The job is at Good Will and it'll be the first job I've every had (if I get the job) and I really could use some tips on how to make it go well.
Job Interview Preparation
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Now, onto your question:
As a guy who conducts lots of interviews a lot of time, i can tell you a few things i look for.
Dress for the interview. Where will you be working? If you're applying at McDonalds, then a suit and tie is over kill and you won't make a good impression.
If you're applying to be Donald Trumps executive supervisor, then obviously you want the best money can buy (you can apply that to wherever your job falls in between)
but basically DO NOT OVER DRESS. Nobody likes a brown noser :)
What kind of job is it?
Engineering? Retail Management? Human Resources? Etc
Figure that out, then think of some questions you might ask someone if they were being interviewed by you.
Example: Retail Management
Q.) Do you believe that the customer is always right?Questions like this do NOT have a right or wrong answer. As someone who has done this for a long time, i construct questions like this to gauge your reaction.
Think about how you'd answer the most difficult questions, and have those answers ready.
Chances are, those questions won't come up - but if a difficult one does come up - at least you were thinking about it, or something similar to it, and have some sort of synapse ready to fire away.
Also - anticipating a difficult question will help you breathe easier every time you get an easy question...making you appear to be much more relaxed and at home than you probably are ;)Sit posturing. Slouching is a good sign that you're not taking things seriously.
Show up early - not too early. Too early may give off the impression that you're trying to play kiss-butt again - and if the interviewer is slammed with other things, they'll feel more obligated to get to you faster since you're waiting, which will possibly create in them a subconscious dislike for you.
It's okay to lie a little bit, but tell the truth on "gotcha" questions.
Example:
"Have you ever had to ask forgiveness for something you did wrong"
I get this answer ALL OF THE TIME on this question:
"I always give my very best to do the right thing, therefore, i have never had to ask forgiveness"
This is a gotcha question. Not only is that answer dishonest, but it's not very well thought out, and it's a BS answer. I would not hire whoever answered it.In the end though - if you're a natural for the job, it'll go smoothly. Hopefully (and more often that not, this is the case) you'll have an experienced person conducting the interview and they'll know what things to look for in you that you may not notice about yourself, which will tell them if you're a good fit for the job.My last bit of advice - don't go into the interview thinking you can BS your way into a job by lying and stretching the truth the whole time.Lots of people, like myself, throw in those "gotcha" questions everywhere, and if you fail just one of them - you're toast.
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