Interview Tips

Have you done a job interview and feel you were not well prepared? Here I share some activities that you may do to cover some mayor aspects on your dressing, personal arrange or performance, so you may feel that you have done well no matter the job you are asking for:

At my job I had the opportunity to interview a lot of candidates to fill out positions of different types and in different cities, most of the times a good resume is the key, but when I have to choose between some different candidates here are some activities that I always watch:

Common non verbal mistakes:

1.- Avoid eye contact. When the people doesn't look back, you loose confidence on the candidate, in my case I think there is something that doesn't want to be shared.

2.- Not knowing the company. You may review some important information on the Internet, there are some basic aspects like divisions, markets, cities or sites that have presence. It's really easy nowadays to be prepared. 

3.- Don't smile. Having people with a sad face is not a well sign of organizational behavior, if you are not in a good mood, think of something funny before you get into the interview. Remember to bring the best out of you.

4.- Have a bad posture. Like the previous tip, a bad posture sells boring and tedious, no one would like to hire someone that lacks of enthusiasm on the activity is being offered. 

5.- Fidget too much. When people moves too much on their chair, they are sending the message that are nervous or that they want to get out of there fast, don´t give your interviewer the option to let you go outside fast, the more time you have to present yourself the best.

6.- Have a weak handshake. This also means lack of confidence, practice if you think you need a harder grab.

7.- Play with the hair or touch your face. Everything that has to do with movement implies nervousness, remember that you are selling your own person at the interview your skills and your knowledge, don't let a nervous hands get on your way.

8.- Cross your arms. In ontological language means closure, if you are in an interview send the correct message that you want to share your experiences with the company.

Consider also to pay attention to the following activities:

The interviewers look up for the dressing, acting and walking when the people cross the door. Then they pay attention to your voice quality, grammar and confidence and third they look up for your word selection when speaking.

Last, but not least, if you are not on the fashion industry, very trendy or stylized people is not very good seen by interviewers. In many cases interviewers choose the people to hire when reviewing their clothes.