Stay calm in job interviews session, what can we do?

It’s a dream for everyone to success in job interviews but in same time they feel scared and nervous to attend the job interviews sessions. To avoid you freeze on your job interviews day, you should prepared wisely. There are few thing you may use as a good point to answer your job interviews question such as company product, culture, vision and other things which is related to company. With this information you can blend with the reason why you're the best candidates to be hired.

Preparation make it perfect

CV is important document you should have at your hand in job interviews day. It’s not only document for keeping in your file but you must remember the detail in your CV include your past employment and education in chronological order. So you can inform your interviewer about yourself step by step without left important point.

It’s almost impossible for you to practice all common question listing in google search, but you may adjust the answer to suitable with any question, at least you're not silent when they asking you. Avoid last minutes job interviews preparation, if you still do it, you can’t get enough sleep on night before the interview the result you will feel tired on the job interviews session. Early preparation not only limited to document, don’t forget also to prepare your attire and shoes.

Find Out the exact place for occasion to ensure you not misplace.It would be better if you can do dumb travel to interview place before the real day so you will know the exact place and how long will take for you to get there, with this fact you can make your own plan. Ensure you arrived minimum 15 minutes early before time for interview, this will placed you in good mood then you can relax and take deep breath.

Take your part, acting properly

Once you step into interviews room, ensure you act confident. Before you talk people will judge your appearance, so use positive body language such as do eye contact with interviewer, firm handshakes then sitting straight at the chair. Normally the company will called you and ask what time you free in this date or this date, if possible ask them to have interview in the morning time. Morning time people still fresh and has good motivation whether you or your interviewer. Don’t pressure yourself hardly, tell yourself as long you do your best everything going to be okay, whether you are hired or not it's not important, the important thing you will gain job interviews experience with this session which is not every people have this opportunity. Keep smiles.

What can you do, to ensure your 2nd interview differ than previous job interviews

Congratulations, you are eligible for next interview session. Don’t feel too comfort when you reach this stages. Yes you're almost there, but still you have to compete with other applicants  to get hired. Make a proper preparations for your second job interviews, if possible more better than previous preparations. In this stages, you have to examine yourself, find out what makes you different, special or unique from others then will make your interviewer to consider you as the suitable applicants to fill up the position offered. Commonly when you reach 2nd stages interview, your interviewer will focus more on your interest and personal skill, this will be crucial part to show whether you are the best applicants to hired or not. Don’t be surprised if on 2nd interview you see new interviewer, your future company purposely do it, in this situation they want to see how well you can handle the pressure. Don’t get panic, just remember what you did on last job interviews, since the are new interviewer you may introduce yourself again as you are 1st time met him/her.

As previous preparation, draft answer base on common question for job interviews. Always remember  in your  mind, to set limit on the answer when the interviewer ask you about your private life or sharing view. When you do homework for the job interviews, forecast the most tough questions based on your work experiences. When you answer certain question, prepared the example to support your answer which is example can be specific project, or any task you have successfully handle it. Don’t be afraid to ask your interviewer to prepared your needs if they request for interviewer presentation.

Wake up your mind

Not every applicant applicable to attend 2nd job interviews, use this opportunity wisely. In previous job interviews you may had few questions to ask but can’t or you may have question cross to your mind on the way back to home that day. To get point or idea on what to ask when they give you chance, you may refer your 1st interview notes. Don’t sign up for the job because you feel desperate to have it, at this stage is the best time for you to rethink or consider “are you really want to work with them or not?”. What make you feel like that?. Be honest to yourself.

Where the next occasion (job interviews) place.

Some employer will set up other place for 2nd job interview, the location might be  restaurant, coffee house, factory or any place the might feel suitable. Some applicant may think this employer are weird, whether you aware or not there have a reason behind it. This job interviews  technique normally applied because they want to check your interpersonal skill by monitor your act in informal situation. What you should do, keep focus, ignore noisy surrounding you & remind yourself do not lose control yourself.

