Be Prepared for Your Interview
Dress for Success.
With each successive generation since the 50's, American dress has become more casual. It's now acceptable to wear sneakers to upscale restaurants, revealing outfits on the dance floor, and baggy shorts to school. You may even dress casually for work… after you've landed the job.
Unless you're looking to be a roadie for a rock 'n roll band, the interview dress code hasn't changed much, and especially in the corporate environment. There, interview-appropriate dress still means “conservative,” and the old adage "dress for success" still applies:
http://jobsearchtech.about.com/od/interviewtips/a/interview_dress.htm
Know the 10 Qualities Interviewers Look For.
It´s not easy to pinpoint what interviewers want in a candidate. There are many interviewer approaches, and during the course of a job hunt you may confront a different approach each time. So, how to prepare???
Strategies from an expert can help. Joe Hodowanes, a career strategy advisor with J.M. Wanes & Associates, gives his thoughts after 28 years in the recruiting industry:
http://www.net-temps.com/careerdev/career-tools/view-article.html?type=topics&id=3302
Start by Asking the Right Questions.
In an effort to find the perfect employee, recruiters have embraced behaviorally based interviews as a technique of choice. Such interviews demand that candidates think on their feet because the atypical questions cannot be easily anticipated or prepared for.
See what we mean in this article by Deborah Walker, CCMC, Resumé writer and career coach with Alpha Advantage:
http://www.net-temps.com/careerdev/career-tools/view-article.html?type=topics&id=3286
Wrap Up the Interview.
You feel the job interview coming to a close… You cannot wait until it´s over and you are safely in your car again.
Don't rush through the final minutes of the interview. Net-Temps.com and TD Strategies LLC say this is your time to seal the deal:
http://www.net-temps.com/careerdev/career-tools/view-article.html?type=topics&id=415
