Job Interview Guide

In a survey of 2,000 bosses, claimed that they know within the rst 90 seconds of an interview whether they will hire someone.

33%

What impression are you making?

Stascs show that when meeng new people the immediate impact is: 7% from what they actually say 38% the quality of our voice, grammar, and
overall condence

Tips for Interview Success 1 Learn about the organizaon, especially their mission,
values, structure and clients served

2 Have your specic career goals in mind 3 Review the roles and responsibilies of the posion
youre interviewing for, and idenfy how your qualicaons match the job

55% The way we dress, act, and walk through the door Common mistakes made at a job interview 47% Having lile or no knowledge of the organizaon
is one of the most common mistakes job seekers make during interviews

4 Be ready to briey describe your professional and academic experience, and why youre interested in the posion 5 quesons most likely to be asked 1 Tell me about yourself 2 Tell me about your experience at _______ 3 What do you know about our organizaon? 4 Why do you want to work for us? 5 Why are you interested in this posion? Is how you dress important? 70% Employers claim they dont want applicants
to be fashionable or trendy

21% Playing with hair or touching face 67% Failure to make eye contact 38% Lack of smile 33% Bad posture 21% Crossing arms over their chest 9% Using too many hand gestures 26% Handshake that is too weak 33% Fidgeng too much Other common mistakes 1 Lacking humor, warmth, or personality 2 Not showing enough interest or
enthusiasm 3 Too much focus on what you want 4 Trying to be all things to all people 5 Winging the interview 6 Failing to set yourself apart from other candidates 7 Failing to send a thank you note

65% Of bosses said clothes could be the deciding

factor between two similar candidates

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ClassesandCareers.com