If you know 5 major tips of job interview, it will help you to make the meeting easier.

Tip 1

When preparing for the interview, keep in mind where you are going. If you go to a recruiting agency, remember that it is interested in both choosing the best possible candidate for its client, that is your potential employer and finding the most suitable job for you. So you don’t have to be afraid to be rejected, even if you are not chosen for a particular position, your resume is sure to stay in the data base of the job agency.

In case you go to the employer itself, it could be advised to find out who you are talking to. If it is not the person to take the decision, don’t expect to be given an immediate answer. If you go successfully through this meeting, you will certainly be invited to arrive once more.

Tip 2

When going to the interview prepare yourself not only to answer questions but also to put them. Just think that you are going to work in this firm, so you have to know what kind of organization it is, in what areas it is active, what will be your responsibilities, your salary and prospects.

Since your arrival to the office concentrate not on your own behavior, but oh that of the staff members and interviewer. It can be also useful to pay attention to the design of the place, its decoration, is it in order or not, imagine that you are going to stay there for may be several years, so it is really a thing that counts.
Usually they interview all the candidates in the same way: they begin with general questions (studies, family, hobbies), then continue with details of your job experience, sometimes you can also be asked some special questions concerning your profession. You can as well use the same scheme asking questions about your employer. One is advised to compile a list of questions to be put in, for example, your diary, so that you could take a look at them during the meeting if necessary.
You can write down some answers (eg, salary figures), so to have arguments in future.

Tip 3

Don’t be afraid to seem a fool and to fail to answer all questions. Ther are surely some points that you are not obliged to reveal to anyone, your know-hows, for instance. So in case you are asked an impolite question, your can just smile. But keep in mind that you shouldn’t make up excuses for that.
Seeming smart is not as bad as it can seem to, but only if you are sure that it will be interpreted in your favor. So when promoting yourself, use a tone of confidence and be conservative.

Tip 4

The value of any specialist is determined by his / hers experience, expertise and average salary for the position discussed. So when considering salary and benefits that you expect to be given have these points in mind. Surely you must determine the minimum level of reward, but it is not the question to be discussed in the very first place. Your complaints that the salary is not enough to pay rent are more likely to give necessary results when you’ve already been employed by the company than during job interview.

Tip 5

Be sincere, honest and reliable, a good employer is sure to be impressed by such behavior, and this is what you are really want, isn’t it? Even in case you are not successful with one particular position, you’ll e remembered and they can apply for your services later.

Psychological aspect.

Even if you have good recommendations or you have great working skills you can not be sure that the end of the conversation would be successful. As usual the position is given to the person who not only has a good skills and profound knowledge on particular subjects but also able to sea a social contact very easy. That is why the first task of the employee is to be sociable and easy-going to set a good contact and to make a good impression on the employer. Remember all the details that can help you or bother your dialog. The centre of any interview is the emotions of the interviewer but not yours.

Your aim is to persuade the employer that he can be sure in you. If you let him down his reputation will be spoilt.

Remember that you are having a dialog, do not sit with your mouth shut. Present the copy of your CV even if you have already sent it. Sometimes the employer does not have it at hand and he can easily forget some details from your CV. In that case he will ask unnecessary questions. Do you need it?

Interview is an official meeting.

You are not allowed to chew a chewing gum, to smoke, touch any pieces of furniture and other things in the office. You should understand that you have come there to have an interview but not to have fun or rest.
During your conversation try to look straight to your interviewer’s eyes. Otherwise it may seem that you are not confident or sincere. Listen to the interviewers words very attentively and give the appropriate answers to his questions. Otherwise all your replies would be humorous and inappropriate.

Do not stare at your partner when he is busy talking on the phone or talking to one of his subordinates. When he gets free do not comment on his conversation and try to continue you dialog. In any case do not argue! Even about the weather. Every argument bothers to set friendly and amicable atmosphere. During the interview the conversation may change its topic and you will be asked about your hobby, tastes and preferences. Talk about it but try to come back to the point of the dialog. In cases when it is appropriate you may ask your questions like: This position is a great start for my career but what about my perspectives?”
Do not ask about a salary, time of vacations and extra payments until you get a position. Describing your professional biography try not to seem a loser. At the
end of the interview ask when you will be called and informed about the decision. Say that the information you have learnt today strengthen your wish to work there. Do not forget to say thank you” for the interview.

You are too good for it.

You may create hundreds of possible questions and rehearse all the answers but finally every thing would go wrong. Imagine the following situation. Helen is 30. Being a housewife for 7 years she decided to start working. She has finished special professional courses, looked through piles of books on the corporative ethics. She went to the interview dressing elegantly and smartly (in Margaret Thatcher’s style), took parkers open and beautiful note book. Her future boss turned out to be a strange man with beer belly. Helens look shocked her interviewer because she
looked too good. In spite of her great interview the employer did not give the position to Helen. He said: I do not need a pea-cock in my zoo. I need somebody who is a little bit simpler even without knowledge on computer and internet.

Wide range of duties.

