| Job Interview Skills are essential to being | | | | look attentive and punctual. |
| effective in your job hunt. The interview is | | | | |
| the first goal that you are after when | | | | Dressing for an interview is a skill in |
| applying to jobs. Thus when you land an | | | | itself. The goal here is to make your dress |
| interview you should be prepared and | | | | to the job culture at the company you are |
| confident in your skill to fully sell | | | | going to be interviewing for. The easiest way |
| yourself. There are many different approaches | | | | to determine what you need to wear is to |
| that you can take in developing these skills | | | | simply ask. If you are uncomfortable asking |
| however, I am going to touch on just a few | | | | the hiring manager you have been in contact |
| that I think are essential to the process. | | | | with then simply call the Human Resources |
| | | | department at the company. When you call just |
| Eye contact is one of the most important | | | | say simply that you are going to be |
| Interview Skills you can develop. It is | | | | interviewing for a job in the coming days and |
| crucial that you are able to maintain a | | | | would like to know what the accepted dress is |
| constant eye contact during any interview | | | | for the department that you are going to be |
| process. By maintaining eye contact you are | | | | interviewing for. They will have no problems |
| showing interest in what is being said to | | | | telling you. If the culture is jeans and |
| you. Also, you are able to gauge just how | | | | t-shirts, wear a polo top with some nice |
| interested the person conducting the | | | | jeans and shoes. Do not wear a suit! However |
| interview is interested in you. If they are | | | | if the culture is "business casual" then |
| making the attempt to maintain a constant eye | | | | you'll want to go with the polo top, slacks |
| contact with you that is a good indicator | | | | and dress shoes. Allow common sense to rule |
| that they are interested in finding out if | | | | in this case. Your goal is to dress as you |
| you are a good fit. If the interviewer is | | | | would if you actually were working in the |
| looking down or just seems to be going | | | | job that you are interviewing for. |
| through the motions that is an indicator that | | | | |
| you are going to have to get their attention | | | | Conversation flow is something you want to |
| and force them to maintain eye contact with | | | | keep a close watch on. You might want to make |
| you. | | | | sure that you are not mumbling too much. Keep |
| | | | your answers short and to the point. Don't |
| Posture is another skill that you should | | | | add a lot of "Padding" in your answers. Try |
| master for any interview setting. How you sit | | | | and have an answer already prepared for the |
| and conduct yourself is all part of the | | | | basic interview questions so you can answer |
| impression that you are wanting to give off | | | | such questions quickly and without much |
| to your potential employer. If you are | | | | thought. |
| slouching in your chair then you are not | | | | |
| showing signs of actual interest. The best | | | | I have touched on 4 valuable Interview Skills |
| thing you can do to develop good posture is | | | | that will serve you well in your job hunting |
| to practice in front of a mirror. Sit in a | | | | endeavors! Good luck! |
| way that is comfortable yet allows you to | | | | |