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How To Prepare For An Interview

Plenty of mistakes can potentially be avoided if you know how to plan right when applying for a job. It’s easy to make a few blunders when you’re nervous. But with some preparation and practice you can land that dream job with ease. Here are a few ideas to keep you focused and get that position of employment:

Getting Too Personal

As many job search websites may tell you, it's important that you don’t be too unprofessional with the person interviewing you. Examples of this are telling your whole life story or ranting about your personal life in excess. Doing this can often make the interviewer uneasy or potentially offend them. Try to stick to the topics and answer all of the questions with an air of professionalism.

Not Reading The Signs

Sometimes the interviewer will assist you by dropping hints of what they want to hear from you. It’s really important to pick up on these cues, which will often be displayed in the form of body language and the wording of questions. The most appropriate method to respond to this is to think of what the person hiring you might prefer to hear, and how they might desire to hear it.

For instance, a professional corporation such as a call center or bank is likely to expect questions answered using the STAR method (Situation, Task, Action, Result) while a laid back cafe might want more relaxed answers/approaches. Use your head, and if you have the resources find out from their webpage or from others which method is preferred. Often it is useful to ask the company who is interviewing you what they like to see - this shows you're a self starter, and companies love that.