Keys to Aceing the Job Interview
Posted on: 2008-08-25
- Do not let the interview turn into an interrogation. Keep the interview on a conversational level. Start by thanking the interviewer for giving you the opportunity to see them. Begin by asking good questions like: How long have you been with the company? What firm were you with before you got to this company?
- Make sure your interviewer can answer all your questions. Do not try to stump them.
- Avoid talking about compensation during the first interview. Wait for the interviewer to bring up the subject. The interviewer does not expect you to take a position that is significantly under your past compensation level. If you did, you would quickly be looking for another position and the interviewer would have to do more interviews.
- Be positive. Do not paint a negative picture of your current employer or past employer. If you do, you will be viewed as a complainer or management problem.
- If the position does not match your skills, be sure to ask the interviewer if there are any other positions within the firm that would fit your talents.