describe you.
5. What are your biggest professional accomplishments up to this point
in your career?
6. What do you like/dislike about your current role?
7. Tell me about a situation that didnt go as well as you would have
liked.
8. How do you handle difficult situations?
9. What interests you most/least about the position that we have here?
10. Why should we hire you?
After you have completed this, the next step is to prepare
challenging/insightful questions to ask them about their company and
the position itself. Stay away from questions that clearly took no
thought. Make it known that this interview was important enough for
you to do a little homework beforehand. Build your questions from you
due dilligence. You will usually get the opportunity to ask a few
questions towards the end of the interview so chose wisely and make
sure they are RELEVANT. This is typically one of your last chances to
impress your interviewer and its their last impression of you so you want
to finish strong.
Bring extra copies of your Resume Find out how many people you will
be meeting with and add 3 copies, you never know who might pop in
unexpectedly or who you may meet on the way. Always better to have
extra copies on hand than apologize for not having a resume for a last
minute addition. Bring a copy for yourself as well, but do not look at it
during the resume and do not take notes during interview. Be prepared
to elaborate on any point that the interviewer wants to discuss. Print
these out the day before your interview and put them in your portfolio.
Bring a good quality pen. If you are planning to bring a briefcase have

everything in it ready to go the night before. Allocate enough time to go


through security and deal with commuting delays.
Feel your Best Get a good nights rest. Avoid alcohol the night before.
Give yourself enough time to get ready. If its an early morning interview
get up early enough so you have time to get ready, eat healthy but
complete breakfast and allow ample time to gather your thoughts. Bring
your best attitude by thinking positive!
Proper Grooming Everything counts when you are making a first
impression. Men: Always wear suits and have clean shave. Ladies: Hair
should be neat. If its longer than shoulder length you may want to
consider wearing it up. When applying make-up, go for the natural look.
Nails should be manicured with a neutral color. Everyone should bring
mints so you are sure to have fresh breath. If youre a smoker or chew
tobacco save it until after the interview, just in case you share a small
room with a non-smoker. Leave the gum and candy at home. Do you
have a choice for eyewear? If so, go the conservative route, no color
contacts or fancy frames. Skip the perfume/cologne today.

35 WAYS CANDIDATES STRIKE OUT ON INTERVIEWS


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Poor personal appearance.


Lack of interest and enthusiasm. (Passive and indifferent)
Over emphasis on money. (Interested only in the best offer)
Condemnation of past employers.
Failure to look at interviewer when conversing.
Limp, fishy handshake.
Unwillingness to go where sent.
Late for interview.
Failure to express appreciation for interviewers time.
Ask no questions about position.
Vague responses to questions.
Over-aggressive, conceited with superiority complex.
Inability to express self clearly. (Poor voice, diction)
Lack of planning for career. (No purpose or goals)
Lack of confidence and poise. (Ill at ease, nervous)
Failure to participate in activities.
Unwilling to start at the bottom, expects too muchto soon.
Makes excuses; evasive; hedges on unfavorable factors.
Lack of tact.
Lack of courtesy, ill-mannered.
Lack of maturity.
Lack of vitality.
Indecision.
Sloppy application blank.

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Merely shopping around.


Wants job only for short time.
No interest in company.
Cynical.
Low moral standards.
Lazy
Intolerant. (Strong prejudices)
Narrow interest.
Inability to take criticism.
High pressure type.
Misrepresentation

SPIN THE ABOVE NEGATIVES AND MAKE THEM POSITIVE. YOU


MUST BELIEVE THEM AND APPLY THEM APPRORPRIATELY!

INTEVIEW QUESTIONS YOU MAY BE ASKED


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What are your short-range objectives? Long-range?

What do you look for in a job?

Why are you leaving? Why did the business fail?

What can you do for us that someone else cannot do?

How good is your health?

Can you work under pressure, deadlines, etc.?

Do you prefer staff or line work? Why?

What is your philosophy of management?

What kind of salary are you worth? Why?

10 What are the five biggest accomplishments in your present or last job?
Your career?
11 Why didnt you do better in college?
12 What business and character references can you give us?

13 How long would it take to make a contribution to our firm?


14 How long would you stay with us?
15 If you could start again, what would you do differently?
16 How do you rate yourself as a professional? As an executive?
17 What new goals or objectives have you established recently? Why?
18 How have you changed the nature of your job?
19 What do you think of your boss?
20 Why havent you obtained a job so far?
21 What features of your previous jobs have you disliked?
22 Would you describe a few situations in which your work was criticized?
23 How would you evaluate your present firm?
24 Do you generally speak to people before they speak to you?
25 What was the last book you read? Movie you saw? Sporting event you
attended?
26 Are you a leader or a follower? A good manager? Analytical? Give an
example we can verify.
27 What company or boss did you like the best?
28 What are some of your interests outside of work?
29 How would you describe the essence of success?
30 What interests you most about the position we have? The least?
31 Dont you feel you might be better off with a different size firm than ours?
32 Why arent you earning more by now?
33 Will you be able to take your boss job?
34 How would you describe your own personality?
35 Why should we hire you?
36 Have you helped increase sales? Profits? Reduce costs?
37 What do your subordinates think of you?
38 Have you hired people before? What do you look for? Have you fired
people before?

39 How do will you change things?


40 Isnt this job too simple or junior for you?

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