Here are some interview do's and dont's. Be prepared! Find out as much as you can about the company beforehand. Take a look at the corporate website, if there is one, or get hold of a company brochure.
Do’s
- Arrive early
- Wear dark suit, look the part!
- Firm handshake, act the part!
- Confidence, eye contact
- Presentation
- Research the company and the competition and the market + USP’s
- Listen
- Treat all interview stages as 1st stage
- Do not ask about the package
- Close for job / 2nd stage!
Don'ts
- Arrive late
- Scruffy / untidy appearance
- Too laid back
- Over-familiar, or flippant
- Talk down previous employers
- Cover up inconsistencies, you will be caught out!
- Waffle and talk at a tangent