15 Job Interview Tips: How To Ace An Interview (2022/2023)
15 Job Interview Tips: How To Ace An Interview (2022/2023)
Congratulations! Your job interview is set up. Now that the time has come to get ready, we’ve got you covered. We give a general overview of how to succeed in an interview along with a thorough examination of each subject in this post.
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An interview is usually a formal pre-arranged meeting between an employer and a prospective employee. An interview is usually organized to ascertain the qualification and credibility as well as capability of the prospective employee. This ultimately creates an impression that somebody is in need of gainful employment and another party is in need of a service provider in this case an employee.
Interviews are quite crucial in the process of hiring the best hands for a particular task. Some relevant questions one might ask are; what is tan he need for intervan iew? Why is interview one of the most preferred mode of hiring employees? Who conducts an interview? How long does an interview last? Who should be interviewed? And lastly, how do one adequately prepare for interviews?
15 Job Interview Tips: How To Ace An Interview (2022/2023)
1. Research The Company And Interviewers
As a prospective employee of a company, it is important that you carry out proper research and background check on the company. You should be able to know basic things about the company. Things like the date of formation, management, and guides in the company. Officers of the company should also be known to you.
This shows that you have enough interest in the company and you will love to be part of the team if you are eventually employed. Again, your interviewer may likely ask you questions about the company to ascertain your readiness to work with her. When one displays zero knowledge on the workings or basic facts of the company, it goes a long way to prove that one is not ready to be part of the company. This may affect your chances of being selected.
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2. Be well prepared for your expected job description
When applying for a job, you applied for a specific role. You should get yourself acquainted with the job description which you have applied for. Applying for a particular role means that you know what is expected of you. You, therefore, need to go the extra mile to ensure that you understand the nitty-gritty of your expected role so as to be able to answer questions on them.
Without mincing words, the job you applied for is the true test of your qualifications. If you cannot answer questions that are thrown to you on your job description, it goes to prove that you do not have the needed skill or expertise as portrayed in your Curriculum vitae or resume. Before going for any interview, do a proper research on your expected job role so as to be able to defend your qualifications.
3. Find out the easiest routes to the venue
Interviews are usually scheduled to hold at a venue that sometimes are not the venue of the company conducting the interview. Again, even where the venue of the interview is that of the company, it is possible that you may not know the venue of the company as the application process for the job was done online.
It therefore behooves on you to carry out a proper research on the venue of the interview. Before the interview date, take out time to know the location of the venue, the easiest routes to the venue as well as the route which takes lesser time to reach putting into consideration extraneous factors that may cause delays.
This will enable you to be punctual on the date of the interview. Of course, you would not like to go through the stress of asking questions about the venue of a proposed job interview on the very day the interview is to take place. No employer will tolerate lateness from a prospective employee. Lateness is a turn off to any potential employer.
So, why not save yourself the stress of looking for a location on a day that is so important to you by undertaking such stress at an earlier date? The answer is left for you to determine.
4. Plan your interview attire the night before
It is a popular statement often used when encouraging people to appear responsible. In attending an interview, your choice of clothes should be modest and moderate too. Your clothes should be clean, neat and well ironed. You should not dress to impress your interviewer rather you should dress to be presentable.
You should be smart in your appearance. Your appearance should be appealing. Do not look disheveled or haggard before your interviewer. Your clothing might be simple, yet sophisticated to get the attention of anyone. You may apply to make up but not too heavy. Again, remember that you are not dressing to impress your interviewer.
15 Job Interview Tips: How To Ace An Interview (2022/2023)
5. Conduct a mock interview
Before going for an interview, draw out a set of questions that may likely be asked and attempt answering them. Set up an imaginary panel and practice standing before them. Answer the questions which you have sent and evaluate yourself on your performance.
This will aid you in answering questions that are put forward. Again, you may go through past interviews of the company or organization to know the sort of questions that are usually asked during the process of their interviews.
6. Be confident
Interview candidates usually experience self-doubt when going for an interview. Questions like, “am I qualified for the job?“, “will I be taken?“, and many others will go through the mind of such an interviewee. This strikes fear into the mind of the interviewee and at the end of the interview process, he might come crashing like a pack of cards due to unfounded fears.
This notwithstanding, prospective employees should build on their self confidence by making proper research on things that are related to the interview he is attending. There is no gainsaying the fact that knowledge inspires confidence. When one has adequate knowledge of what he is going for, he will be bold enough to withstand any question arising therefrom.
The qualifications are yours. The Curriculum vitae was prepared by you. You wrote the application and you also know what you applied for. This alone should give you the confidence to defend whatever you have written. If at any point in time, there is a deviation from what is embedded in your Curriculum vitae, you should be confident enough to tell the interviewer that such deviation is not included in your description.
7. Be ready a day before the interview
While preparing for an interview, do well to get all your needed documents intact a day before the interview. This is to avoid a rush in arranging them on the day of the interview before leaving.
Get yourself prepared, keep your proposed outfit in good shape, well arranged and packed at a convenient spot. This shows that you are well prepared for the interview. It also aids in keeping your mind relaxed and at peace.
8. Bring resume copies, a notebook and a pen
Take at least five copies of your printed resume on clean paper in case of multiple interviewers. Highlight specific accomplishments on your copy that you can easily refer to and discuss. Bring a pen and a small notebook. Prepare to take notes, but not on your smartphone or another electronic device. Write information down so that you can refer to these details in your follow-up thank-you notes. Maintain eye contact as much as possible.
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15 Job Interview Tips: How To Ace An Interview (2022/2023)
9. Eat and stay healthy
Your health is very important. Try as much as possible to eat good food and try to be in health on the day of your interview. Know your system and how your system reacts to certain kinds of foods. Do not eat meals that will make you frequent the restroom.
Check your state of health and ensure that you are okay. It will actually not be a nice sight that an employer gets to interview a prospective employee that is sick. Although we do not have control over our health, we can at least try to be in good health.
10. Plan your schedule to arrive 10–15 minutes early
Map out your route to the interview location so you can be sure to arrive on time. Consider doing a practice run. If you’re taking public transportation, identify a backup plan if there are delays or closures.
11. Be Courteous
When attending an interview, be courteous to any and every one you come across. Be respectful and approach everyone politely. The man you disrespected on your way to the venue might eventually turn out to be your interviewer. Your manners should be at its utmost best.
You are most likely to be judged by your attitude the first day you meet your employer via the interview process. To this end, first impression matters a lot. Do well to be at your best behavior.
12. Do a follow-up after the interview
It is necessary that after an interview, you should do a little bit of follow up on the employer. This really shows that you are really interested in the work and did not attend the interview simply because you were invited for it. This shows that you are really serious about getting the job and your prospective employer might give you the chance to prove your zeal.
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15 Job Interview Tips: How To Ace An Interview (2022/2023)
13. Don’t entertain fear
Fear is one of the greatest challenge people face when they are about to take a very important step in their lives. The fear of failure can be very depressing and overwhelming.
Fear can cause you to lose focus and derail from your set out goals so, always shun fear and be courageous.
14. Take Enough Rest
Rest is underrated. Most people do not know how much good a good rest could do for them. Taking a good rest before an interview will not be a waste if time at all, as a matter of fact, it will help your retention and keep you prepared for your interview.
15. Pray
Prayer (for religious people) can be a booster to the morale of an applicant because it gives you the spiritual energy and physical confidence to ace your interview.
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