June 2019
Rami
MOST COMMON INTERVIEW MISTAKES
- Dressing inappropriately
- Arriving late
- Not paying attention
- Using your phone during the interview
- Leaving your cell phone on
- Not knowing anything about the company
- Not showing enough interest or enthusiasm
- Not being prepared to answer questions
- Lying about your skills, experience and/or knowledge
- Failing to remember what you wrote on your own resume
- Inquiring about benefits too soon
- Talking about salary requirements too soon
- Failing to make a strong case for why you are the best person for this job
- Being unable to explain how your strengths and abilities apply to the job in question
- Failing to listen to what the interviewer is saying
- Being unprepared to answer the standard questions.
- Appearing to be too nervous or too confident
- Saying “you know,” “like,” “um” and “I guess.”
- Forgetting the name of the interviewer
- Complaining that you were kept waiting
- Over-explaining why you lost you last job.
- Bad-mouthing past employers.
- Sounding rehearsed.
- Failing to ask for the job.
Frequently asked questions
- Can you tell me about yourself?
- What are your strengths?
- What are your weaknesses?
- Why do you want to work here?
- What do you know about our company?
- What are your salary requirements?
- Why are you leaving your current job? Or, why did you leave your previous job?
- What are your goals? Or, where do you see yourself in five years time?
Most Important Interview Tips
- Do research on the company before the interview.
- Review your qualifications for the job
- Have a specific position in mind that you’d like to fill
- Review common interview questions and prepare responses
- Prepare questions to ask at the end of the interview.
- Be authentic, focused, confident and concise
- Remember body language. Effective forms of body language: smiling, eye-contact, solid posture, active listening
- Follow-up after the interview through email or regular mail.
