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How to Be Confident and Positive at The Job Interview Part 4 of 5

You will want to make the best impression of all when you have a job interview - after all, you do not get a second chance to make a first impression.  When you are going for a job interview, this is your one chance to really shine.  You will want to make the best impression possible.  How do you go about this? 

Take the following tips when you go for your next job interview so that you can make a positive impression and please your prospective employer as well as get that job:    

 Dress for success

Make sure that you are wearing your best clothes when you go for a job interview.  You should wear a suit and tie if you are a man and a woman’s suit for a woman with low heels and stockings.  Although most companies go for business casual nowadays, you do want to dress for success when you go for the job interview so that you can land the job. 

Talk positively about your past jobs

Employers will most likely ask you about your past job experiences.  Make sure that you talk positively about any experiences that you might have had when you were working.  You should talk positively about them even if they were unpleasant experiences.  Never talk bad about a past job or a past employer as it looks bad for you. 

Answer questions straightforward

If you are asked a question that you do not understand, ask the interviewer to repeat the question and then answer in a straightforward manner.  Job interviewers sometimes are vague with their questioning.  If you answer questions in a straight forward manner and ask them to clarify what you do not understand, you have a better chance of giving a well informed and intelligent answer. 

Remember your manners

Be sure to sit up straight, do not slouch and look the interviewer in the eye when you talk.  Do not mumble your answers or look to the floor.  Be sure to shake hands as this custom is always observed by both men and women.  Remember your manners when you are in a job interview and that includes thanking the interviewer for taking the time to speak to you. 

Toot your own horn

Never tell an employer anything negative about yourself.  This is the time to toot your own horn and loud.  While being self depreciating may be charming at a party, it can turn off a prospective employer.  Do not brag, but be very detailed about your accomplishments and do not be afraid  to list them. Be confident, well groomed, informative and charming and you are sure to ace that job interview. 

By John BetanCourt

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