You may heard this words ‘you are hired’

Don't be shocked until you screaming when the interviewer say “you are hired” or "you are success in this job interviews". It's not impossible if they offered you the job on that time. Even you’re desperate want that job, don’t rush to say “yes”. Express your thankfulness, and inform them you need time to think about it. You may give them dateline which is 1 or 2 days to consider and promise will get back to them as soon as possible. Nothing wrong if you rejected the offer if you feel the position not right for you after you're consider few fact such as work atmosphere not good for you, the basic salary or benefit offered for you to low, whether you can commit with their contract or not and other reason.

Giving the best impression to interviewer, what should i do?

Giving the best impression to your  job interviewer shouldn't be hard to you if you know a key of principles to help you out. Your success in your hand, don’t dream higher if you can't commit yourself with some effort for your job interviews.

Start on the spot once you foot step into job interview room

We are aware the early minutes of job interviews are crucial. Place bad step on early minutes will lower your confidence level and giving bad impression to you as candidates. You only have one chances to leave positive impression to your interviewer on job interviews. As I said earlier it’s not too hard to make it, just follow these steps:

• Once you step into job interviews room, giving them a warm smile, pay attention on your eye contact then have a firm handshake with your interviewer.
• What ever come out from your mouth, the sentence or words must be always positive.

Don’t expect interviewers had a same styles, suit yourself to them.

Each person has different behavior, needs, favorite, style or attitude. People always love if you likes them, it’s doesn't means you have to follow them 100% in your job interview to make they like you until you lost your own personality. You may tailor your style but in same time remain yourself to shine your own personality.

Not only print out the CV, you must understand it

Job interviewer normally will ask this compulsory question, "Tell me about yourself”. Then for sure you will answer that question, by reading your CV from 1st paragraph to end. Whether you realize or not most of candidates will stuck when interviewer start giving questions about different roles based on CV. This thing take place due lack of attention on CV and not fully understand what we write in our CV. To ensure this thing not happened, it’s is must for you to pay attention and study your CV in detail, knowing role in detail then keep practice answer the question individually not just reading the CV is the key.

Study the answer base on common question in job interviews.

Now getting know common question in interview at your finger. You  can just Google “common question in job interviews” and you will get more than 100 sites offer it. Just pick 20 to 25 questions for practice. Some question may not 100% come out in job interviews session but you can use the answer by altering them to fulfill their needs. To make your answer more valuable don’t forget to support each answer with proof or evidence.

Forecast the question based on information you will give to interviewer.

Forecast or predict the question which is interviewer may ask you. Giving you idea on how to predict the question. Let say if you talk about yourself, you're inform you are graduate from University Ohio in IT Degree. Your interviewer may ask you what major or elective course you have taken or other question related your fact.

Don’t easily say nothing or you don’t know

Interviewer may giving you a question which is hard for you to answer or you might really don’t know the answer. Don’t panic and giving negative feedback in your job interviews. You may inform your interviewer you have the answer in your mind but not sure whether it the right answer or not, ask them to make a correction for you if your answer inaccurate. I’m pretty sure the interviewer will impress with you, because you're showing that you’re honest rather than pretend you know everything.

Avoid to ask common or general question to your interviewer.

In job interviews there are Q&A session which is you're allowed to ask your interviewer question. Use this opportunity wisely and show them you have a good knowledge regard the job, industry includes the company. You may prepare an article about the industry to make it subject for your question, try to avoid asking general questions which is everybody may ask, try make it different for you in your job interviews session. Once the done answer you question, you may give your own feedback to them. This will show how confidence you are.

Always aware about your weaknesses

Weaknesses can divide in 2 categories , personal and professional. Don’t easily mention your weaknesses without have solution to overcome it. Ensure you have a good plan to solve it.

Always do early preparation for job interviews, once you applying for the job, start immediately prepare for interview, don't waste your time to wait your future employer call you 1st then only you want to do the preparation. If you prepare early at least you will have some break a day before job interview and also will help you sleep well.

