How to Dress for Success

01/06/2010

Often the most stressful part of preparation for your job interview is determining what to wear. Your interviewer will likely base their first impression of you by what you are wearing and how you carry yourself. So remember, you are marketing a product – yourself – to a potential employer. Looking your best is the key to success.

When in doubt, dress conservatively. However, you should try to do a bit of investigating into your prospective employers’ dress code, so that what you wear to the interview will make you appear like you fit into the organization. (The best way to determine the employer’s dress code is by giving their Human Resources department a call and asking what they suggest.)

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Mastering the Telephone Interview

01/07/2010

Sometimes an employer will choose to prescreen applicants by holding phone interviews in order to narrow the pool of applicants who will move on to in person interviews.

Even though you will be talking on the phone, you should prepare for phone interviews just as you would for an in person interview: compile a list of your strengths and weakness and prepare answers to typical interview questions.

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20 Questions: Things to Ask (and NOT Ask) During an Interview

02/09/2010

Going into a job interview you know the interviewer will be asking you plenty of questions, but it is just as important to ask questions of your potential employer. Remember that an interview is a two-way-street; you are not just there to answer their questions but also to find out if the company and position will be a good fit for you. Asking questions will not only help you later decide if you will accept a job offer, but also will show the interviewer you are interested in the position and the company.

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Mastering Different Types of Interviews

03/02/2010

When interviewing for a job, it is very likely that you will go through a series of interviews all designed to narrow the field of candidates. The style and format of your interview will likely vary slightly and the quicker you are able to identify what kind of interview you are in, the better prepared you will be to impress the interviewer(s).

Interviews fall into four basic categories: the screening interview, the selection interview, the group interview and the panel interview. Below you will find out what to expect and how to master each type of interview.

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