Having received an offer to come to the interview Jane was welcomed and the atmosphere was very friendly. On the interview she was asked to show her skills in the process of work. Jane was grateful to her new boss and began working. That day she worked for a half an hour and suddenly her boss offered her to continue her work in the other place. It took them 30 minutes to get to the +..Sauna. It was a surprise even a shock for her. Her boss said that it was a task for additional checking. Unsuccessful employer had to run.

Cheated Expectations.

Kate came to the interview to the company when the boss was looking for his helper. Kate made a great impression on him. He exclaimed: at last I have found a good professional whom I can rely on! You can doubt but I could not find the person who would be eager to work. Most of the people are so irresponsible. On the third working day Kate came up to her boss and informed him. She said that he was a bad boss because he did no trust to his subordinates, tried to cope with all his tasks all by him and of course he could not cope with the entire job because of lack
of time. His subordinates had nothing to do and in fact they did not do anything. He did not respect his subordinates, blamed them for all his mistakes and treated them in a rude way. Kate understood that she had two possible and what is more important - reasonable variants - either to work instead of her boss or leave the job. The boss did not offer her his position and Kate left the company.

Stories with happy endings.

Profound knowledge of the rules which you have to follow during the interview works with the representatives of European companies. And each employee can try to follow them. Natalie came to the interview having graduated from the technical university, good command of French and some years of working for the international company. A lot of people allied for the position. And of course Natalie got ready for the interview. She thought over possible answers and questions. Finally after the
interview she asked the employer if she would be taken would she have subordinates. It impressed him. Natalie got the position and now she has a good position which she is completely satisfied with. One girl Mary applied for a job and she was invited for the interview. The American multinational company was looking for an interpreter. They needed a girl from a small Russian town for holding serious
negotiations. During the interview she paid the attention on a small detail that her previous position was a position of a chairman of a local representative of Red Cross. For her it was an ordinary job but for her employer this detail played a very important role. He considered that if she worked for Red Cross it means that she is responsible, reliable and sincere person. Now you can see that the rules of successful interview work in any case. Follow them and be successful.

Job interview questions hints

If you’re calm and self-assured, you have all chances to succeed, but one more important point is to be prepared for job interview questions and take into consideration the following things:

1. First impression the strongest. That little piece of time, may be only shoot you got…
2. Be on time. Answer following question: wold you rather wait in car for 10 min or be late?
3. Let interviewer decide where the interview goes. Answer the questions you are asked, be precise and confident. If you answer qestions with nothing but “yes”, “no” or “I’m not sure”, you can not expect the interview to be successful. All information you tell should be short, but still contain answers on all necessary questions.
4. Be honest. Information could be easily verified during the interview by asking some practical questions. Also, interviewer may contact your former boss with some questions.
5. Provide your interviewer a constructive analysis of your previous activities, don’t be afraid to describe your weak points, surely you shouldn’t emphasize them, but don’t avoid the question at all.
6. When the interviewer is satisfied, it’s your turn to ask questions. You are advised to ask questions about the company you’re applying to, question about your future place in it, questions about career opportunities and so on. The problem of salary and benefits should be mentioned as well, but don’t emphasize it too much.
7. After the interview is over, the employer is most likely to say that you’ll be contacted to inform you on the decision made. You can expect that you will get a call in both cases whether the answer is positive or negative, but you can specify the point and ask question about result timing.

Interview question: changing of jobs?

Even during the very first conversation over the phone your interviewer may want to ask you few questions why you’re looking for a job. The simple answer that you are currently unemployed may lead to next question why you left your previous job. If it was a candidate’s personal decision, then what were his or her reasons, if it was a decision of the employer, then what was it caused by?

First of all we’ll mention some typical mistakes that are made when one is asked that tricky intervew qustions:

1. The applicant refuses to explain what his/her reasons to leave were, saying something like “It was due to some circumstances, it’s so complicated, it’s not a subject for a phone conversation, etc”.
2. Job seeker refers only to external factors, which don’t depend on him, for example, crisis on the labor market, “Many are fired currently…”
3. The applicant refers only to money questions, saying he was badly paid, etc.

Now let’s see what answers are advisable for this questions:

1. “I’ve been with the company for 2 years, I managed to do this and that, but now I don’t see any opportunities of further professional development, so I took a decision to find another job, where I could apply my knowledge and expertise to making company flourish.”
2. “The management of the company I was employed by opted to stop its activities in the field I was busy with, my performance was valued and you can get recommendation if you like.”

If you want to be successful with your career you should avoid frequent changes of jobs. If one changes jobs once in 2-3 years, especially in case it’s caused by getting a higher position or moving to a prestigious firm, it’s ok, but if you have a new job every few months it’s rather questionable.

When resumes are estimated the questions about jobs is one of the most important criteria. So, when choosing a job, always try to assess what are your chances to stay with the company for at least 1 year.

To make a conclusion, almost everybody faces the problem of changing jobs sooner or later, so you’d better be ready for a questions about job history and to prepare a suitable answer why you made such a decision.