Know How to Interview

As you search for a job, your networking contacts will help you to find job leads. These job leads will turn into interviews. Are you prepared to turn those interviews into job offers?
Interview Tips |
Setting Up Job Interviews
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Prepare for an Interview
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What to Bring to an Interview
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During the Interview
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Reasons Why People Don't Get Hired After an Interview
- Application form or resume is incomplete or sloppy
- Arriving late for the interview
- Didn’t ask questions about the job
- Failure to express appreciation for interviewer's time
- Lack of interest and enthusiasm
- Lack of maturity
- Lack of planning for career; no purpose and no goals
- Negative attitude about past employers
- Nervousness or lack of confidence and poise
- No genuine interest in the company or job
- Overemphasis on money
- Overly aggressive behavior
- Poor personal appearance
- Responding vaguely to questions
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Unwillingness to accept entry-level position
Follow-up after the interview.
The job interview is not over when you leave the meeting. You have one more chance to impress the employer. Follow up the interview with a thank-you letter.
Send a thank-you letter or note to each person who interviewed you. Your letter should have these main ideas:
- Thank them for their time.
- Say you are interested in working for them.
- Briefly say why you are qualified for the job.
- Give any information that you forgot to say in the interview.
- Add a final "thank you" for the chance to interview.
- Say how you plan to follow up.
If you told the interviewers that you would give them added information, make sure that you do. Keep track of when you said you would contact this employer to find out if you were hired. Don't forget to make that contact.