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DOS AND DON´TS OF A JOB INTERVIEN BY: Puga, Lineth

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DOS AND DON´TS OF A JOB INTERVIEN

BY: Puga, Lineth

Page 2: Dos and dont´s of a job intervien

Don't:What You Should NEVER Do in a Job

Interview.

Don't interrupt the interviewer! Even if you think you get where they're going and have the most brilliant answer ever to their interview question, this is one of the most annoying things you can do.

Give them a chance to finish. And at least do your best to maintain eye contact and show you are listening intently – and are very interested in and respectful of the person speaking.

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Don't wear perfume or cologne. I hope I don't need to explain this, but if I do…first, some people find perfumes or colognes offensive – worse yet, some people may be allergic. They don't belong in an interview…except maybe (once again tastefully done) if you are interviewing at the company that makes the product, I guess. Once again, bathing / showering will pretty much do the trick here.

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Don't go heavy on the make-up.

(To be gender neutral, this goes for men or women.) The closer to natural you look, the more the real you can shine through To be candid, I have to admit now I haven't used make-up for years, but if you do use it, artfully applied it can be a real asset. But too much and too bold…well, some employers will see it as a sign that you are more about looks and surface things than business.

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Don't listen to your iPod, play video games, make cell phone calls, etc. while waiting to be interviewed. Take care of all that before you come in the door of the building Or, if you really need to make IMPORTANT calls while you wait, ask if you may use a private area to do so. Just like with dating, impressions form quickly. Since you are there to present yourself as a capable, serious candidate , start your presentation from the moment you walk in. Impressions you leave can last well beyond the day of the interview.

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Dos Be yourself! I can't say this often

enough. I just read a popular work advice blog (to remain nameless) and I saw one of the first bits of advice for job interviews was to prepare a slick presentation of yourself and wow them with it. While this might perhaps be useful if you are interviewing for a high-powered sales job or maybe an industry like entertainment or advertising (although even there they want to see who they're really hiring), for most of you doing that will simply trigger a red flag, leaving the interviewer wondering if you're all bluster and no substance.

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Look me in the eyes. Not saying stare at me…but when you answer my interview questions, I want to see you connect with me. I'd like to see when your eyes show real enthusiasm about something you've accomplished or sincerity about wanting to do a good job for me. Now of course I make room for nervousness, but if I see eyes skittering all about unable to focus on me, how can I be sure you're being real with me?

Tell me a good story. When I ask you about things you've done that you are proud of or obstacles you've overcome, I want you to have some stories to tell me. Did you ever take on a tough situation and turn it around? Did you ever come up with a new process that saved the company money? Did you ever encounter something you knew nothing about and make a point of becoming an expert? Like I said…tell me a good story.

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Know about the job and the company. So much is out there on the internet now, take time to do research beforehand – it will pay off.

One sharp Work Coach Cafe reader wrote us that he learned about a recent merger the company was going through and used this information to his advant I went for an interview once and, in doing my research, learned the man taught at the same university I was consulting for.

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Listen! More than anything I've mentioned so far, listening is a skill that can make or break you. Really listen to the questions and whatever the interviewer is saying to you. Don't be thinking ahead or about other things while the interviewer is talking. It really does show. Just be in the moment.

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Thank´s