| Job interviews can make you anxious! | | | | interview. |
| Following these 5 essential job interview | | | | |
| tips the day before the interview will | | | | Practice your Answers and Questions |
| increase both your confidence and your | | | | |
| chances of success. | | | | A couple of days before the interview you |
| | | | will have prepared answers to common job |
| Directions, Map, Contacts | | | | interview questions such as "What are your |
| | | | strengths?", "Why are you the right candidate |
| Prepare the day before to make sure you get | | | | for this job?", "Tell me about yourself?". Go |
| to your interview on time. Find out exactly | | | | through these answers and practice saying |
| where you have to go and who you must ask for | | | | them out loud. You also should have prepared |
| once you are there. Get good directions, look | | | | about five appropriate questions to ask the |
| on the map and make sure you know the best | | | | interviewer about the job, the company and |
| route. Work out how long it will take you, | | | | the management, such as, "Please describe the |
| allow for traffic and parking time. Have the | | | | company's management style and the sort of |
| full name and position of the person you will | | | | employee who fits in well with it?" Go |
| be seeing and a contact number in case you | | | | through these questions and include them in |
| need to call. Put all this information into | | | | your interview folder. |
| an interview folder to take with you. | | | | |
| | | | Dress for Success |
| Prepare your Portfolio | | | | |
| | | | Find out the expected dress code for the job |
| Another job interview tip is to get all your | | | | interview. You can call the company and speak |
| documentation together the day before. Make a | | | | to Human Resources or even Reception. It is |
| couple of copies of your resume and a list of | | | | usually advisable to dress more formally for |
| your references including name, position and | | | | the interview than the actual position |
| contact numbers. Include copies of any | | | | requires- this shows respect for the |
| written references you want to give the | | | | interview process. Select the appropriate |
| interviewer. You may want to include work | | | | clothes the day before and make sure they are |
| samples that are relevant to the position. | | | | clean and pressed. Shoes should be polished. |
| Put all these into a neat, simple portfolio | | | | Decide on any accessories you want to wear. |
| to give to the interviewer. Have a notebook | | | | Lay your interview clothes out ready for the |
| and pen ready to jot down details during the | | | | next day. This saves rushing around just |
| interview. | | | | before the interview and getting into a spin! |
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| Review your Resume | | | | 5 simple job interview tips that will make |
| | | | the difference between feeling prepared and |
| Go through your resume the day before to | | | | confident or anxious and flustered about your |
| re-familiarize yourself with the information | | | | job interview! |
| the interviewer has about you. Be aware of | | | | |
| any red flags such as gaps in employment that | | | | A complete and free guide to preparing for |
| you will need to address during the | | | | and succeeding in job interviews. |