Make sure that you’re polite and friendly to everyone you come across in the interview process. Treat everyone you meet as your interviewer When I got to my next interview, I realised to my dismay the noisy moaner was my next candidate! Not a great start…’Ģ. ‘I once heard someone standing outside our building, smoking furiously and complaining loudly on their phone about the early start time of their meeting and wondering aloud why they were even there. Don’t try and cram in any last-minute facts – you want to come across as calm and organised, not flustered and under-prepared. Make conversation with the receptionist, switch off your phone and take in your surroundings – you might notice something that will make a useful small-talk topic later. Give yourself time to have a comfort break and make sure you’re hydrated. So make sure you project a friendly, confident, professional air from the moment you set off.ĭoubtless you’ll have made sure you arrive early. You never know who you might bump into as you get off your bus or train, or enter the company’s building – for all you know, your interviewer could be in the same coffee-bar queue as you. The interview starts long before you shake hands and sit down around the table. Remember the interview starts as soon as you leave the house
Here’s how to start strong – together with some cautionary tales of what not to do from real interviewers…ġ. The first few moments of your interview can have a decisive impact on how well the rest of it goes.
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