I am aggressively searching for a job. My background is great, I have lots of experience, computer literate (94% Excel, 98% PowerPoint, 99% Word). I am an intermediate web designer (HTML, CSS, DHTML, and JavaScript. My English is not native but my last grammar/spelling text I scored a strong 98/96 respectively. 59wpm typing. I have a BA in Arts and I’m going for my second degree. I speak 3 languages. I am not clueless about my looks, I am very careful about that. I dress professionally and I have a polished look. I am not asking for a fortune as far as salary goes. I get good Companies interviewing me, yet I can get the job. What am I doing wrong? Maybe because I don’t talk too much? How do you behave during an interview??? What makes you get the job???
2007-09-14 13:08:54 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Technology
I've had a pretty good track record at interviewing and getting jobs. You're right - you sound like you are highly qualified. To be honest, in my experience, if you are shy, soft-spoken, or even have a hard time understanding English (not saying you do, but I have interviewed ESL folks who seemingly didn't understand the questions being asked because they didn't answer them!), you will have a hard time. My #1 advice is even though you are in a 1:1 situation with a complete stranger, pretend you were just introduced by a friend at a dinner party and you are sitting down to chat. Don't treat the interviewer any differently than that. Be honest, but be open and communicative.
2007-09-14 13:15:05 · answer #1 · answered by CG 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When you are talking about critical matter in your job interview, look comfortably in the eyes of the interviewer because if you are looking everywhere, it will be read that you are just making up a story, never happened. Dress very formal and wear your favorite color that you think you look good at it so that you will feel very confident within yourself and this will ease the nervous feeling inside. Make sure you know exactly what you want to get when you show up in your interview - not the other way around. You are trying to sell yourself as well as you are trying to sell they company to yourself. Try to know more about the company, what they do, how they do, measures on how old and reputable the company is, what the company can offer you in return - because you know what you can offer, you have the right to know what they can offer to you (excluding the benefits), like how you will utilize your expertise in the company (this is benefit to you already).
These are just some of them - others are self explanatory. Goodluck.
2007-09-14 13:21:14 · answer #2 · answered by earth angel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