Things you should bring together to your job interviews

Well prepared for the job interview is the main factor to increase your chances to have good rating in job interviews. If you have work experience previously it’s will be easier for you, you may bring your work certification, some company will give you acknowledgement when you had success attend training or course organized by company  or any document can be your proof. For fresh graduate don’t worried if you don’t have work experience, it’s doesn't mean you will rejected. Normally any college or university has semester for industrial training and you has to write report for it and submit to your faculty. Make sure you do copy for that report and list all new experience you gain when your are in industrial training which is you can’t get in your college or university, this can be your strength.  

Take note & don’t forget to bring this item on your job interviews day.Don’t take job interviews lightly, your future company may not ask you to bring this item but this item is most important thing you should remember to bring together on your job interviews day.

Take noted, the name of person who's calling you for job interviews & other important detail.
It’s is important for you to know the person in charge for your interview, where the events and also the direction to the event place.

Print out job vacancy ads & job descriptions

Commonly when companies open vacancy for the job they will ads it together with job requirement & description. You may ask why should I print out, all in my head. Yes you’re right, some candidate may feel really confident before the job interview session, but in real situation it might be different. You might feel nervous & forget the point, if you bring it together ( copy material) you make it as your references.

Make 3,4 extra copy for your resume / CV

I’m very sure you are aware not only you has been invited for job interviews, company will received a lot application & resume then the chances they misplaced your resume may have. If you have extra copy of your resume / CV you can easily pass it to your interviewer as references. Prepared the resume as your backup, some company will request you to fill up form or answer question at the paper related to your CV once you reach at the company so that if you forgot any details, you may always refer your own resume.

A cup or bottle of sky juice

Talking to much in interview session make you dry up, some company may offered you drink or some may not, it’s good idea to bring together a bottle sky juice which is you can drink once you need it.

A diary or notes

In job interviews session there are 1 session which is you are allowed to ask question to your interviewer. To avoid you blank or no idea what to ask in job interviews, you may make it as your homework & list down common question you may ask them. Use the diary or notebook to write down any opinion or feedback you have and you may inform them once you got the opportunity which is in Q&A session.

Disclose what you have done in your previous job.

Don’t be shy to showing off what you have and done in previous job, example if you are  cloth designer or graphic designer you make takes the samples to show it to your interviewer. How do you present yourself? It’s same goes on how you should present your portfolio. Choose 3,4 the design you have and file it, don’t make fuss to show all the sample it’s make your interviewer feel interrupt. Other supporting document you may bring together is references letter.

What should I do if i received call from future employer for job interviews by phone?

As a candidate for job interviews it’s normal if you received phone call for interviews. For the big company, if they open or advertise for 1 job vacancy for sure they will received a lot of application to apply that job position. In order to save their time, normally they will go thru your resume and screen it, and give a phone call for next stage to get know you and give you early evaluation before they decided to invite you for face to face job interviews. Yes, not all company will do phone interview but it will safe and always be good if you prepared for it, whose know what your future employer want from you. I means your future employer may want take phone interview as a part of their procedure have to complete before they offer you for real interview. To ensure phone interview goes smooth, you must prepared the answer related to your accomplishments, strength or weakness, goals and the reason why you are interested to apply for the job and other potential question.

How to make you familiar with phone interview?

We are assume here, you never had phone job interviews experienced and you have no idea about it. To make you more understand in easy words, phone job interviews is 2 ways communication between you and your questioner. As a exercise, you can set up a mock phone job interviews with your family member or any friend of you but to make scene as real you may ask you friends to arranged someone you haven’t met before to be your questioner. Choose appropriate time, and notify your mock questioner to ask you relevant question that real interviewer might ask you. Once done mock phone interview session get them and ask them how’s your performance and their honest feedback on what you should improved. Back to real phone job interviews tips, to find out whose will interview you almost possible except if you had insiders. But don’t worry to make yourself calm or less nervous, you may implement this tips.  It’s useful if you always keep your resume, cover letter, printed material company information, notes and other necessary document you might use in phone job interviews. When interviewer ask you something and you couldn’t answer due you forget or feel nervous, you may refer directly the document. Avoid searching for answer while your interviewer waiting on the phone line, it can give you bad impression or rating and also distract them.

