Page 72 - 101 Dynamite Answers to Interview Questions

45 Key Interview Principles 65

24. Greet the interviewer properly.

Chances are the interviewer will come out to the reception area to
greet you. Stand up straight, shale hands firmly, maintain eye
contact, listen carefully, look energetic, speak in the positive, and
introduce yourself: “Hello, I’m Jane Mowis. It’s a pleasure to meetyou. ”
Watch the small talk carefully. This is not a time to tell dumb
jokes, look tired, or appear nervous. If you are asked if you had any
trouble finding the place or parking, appear competent and positive
by indicating you handled this part of the interview with ease.

25. Communicate positive behaviors during the first five
minutes.

TEAMFLY
The first five minutes of the interview, which may not even address
job-related questions, are the most important to the interview. It’s
during this time that critical first impressions are made and
interviewers decide whether or not
they like you. And being likable is The most important
one of the most imDortant criteria impressions are
I
for being selected for a job. If you
make an excellent first impression made durina the
4
- from shaking hands and dressing first five minutes.
”
right to handling the initial small
v
talk - the rest of the interview may
go extremely well as the interviewer helps you through the inter-
view. He or she may have decided during the third minute that you
should be hired. The questions and answers may merely reinforce
these initial impressions. Male sure your perfume or cologne is
applied in moderate amounts and jewelry has been minimized. You
don’t want to be remembered for your strong scent or the noise
your clanging jewelry generated! Indeed, many interviewers smell
their interviewee as they pass in front of them when entering the
interviewer’s room.

26. Wait to be invited to sit in a particular seat.
The particular seating arrangement for the interview may be
important to the interviewer. You may, for example, be asked to sit

®
Team-Fly