MAKING A GREAT FIRST IMPRESSION
Face-to-face interview
Face-to-face interview + video interview
2 hours before
30 minutes before
Depart for your destination Objective: Arrive at the interview venue with plenty of time to spare.
Traffic generally has a strange way of going against you when you need to get somewhere in a hurry. Leave early to arrive at the location before your appointed time. Remember that when it comes to job interviews, arriving “on time” is tantamount to arriving late.
Arrive at the premises and get comfortable with your surroundings/Log on to the interview platform and get comfortable with the platform to be used Objective: Decrease your initial stress and get into a positive frame of mind.
If your interview is set to take place virtually, get onto the chosen platform and familiarise yourself with it beforehand. After you have had a look at its features, practise how you would connect with your interviewer over the camera, such as making eye contact with the camera to speak instead of only focusing on the video feed.
For a face-to-face interview, arriving a good 30 minutes before your appointment will afford enough time and space to draw breath and get to where you’re supposed to be comfortably.
Face-to-face interview + video interview
10 minutes before Meet and greet the interviewers Objective: From the very start, treat the interview as a meeting between two parties, not a oneway interrogation.
There’s usually a short explanation of how the interview will be structured. Commonly, the interviewers will begin with an overview of the company and the role you’re being interviewed for. This preamble is the most “nonjudgemental” part of the interview, so enjoy it and take the opportunity to ask some smart questions.
Crunch time Demonstrate your skills Objective: Use your innate skills and experience and put the know-how gained through this magazine and other sources to good effect.
Introductions are usually followed by the most time-consuming part of the interview: questions to find out whether you can do the job and, just as importantly, whether you would have the motivation to do a good job. Finally, you’ll get the chance to ask your own questions.
You may also be given a short test to complete before or after the interview. This could be to establish the level of your skills pertinent to the job, or a more general evaluation of your preferred working style. Follow any instructions carefully, work out how much time to allot to each part of the test and focus your whole attention on the task.
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