Don’t forget to jotting down in diary the important points such as their contact number, email, date for next job interviews and other thing might important as your future references. Keep in your mind on your available dates and holiday dates, normally end of phone job interviews they will ask you when you are available or they will give date for next interview, so you can inform them directly whether you are available or not at that time.

It’s important for you to keep focus on the phone during the session.

Nowadays everyone got phone and it’s become 1st communication medium to connect one to another. We regularly make a phone call to friend not only for business purposes just for chat. But in phone job interviews case, it's different when you answer the call you are required to show respect, firm and speak clearly. Smile on the phone to show you are energetic,positive and happy to received their call. Enjoy your phone job interviews session without feel tension because it’s forma job interviews, the different only you can’t see their face but only listen their voice. It’s a good ethic when you can show some respect to your interviewer, once pick up call from them, try to go somewhere you can concentrate if your place are noisy especially when you're outside or at public area. If you at home, inform your family members or friends not to disturb you during phone job interviews session. This part normally people will ignore, when you are at home make sure you seat in proper posture, your voice can give a picture to interviewer what are you doing whether you’re talking while sleep at the bed or other posture. Don’t feel awkward to wear office attire when you are at home, it’s a good practice for you to imagine that you are sitting face to face with your interviewer and you can feel business environment.

If you at workplace, get a quite area to continue your conversation. It’s bad ethic if your current boss catch you are speaking with your future employer.  Lazy is not solution, try to follow these tips to impress your future phone interviewer and show you're a someone they should invite for real job interviews.

Top 5 job interview assessment tips you should jotting down

Don’t be afraid to show your assessors you have done it.

If you still afraid or nervous, just take a time and get back to your old memories, how do you pass your driving license test. I’m pretty sure to get passed driving license test you have done a great action or proper movement. Example the rules number 1 before you make any movement / drive you should look into the mirror, the issue here how you do it? you not only use your eye to look but you use together with your head as a signal you're pay attention and looking into mirror.It same situation happened in appraisal session. Avoid be freeze, in other words just seated on the chair just listening what other people said. If you are listening show them, respond to them via your body language.

Avoid yourself feel anxious and always be yourself

Be cautious ,keep in mind your attitude and control your impression, when you are in state there are people are spot you in order to evaluate yourself. But don’t take it to hard until you are defensive, too cautious, if you do this your job interview interviewer or examiner might feels disappointed because they feel that they seeing a fake personalities. Giving yourself time and relax is the best option to let your character shine naturally , and them will found out what makes you are unique than others.

Practice and practice

Practice will increase your confident level. I’m sure you have a lot friend around you, get one of your trusted friend and ask them to run exercises with you, inform them you need their help to prepare for your job interview assessment. With this task you can be more relaxed and when they day you wait has come, you will find yourself difference before you do an exercises.

Find out and be alert on your job interview appraisal / assessment criteria

Still no idea what kind of common criteria  the assessors will rate you, here the key point you may take note, a predefined list of qualities, competencies or attributes. Small amount of research is required if related to public sector. A bit different with private sector, normally they will inform you what quality they will measured. Example at the job advertisement there are job description, whether you aware or not they had list some indications of criteria which is will use to measure yourself.

Focus on your time.

Did you know what main reason most of candidates failed in job interview assessment center's? The answer is they unable to fully utilize time given or run out of time or can’t fully focus on time frame. Since time given is limited, it's important for you to use time wisely, example on reading session you must read then process information quickly (here you can save your time a bit)before you run out of time. But don't be sad if you still failed, there are chances for you to repeat it, go back and study and you may seated again for assessment once you ready.

