Most people are scared of the term ‘interview’. When they hear the word ‘interview’, a chill of fear will pass through their body and their hands will sweat. Actually, do we need to fear interviews so much? Here are some tips to face any interview with confidence:
- Read and understand all the details about the job you are applying for.
- Collect an overview about the company.
- Grasp whatever pre-requisites the company puts forward for the job and prepare for that.
- Be ready to respond confidently to the queries from the interviewers about yourself, your talents, your academic qualifications etc.
- Do adequate preparations for self-introduction. For example: Practice it either before the mirror or before your friends. Appearing for the interview with due preparation will boost your confidence.
- Create a good impression.
- You don’t have a second chance to impress the interview board. Hence, the first impression is very important. It depends upon your attire, behavior, conversational style and smile. Special attention should be given to decent clothing and a friendly smile.
- Never forget to keep a copy of your CV with you.
- Avoid negative conversation.
- Never say ill of your previous boss or your co-workers or your previous company in the interview. When you speak ill of your current or previous boss, the interview board will assume that in the future you might speak ill of your future boss too.
- Be prudent when you ask questions to the interviewers. Most interviews conclude by offering you an opportunity to ask questions to the interviewers. Never reject such offers.
- If you have questions to ask, take care not to ask questions that can create controversy. Ask only intelligent questions that will not hurt anyone.
- Don’t cast your eyes down when they ask you questions. Look into the eyes of the questioner when you reply.
