I am looking fo r anew job, but i always het scared when it come to interview time. any tip or ideas please.?

Answer 1

I just went thru this with a 53 year old friend who was
un-employed for 3 years after getting a Master's degree in a field that is only getting smaller!!!!

What we did, was, with each company she interviewed with, she went to Google search engine and looked up all she could find out about that particular company.
Some of the outstanding and keeper questions she asked of the interviewer were:
-How long have YOU been with the company?
-Do YOU like it?
-If you could, would you recommend
investing in this company?
-What do I need to do to climb the ladder of responsibility to gain pay-raises?

Ask power questions, let them know you are interested in the success of THEIR BUSINESS, THEY ARE VESTED, AND YOU ARE NOT UNTIL YOU ARE HIRED!!!!
They want to know ALL you are willing to and can do for the greater good of the firm....be sure the questions about hours, and salary ought to be the last, the LAST thing you bring up, if they don't bring it up first. That makes it about YOU and you want the focus to be or appear that you are about making yourself the best person for the JOB you are interviewing for.
Smell good, look better than the average, stand tall, sit straight, don't slouch, say Yes, and NO, don't use contractions or EVER SAY 'YEAH' OR 'HUH' -
-USE NOT A BREATH OF VALLEY GIRL TALK--LEAVE 'YOU KNOW' AND 'LIKE-UM...' OUT OF YOUR CONVERSATION AT ALL COSTS!!! Even if you have to
PRACTICE IN FRONT OF A MIRROR.

Have a friend ask you some professional interview questions and practice answering as if you were preparing for a White HOuse interview! Record yourself and be brutal, would you hire you as a result of that interview????????

All jobs require computer skills thus typing as well, so if you are not proficient in it, then get yourself to a bookstore and find a basic typing One drill book and practice and practice some more until you can spell and write as fast as you think.

I may sound tough, and I am , from both the military and years of teaching tough kids, I promise you that for every job out there -- you will find 50 who need the same job--you just have to show up BETTER and more prepared than the first person interviewed, and way more desireable than the Last one they talk to!!!

Good luck, now quit wasting time wringing your hands, get to work and find yourself a great career doing your best every day. You will be proud of yourself, once you apply the effort,
and as a result you will not need one accolade from friends, parents, siblings, hubby or anyone else--because you are all that you can be.
Now, go BE Great!!!
(And STAY OUT OF CREDIT CARD DEBT. SAVE UP AND BUY WHAT YOU WANT, FROM LIPSITCK TO A CAR--DO NOT GET IN THE BUY IT NOW TRAP!!!!)

Answer 2

I worked in recruiting for 3 years and sat through dozens of other people's interviews and then I did media relations for another 3 where I had to talk on-the-spot to TV reporters, and I STILL clam up when I'm being interviewed! So you are not alone! Things that help me are asking for water if they don't offer it to me (gives you something to do with your hands or time to stall and take a sip if you need to think of an answer); having my resume in front of me so I can reference all the cool stuff I've done; forcing myself to talk sloooooower than I think sounds normal (it is probably just right); making sure I am maintaining eye contact and keeping my flappy hands still; and having a list of questions ready to ask the interviewers at the end. (You will leave them impressed that you had such great questions for THEM. Some suggestions: How is success measured in this position? What would be the first priorities for the selected person in this position? How would the main duties be divided up in terms of time spent per week? Things like that.) Good luck!

Answer 3

I understand, I too am looking for a new job. What it comes down to it, it is really how confident are you. If you are confident in what you can do, then there is no reason to be nervous.

Interviews are not just one way. People have that conception that the company interviews me only. It works both ways. You are interviewing the company. If the company doesnt match up to what you want, forget about it.

Dont be scared. There is nothing to be scared about it. Just be honest and be yourself. Do reasearch on key questions, so you have a outline of what you will say in your head. Be prepared. If you do that, you will do fine.

Answer 4

Nobody wants to hire a nervous wreck. If you want to start earning bucks you need to toughen up.