Interview Dos & Donts

Do’s of an Interview

• Know the exact time and location of your  interview, know how long it takes to get there.
• Arrive early, 10 minutes prior to the  interview start time.
• Treat other people you encounter with  courtesy and respect. Their opinions for you might be solicited during hiring  decisions.
• Make a firm handshake, make eye contact  and have a friendly expression when you are greeted by your interviewer.
• Listen to be sure you understand what is  your interviewer’s name and correct the pronunciations.
• Adopt a correct posture while sitting.  Avoid fidgeting with things or slouching.
• Be honest and be yourself- your best  professional self. Dishonesty gets discovered and leads to lose of  a genuine job opportunity.
• Treat the interview seriously and as  though you are truly interested in the employer and the opportunity presented.
• Exhibit a positive attitude. The  interviewer is evaluating you as a potential co- worker. Behave like someone  you would want to work with.
• When the interview concludes, offer a  firm handshake ansd make eye contact. Depart gracefully.
• Write a thank you letter to your  interviewer promptly.

Dont’s  of an Interview

• Do not make excuses. Take responsibility  of your decisions and your actions.
• Do not make negative commands about your  previous employers.
• Do not treat the interview casually, as  if you are just shopping around. This is an insult to the interviewer and the organisation.
• Do not give the impression that you are  only interested in the salary, do not ask about salary and benefit issues until  the subject is brought up by the interviewer.
• Do not act as though you would take up  any job or are desperate for employment.
• Do not be unprepared for typical  interview but being unprepared looks foolish.
• Do not allow your cell phone to sound  during the interview. Do not take a call or look at the text message.

In  this way, Interview acts as a deciding factor. It can either make things work  or destroy things for the interviewee.