tips for job interviews *** UPDATE Again...... 9/16/.... Now.. 9/17/

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I used to work for executive recruiting companies - here's what I would tell men:

TO DO:

Be prepared:
1. Know what the company does.
2. Know what the job entails.
3. Be prepared to answer how he can benefit the company and the job - based on his experience/skills.
4. Take copies of his resume.

Be a few minutes early

Wear a suit and tie (I don't care what the job is for - wear a suit and tie - borrow one if you don't own one - or go to Goodwill and pick up one for a just a few dolllars. I'm serious, great suits there for $10. I buy designer clothes there all the time, for myself.)

Answer questions directly and to the point.

When asked why you left your last job have a good, to the point answer prepared without getting into personal, gut spilling information. Remember your past employer can only verify name, rank serial number (date hired/date left/salary).


DO NOT:

Ramble on and on and volunteer information they did not ask for.

Do not ask - in an initial interview:

How much are you paying? How much vacation? When can I take off? Is there overtime involved? There will be time later to finalize details if you get past the initial interview.

Well....I guess that's my Top Tips.

You would be surprised how many companies would tell me that the person had the job right up until.......

They started spilling their guts about how their last boss was cheating on his wife and fired me because......or......started demanding high salaries and making it clear when they would and would not work......or.......how this other guy/gal and they could not get along at last job ........

AND....MOST IMPORTANTLY....as soon as you leave the interview, write a thank you note. A real, hand-written thank you note - to the person who interviewed you - thank them for their time and their consideration and mail it immediately!!! You'd be surprised how you will stand out from the rest and sometimes that's all it takes to get the job.
 
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Amen on that one! My hubby didn't believe me on that one LOL! He was nice to the receptionist and when that receptionist went into her office, the "other" receptionist took her place after break LOLOL! Glad he put on a good impression, not like those snotty and overly aggressive men think they are so much better than the rest. Unfortunately he didn't get the job because he lacked work experience in welding even he HAD a certificate from a tech school for welding. But it was a good experience.

Even us, wives, would groom our man (as well as our kids) to dress up for the interview and make sure they are very presentable. I do not know about suit and ties. Many companies here took a step down in suiting up nowadays. A very nice CLEAN polo shirt and dress pants (NO jeans, NO tshirts) would be very presentable as well, even the high big wig would even wear that kind of formal casual wear but not like if they are going for a golf game!

As for the ladies, do NOT wear off the shoulder dresses or boob tubes, its unflattering. No LOUD or overly flowerly clothes that screams COLOR!

Take some breath mints before you go for the interview. When just before you meet, throw out your mints/gums. Chewing while interviewing is a BIG no no!

For the resumes, do NOT use curstive writings or OLD English typesettings, its too hard to read and yes, it does look beautiful but I want to be able to read your resume without clutter and less time for me to look over it. Sometimes using those kind of things would tell me about your work ethics, creativity, goes after details, or it could show me inflexiblity as well.

Thinkn about all the possible questions they may ask you that would leave you hanging...like what would you be in five years...that would really leave me hanging because I do not think too far in the future but what would I do for the company? Something to think about. do not say things like I want to be a supervisor or rise in the ranks to benefit the company...that is a threat to the company themselves. You dont want a bully do you?

And don't act like a know it all type of attitude....it turns me off!
 
If you wear a suit and tie, and office attire is casual, they will tell you that. BUT.....if you show up dressed casual and office attire is "formal" - well you've committed your first "assumption" and blunder. Always better to err on the side of being properly dressed - and even in today's market, proper attire for a "corporate" interview is suit and tie for a man.
 
He just left to go there to the interviews. He is doing 2 interviews for 2 seperate positions at the same company... back to back....
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I can't take the suspense !
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I can still remember my DH and a lot of the guys he worked with talking about their interview at the power plant they all worked at, called CIPS at that time, now called Ameren, and how they always got a line in about admiring the company and how they thought it would be such a wonderful place to work. It became tongue in cheek after awhile, but everyone of them was hired too.
 
Welllll..... after he left,a short time later, the one interviewer called him to ask for 3 professional references........ because they are very interested in him.
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His other interview was rescheduled for next Wed for the other position. So fingers crossed. Some of the people there said he was the only one dressed for the job, others were just in regular clothes.......
 

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