Listen

Demonstrate your communication skills. It means not only talking but also listening and letting the interviewer know you heard what he said. Interviewer can provide you with a lot of useful information about the job. Observe your interviewer and try to adapt his style and pace. If you feel the question is unclear for you, ask politely for a clarification.

Don't Talk Too Much

You have to talk and show you initiative but do not exaggerate. Get directly to the point. You can ask if listener would like you to go into details. He will let you know if he would.

Practise Good Non-verbal Communication

Non-verbal communication is a good way of demonstrating your confidence. Standing straight, keeping eye contact and strong handshake can help you make a great first impression about yourself to employer.

Don't Be Too Familiar

The main aim of the job interview is to find a good employee for the company. The interviewer is not looking for a new friend, so don?t be too familiar. It is important to demonstrate energy and enthusiasm during the interview and ask questions, but not to overvalue your place as a candidate looking for a job.

Use Appropriate Language

You should use a professional language during the interview. Don?t use any inappropriate slang words or references to age, race, religion, politics or sexual preferences. You can learn from the interviewer ? listen for the wordings that are used by him and when appropriate use similar words.

Be positive

Attitude plays a substantial role in the successful interview. You have to find the balance between confidence, professionalism and modesty. Don?t be overconfident but also not too reserved. Be positive and use positive words - instead of "if", "I think", "I feel" and "I wish" use "when", "I am" and "I would". Offer positive information.

Don't look desperate

There is a system of three ?C?s? for not looking desperate, they are ? cool, calm and confident. You know that you are the best candidate for this job; do everything for interviewer also to believe you are.

Ask Questions

Prepare your questions for the interviewer. With asking questions you will demonstrate your interest in company?s work. Asking questions also gives you the opportunity to find out whether this is the right job for you. The best questions come from listening to things that have been asked during the interview and asking for additional information.

Take Care of Answering the Questions

Answer to all questions asked by interviewer. There are questions where interviewer wants to know a specific example from your past experience. If you fail to give a specific example you lose opportunity to prove you ability, to tell about your skills.

Show your initiative

Make the structure of the interview by yourself and know where you want to find yourself with the interview. This will improve your self-image and help you to pass from one question to another. Help the interviewer to run the interview and you will gain more points for getting this job.Πίσω

Interview is not only for the interviewer to find out if you are the best candidate for the offered vacancy, it is also your chance to find out as many details about the job, the company, the culture and the interviewer himself as you can. It will help you decide do you really want the job. These questions could be:

- What are the responsibilities of the position?
- Why is this position open?
- How much will I be paid? Are there any additional expenses for union dues, uniforms, travel etc.?
- What is the company culture like?
- When would possibly your application be considered for a raise?
- What is the annual turnover of this organization?
- What are working hours?
- Is overtime required? Is it expected? Am I compensated for overtime? How? By compensation time or pay?
- When and where do I of my work?
- What is the dress code?
- Who is my direct supervisor? What is his management style like?
- When do performance evaluations occur?
- How will my work be evaluated?
- Are there any opportunities for advancement?
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- Poor personal appearance.
- Inability to express himself clearly; rambles on without coming to the point quickly.
- Lack of career planning; lack of purpose or goals.
- Lack of interest and enthusiasm; passive and indifferent.
- Lack of confidence and poise, demonstration of nervousness.
- Over emphasis on money; interested only in best dollar offer, benefits, hours and vacation.
- Lack of tact.
- Lack of maturity.
- Failure to look at the interviewer when conversing.
- Indecision and hesitation.
- Showing that wants job only for short time.
- Lack of knowledge in field of specialization.
- No interest in company or industry.
- Someone else makes decisions in candidate?s place.
- Emphasis on ?important? acquaintanceship.
- Unwillingness to go where we would send him.
- Intolerant; strong prejudices.
- Narrow interests.
- No interests in social activities.
- Radical ideas.
- Late on interview without a reason.
- Never heard of company.
- Asks no questions about the job.
- Condemnation of past employers.
- Limp, fishy handshake.
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