5 common body language mistakes you should keep away from yourself during job interview

Most of people had attended job interview often feel interview time are frightening session and giving high pressure to them. Sometimes job interview session can be more scary look like you are dead meat and has a lion in front of you which is tried to eat you (in other word we can say you are one man performance and your interviewer is the heartless audience) while you alone.

In this performance, whatever you do will attract interviewer attention even you are not yet voice out. Your body language given main role in jobs interview, start you walking from the door and step into interview room, how you seat and end the interview. Therefore, a successful job interview not only depend on how good you are answer the question given by them,but your body language answer also been count.

Kindly take note 5 common body language mistakes you should keep away from yourself during job interview and few body language tips you should apply.

1. Giving a weak handshake to interviewer

Sound easy if we speak out about handshake, anyone can give it but how well they can do it in certain situation such as in job interview. Giving good handshake to interviewer can be a difficult task to you when you body feel anxious and nervous.Unenthusiastic an unimpressive is the best label we can say for weak handshake. Don’t think strong handshake is good it might be worst than weak handshake cause can make your interviewer bone crushing and this can give you very bad judgment. Eye contact played main role while you do handshake, and how you can give perfect handshake? The answer are give a firm squeeze top up with 2,3 shakes, add on eye contact and smile naturally with proper greeting. To make yourself be more confident and comfortable it would be better if you make it practice with your own friend before the job interview.

2. You must avoid to blocking your body with arm folded.

Most of candidates love to having arm crossed in front of  their body,  they reason why they always do that to make their self feel relaxed and more comfortable. Whether they realizes or not it’s can give them low rating on interviewer impression. When you crossed or folded your arm or blocking with your body with file, bag or any object  it’ can show a sign your are feeling negative ,defensive, worried, insecure, uncomfortable in your questioner existence. Don't make yourself waste your time by keep your hands apart. In order to make yourself talk comfortably,  body or hand feel free and then can gesture naturally you must placing your hand on your lap or rest them on the chair arm . If you bring your bag, document or other object, you may place it on empty chair ,table next to you or in case both item unavailable you can place it on the floor beside to you.

3. Too much eye contact

Conveys confident, appear trustworthy and exhibits interest can show with your eye contact. Eye contact one of important element in job interview but don't do it too much until make your interviewer feel harsh or uncomfortable. A few rules to follow when you make eye contact with interview, keep it as natural, make it friendly and make some break eye contact and reconnect it back. Giving you some example, when you start speaking or answer the question you should give eye contact to your job interview, and it’s normal if you take a break for a while or look away a fews second and reconnect back your eye contact when your start voice out again. To give you a right number eye contact you should make its is impossible, but you can consider a few element such as your situation are you now listening or talking to interviewer, what’s your point, how many interviewer in front of you, or what’s interviewer gender.

4.Too much nodding

Too much nodding will make your interviewer feel annoyed with yourself. Too much nodding also giving you a bad impression because its show that you are actually not understand what your interviewer said, not really pay attention on listening and show you don't have you own thought. Right things at the right time is the rules, to show you're listening, nodding at the right time prove that you are genuinely interested in job interview or in agreement with your interviewer.

How to control excessive nodding, pay a good attention during the conversation and listen carefully, only nodding at important point to show that you are take note with limit once or twice nodding at certain time. During the job interview conversation always feel free to ask and give respond when you are not understand on subject they are talking. If you want to say something, or not agree with your interviewer statement, you may raise your hand and ask the permission to talk and respectfully voice out. Do not scared to ask, you are in learning process and no one will laugh at you.

5.Do not over fidgeting or over make small movements, especially of the feet and hand.

Candidates always make small movements / fidgeting whenever they feel nervous. Fidgeting includes checking your phone or keep looking at your watch, adjusting your attire and other small movement which is can interrupt interviewer attention. For you it's maybe just habit, please take it serious fidgety behavior can harmful your appearances, it’s show you are unethical, impatient and sick with job interview session. Always be careful on your movements and keep is as natural as possible.