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Interviewing
Do's & Don'ts
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DON'TS |
- BE PREPARED!
- Do your homework about the
company - the Internet is a great place to start
- Get to know the interviewer
before hand, if possible
- HAVE ANSWERS TO THESE BASIC
QUESTIONS:
- Why do you want the
job?
- Why are you leaving your current job?
- What do you offer this company?
- Where do you see yourself in 5
years?
- PREPARE YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
COMPANY: its benefits, its main goals, focus, etc.
- GATHER ONLY RELIABLE REFERENCES:
have them ready & waiting for a phone call
- HAVE EXTRA RESUMES HANDY
- BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT YOURSELF AND
YOUR SKILLS FLUIDLY AND PROFESSIONALLY
- DRESS CONSERVATIVELY
- BE ENTHUSIASTIC AND POLITE TO
EVERYONE YOU MEET IN THE OFFICE
- SEND A THANK YOU E-MAIL OR GIVE A
THANK YOU CALL AFTER THE INTERVIEW
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- DON'T BE LATE!
- DON'T WEAR CASUAL CLOTHES TO THE
INTERVIEW EVEN IF THE OFFICE HAS A CASUAL DRESS CODE
- DON'T CHEW GUM OR HAVE A DRINK IN
YOUR HAND
- DON'T EXAGGERATE YOUR SKILLS
- DON'T REFER TO YOUR CURRENT/PAST
JOBS OR CO-WORKERS IN A NEGATIVE MANNER
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EXAMPLE
OF
A WELL-FORMATTED ON-LINE RESUME
Tips on inserting HTML
resumes: If your resume is in an HTML format, do not
copy the HTML code into the space above. The information placed in
this section should be plain text.
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