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An interview can be incredibly stressful: You often have only a few minutes to show an interviewer how capable, confident and intelligent you are.
And remember: The interviewer isn’t just evaluating WHAT you say, but also HOW you say it. She’s asking herself: Are you well-spoken? Do you sound polished and professional? Are your answers clear and concise?
If you’ve spent all of your time working on the content of your answers, you now need to focus on the delivery.
1. Skip the ‘Filler’:-
When an interviewer asks a question, you may feel like you should fill the silence right away. Or, after you start speaking, perhaps you realize you’re not sure what you want to say and need to stall. That’s when most people use “like,” “yeah know” and “ummm.”
These words are common in many people’s vocabularies. They are simply verbal fillers that we have become accustomed to using. But they are not very professional. Taking your time to think about a question rather than rushing to answer can help eliminate the need to use filler.
Like any habit, this one will take time to break. So start practicing before you have an actual interview.
2. Don’t Jargon Your Way Out of a Job
You don’t need to use jargon to sound knowledgeable in an interview. First, don’t assume the interviewer is familiar with the jargon. Also, as many interviewers will tell you, people often use a lot of fancy jargon when they want to disguise the fact that they aren’t completely confident in what they’re saying. So, speak simply and coherently and your intelligence should speak for itself.
3. Don’t answer before you are asked:-
You want to make a good impression on an interviewer. You want to seem knowledgeable, confident and engaged. So when the interviewer starts to ask you a question, you jump on it, right? Wrong!
First thing to be kept in mind is that it is rude to interrupt. Second, you may incorrectly assume that you know what the interviewer was going to ask and answer the wrong question. Third, you won’t have time to think about your answer before you start speaking, which can lead to lots of mid-sentence “ummm” to stall for time.
When an interviewer asks a question, it’s tempting to answer quickly, especially if you’re nervous. Don’t. Instead, wait for her to finish speaking, then take a deep breath and collect your thoughts. Then answer the question.
You’ll appear calm, confident and polite. And, after taking a moment to think, you’ll probably give a much better answer too.
4. Do not discuss about bad pay:-
One more topic which ought to be avoided in any upcoming job interview is bad pay. Though it is not uncommon, it is best not to discuss this topic. You need to maintain your composure even if the starting salary is lesser than what you had expected. In such cases, you can politely bring about your points pointing out your disapproval. You can enquire about other benefits like vacation holidays and sick holidays.
5. Do not discuss your personal life:-
Personal life is one more topic discussing which should be avoided. You need to keep in mind that your personal and professional lives are different. Hence, you should not keep going on and on about your family and friends. A simple idea about your family may be given if you have been asked about it.
6. Bad experience at previous jobs:-
Talking about bad experience in prior jobs is also not considered to be good etiquette while attending a job interview. It would create a bad impression about you especially if you talk ill about your previous supervisors.