The interview determines whether you get the job or not.
So how to prepare for it and what do employers pay attention to? We’ll talk about this now.
How to avoid mistakes during an interview?
Resume
Of course, a resume should be as informative as possible, but nevertheless, you don’t need to provide all the information about yourself. The employer is not interested in it.
It will be enough to indicate your education, work experience, what advanced training courses you attended. Well, and, of course, do not forget to format your resume beautifully - use subheadings in the text, break it into paragraphs for easy perception of information.
Lateness
Employers like punctual and well-organized employees. If you do not show up for an interview at the appointed time, this will significantly reduce your chances of getting the job.
Therefore, to avoid this from happening, always calculate the time taking into account traffic jams and force majeure circumstances. If the interview is held online, check the operation of the webcam and microphone in advance
Cloth
When hiring, employers pay attention not only to education and work experience, but also to clothing and appearance in general.
Therefore, no matter how hot it is outside, you should avoid wearing a T-shirt with shorts, a sundress and jeans. Such clothes are more suitable for walks, and for an interview, try to choose more formal clothes.
There is a lack of basic knowledge about the company
Showing up to an interview unprepared is another common mistake job candidates make.
Today, almost every company has a website and communities on social networks. Take the time to find out what the company you want to work for does, who its clients are, what projects it implements.
No answers to employer's questions
When going to an interview, you should understand that you will mainly have to answer the employer's questions. And in order to clearly answer his questions, you need to prepare for this in advance.
Look online to see what questions employers ask most often and prepare answers to these questions. Typically, they ask questions such as:
- Why should an employer hire you?
- If conflict situations occur in the team, how will you resolve them?
- Name some of your positive and negative qualities.
Vacation and salary
Until the employer himself brings up the topic of vacation and salary, you should not be the first to touch on this topic.
Otherwise, the employer may think that you are primarily interested in leisure and money, and not in work and the company's affairs.
Earlier I talked about why people don’t value themselves .
