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REFLECT
Will you handle yourself properly during the job interview?
Use this to prepare and evaluate your interview.
HOW YOU PREPARED:
- Resume ready to take with you?
- Gathered information about the company?
- Rehearsed the interview?
HOW YOU LOOK:
- Clothing clean and well-pressed?
- Clothing appropriate for applying for job?
- Well groomed and hair clean, trimmed, and combed?
- Shoes clean and polished?
HOW YOU WILL ACT:
- Greet interviewer by name and with a smile.
- State your name proudly?
- Shake interviewer's hand firmly?
- Sit only when asked to do so?
- Help the interviewer feel comfortable?
- Look the interviewer in the eye?
- Listen carefully to what the interviewer has to say?
- Take time to think questions through before answering?
- Place purse on the floor beside your chair?
- Emphasize what you could do for the firm?
- Speak well of previous employers and co-workers?
- Do not argue with the interviewer?
- Show desire to work?
- Be open to new ideas?
- Be courteous and tactful?
- Be enthusiastic about work and life in general?
- Ask questions about the job and the company?
- Be prepared to tell employer how you would benefit his/her company?
- Do not smoke, chew gum, or eat candy?
- Stick to the point and answer the questions briefly and completely?
- Be on time for the interview?
AFTER THE INTERVIEW:
- Thank the interviewer?
- Use the "call-back" closing?
- Thank the receptionist for being helpful?
- Send Thank You note
- Follow-up?
- Evaluate?
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