{"id":662,"date":"2013-11-06T10:00:49","date_gmt":"2013-11-06T10:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/?p=662"},"modified":"2013-11-06T10:00:49","modified_gmt":"2013-11-06T10:00:49","slug":"how-to-nail-your-next-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/how-to-nail-your-next-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Nail your Next Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No matter how many interviews you have been to, we all get a little nervous right before.\u00a0 Here are a few tips on how smarter workers tackle interviews.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dress Appropriately \u2013 Always dress in a suit no matter how relaxed, casual, or trivial you think the job may be.\u00a0 I don\u2019t care if you are interviewing to be sewer line repair man who is going to climb around in filth.\u00a0 How you present yourself means a lot.\u00a0 Every manager, administrator, or director I have ever spoken to has said poor choice of clothing makes a strong impression.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t dress up, it appears you don\u2019t care enough about the job to do so.<\/li>\n<li>Read up on the company \u2013 It is a really good idea to read up on the organization you are applying to work for.\u00a0 You don\u2019t necessarily need to learn their earnings for the last 10 years, but knowing where their HQ is located, a rough idea of what their mission and vision statements cover, and their objectives is a great idea.\u00a0 This is all information you an easily get on the company website.<\/li>\n<li>Practice Interviewing \u2013 Take the time to practice interviewing with a friend, family member, or an <a href=\"https:\/\/depaul.interviewstream.com\/default.aspx\">interview service<\/a>.\u00a0 Record your responses and listen to yourself, noting topics you need to work on.<\/li>\n<li>Have Confidence \u2013 This is something I have struggled with in the past myself.\u00a0 Don\u2019t get caught up in all of the bad things that could happen.\u00a0 Have confidence when interviewing.\u00a0 Remember that you got an interview for a reason, they are obviously already interested in you.\u00a0 See the interview as a chance to prove how perfect you are for the roll, not a chance for them to find flaws.<\/li>\n<li>Say Thank you \u2013 Remember to say thank you.\u00a0 It seems like a little thing to suggest, but so many people forget to do it, and it really makes a difference.<\/li>\n<li>Be Early \u2013 I almost titled this one \u201cwhatever you do, just don\u2019t be late.\u201d\u00a0 It is better to be at least 10 minutes early.<\/li>\n<li>Turn Off your Phone \u2013 Turn off your phone, don\u2019t just put it on silent.\u00a0 We can hear the buzzing 90% of the time.\u00a0 It may not distract you, but it could distract the interviewers, and that can make them miss an important answer.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t bad mouth your Work\/Boss \u2013 Even if you are leaving your job because you hate it, don\u2019t ever say that to your interviewer.\u00a0 Complaining about your previous work or boss comes across as petty, and will make the interviewers think \u201cwhat will they say about me?\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No matter how many interviews you have been to, we [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[508],"tags":[1086,1087],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=662"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}