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6 Tips For A Successful Interview

Ways to Improve Your Interview Skills

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Senior year is filled with so many fun times and events, but most importantly once you graduate you enter the real world. Yes, senior year is fun and exciting, but it is also very stressful. Here are some easy and helpful tips to help kill your interview and land your dream job.

These interview tips will help even the most inexperienced interviewees to shine:

6. Common Questions

Consider the most likely questions that you are going to be asked before you even get to the interview. This way you are ready and won't get stuck for something to say. The most frequent questions can all be prepared for.

5. Research

Knowing a thing or two about your potential employer will assist you in the interview. It will help you to tailor your responses and to show you are keen. Spend some time reading the corporate website at least. Also be familiar with their top executives as well.

4. Appearance

In most businesses looking smart is a given so you should think about what to wear carefully. True, some places take a more relaxed attitude to attire, but you cannot go wrong with conventional office wear to create a professional first impression. Many of my PR professors always you rather be over dressed than under dresses.

3. Ask Something

Never say you have nothing to ask at the interview. It makes you seem disinterested so always have a few questions to ask your interviewer planned in advance. It makes you seem more attentive and eager for the job.

2. Focus

On the day of an interview, allow plenty of time to get there without rushing or being stressed by delays. Take everything you might need such as notebooks, pens and a copy of your CV. Remember to look your interviewer directly in the eye, focussing on what they are saying.

1. End Positive

When the interview is approaching an end try to conclude on a positive note. This could be as simple as saying something like, “I look forward to hearing from you” and be very gracious.

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