Interview Success Zone

There are some really great ways for you to ensure you don’t get offered the job. And so I thought I’d highlight 7 of them here, and resources I have found on the internet that can help you:

1) Not reading up about your company, and showing an interest in the company’s mission and goals.
Getting good information on your future company, is just as important for you to help you decide whether you want to work for that company, as it is for you to impress the employer by your knowledge of their operation.

2) Not grooming yourself before the interview - Read some tips on how to dress to impress here. Read the interview with Gill Hicks in an earlier article here at Interview Success Zone

3) Not Following up Go to CVTIPS.COM has a great article on following up
Like selling any product, following up with your new customer is critical to making the sale. So Following up after your interview is absolutely vital, to maintaining all of that rapport that you painstakingly built up during your interview.

4) Not making friends with the PA or secretary - Come 6pm on the day of the interview after you have left, everyone in the office, including the secretary are going to be talking about all the people who came in that day. Those that made a particularly good impression, will get the thumbs up. Every interaction with the company is important. Remember the golden rule in sales - The Customer is always right. The employer is your customer - they’re always right, even when they’re wrong.

5) Not writing a well thought out and personalised covering letter
Every job application has to be carefully prepared for personally. You’re better off writing 10 customised applications, than sending off 100 ’standard’ forms. Get Examples here

6) Not putting together a killer resume/CV Get Examples or here
and lastly, my favourite:

7) Not applying for a job that is really YOU in the first place!
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Making sure you get all of these points covered, will dramatically improve your chances of success at interview! Have fun with all the resources!

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