First Impressions Count - Preparing For An Interview

You've done the work, planned your job search

, handed in applications and after this you are counting the days until the big job interview.

At this time, put yourself in the interviewers' shoes. They've got an amazing resume and covering letter in front of their eyes from a postgraduate student with qualifying criteria aplenty. They may have spotted their essential transferable skills to you thus you have a great sense that you may be the best individual for their organization.

Yet the job interview remains to be really the only opportunity that the interviewer will possess to get to understand or know job applicants and thus determine if they are able to back up their skills on paper and deliver results.

As a postgraduate job hunter you must work hard to make a good first impression. A large number of business employers are concerned that postgraduates might be too academic and possibly not possess the indvidual capabilities and communication skills that they'll need to function within an organisation. Making that great first impression will get down to self-confidence, nonverbal communication as well as visual appeal, however above all else it would mean you should be very well prepared and be knowledgeable about the firm as well as you can.

Feeling well prepared as well as positive will be apparent in your demeanour on the day. You might wish to consider the following to help you perform at your very best.

1.Prepare a mock job interview. You could do this with a good friend however you can also talk to your supervisor to help you with this. Handle a number of general questions like "tell me why are you applying", "why do you think you're suitable for this position" etc.

2.Check, double check and even triple check the time as well as place. After that check, double check and triple check your routes after which get a back up plan on hand in case.

3.Be sure you dress well. Ensure you get your interview clothes prepared the day before to avoid last minute strain and panic.

4.Do not take loads of junk with you - travel as light as you can.

5.If you have to bring written documents on you, like work references and qualifications, have them prepared in a decent folder no less than one day before the job interview however try for a week. If you have displaced something it may take quite some time to order a replacement.

6.Go to the toilet before the interview.

Very much like setting up for a viva, have a seat with your resume and cover letter in advance and take notes on yourself. This is the only data the hiring managers have read so be sure that you know the things you had said inside and out and can also back it up with more examples which means that you can demonstrate depth.

One of the most standard questions is going to be "tell me about yourself". Plan an appropriate answer to this question that doesn't involve a summary of achievements (these are already on your CV) or simply way too much personal information. Stay professional and talk about the qualities that suit with the organization culture like hard-working, organized as well as good communicator.

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