What should you expect in an Interview?

Once you have sent in your résumé and the interviewer likes what they see, they will set up an interview with you. If you have never been on an interview before, let’s just say a lot depends on it. Your résumé counts for a lot but an interviewer wants to hear from you what experience you have and what you have to offer their company.

First off, when you go for an interview no matter what type of job it is, you want to make a great impression. Make sure you dress the part, for women, you can wear a pants suit or a skirt with a nice top and a blazer and a small pair of heels. Never wear sandals to an interview. Don’t wear over powering colors; keep it simple with black, brown, blue or tan. For men, wear a suit or dress pants and a nice, neat button down shirt. Wear a pair of dress shoes, never wear sneakers.

Now you are dressed for success, always bring an additional copy of your résumé with you. They have a copy but you want to bring them another so it can serve as a reminder of who you are and your skills. Remember to keep calm; don’t be nervous it is only an interview. Don’t throw your arms over the back of the chair but don’t appear to be too uptight.

What to expect, the interviewer will ask you what skills you have and to review your job function at your last place of employment. Then they will ask you why you are leaving or why you have left. Keep your answers short. Be as personable as you can. Not only do they want someone with experience and can handle the job but they want someone who they feel will get along and fit in with their other employees.

Don’t lie on your résumé, if you do and they ask you about the one thing you may have embellished then it will show when you try to answer the question because you maybe caught off guard with that question. Keep it real and keep in honest. Answer all questions with answers not other questions. If you have the experience they want, if you didn’t you wouldn’t get an interview. They are looking now to see how you would fit in to their company.