So, you’ve submitted a killer Curriculum Vitae and supporting documents. You’re ahead of the pack and have just received a call for an interview. What do you do next?
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Are you in the process of trying to get a new job? If you have already applied for a few jobs, there is a good chance that you may end up having an interview scheduled soon, if you don’t already have one arranged. As you likely already know, a job interview is often the deciding factor in whether or not you get hired.

You’ve sent in the cover letter with your resume and you received a call asking you to come for an interview. The employer sounds impressed with what you sent them on paper and now they want to meet you in person.
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The second step in getting a job is having an interview with a potential employer. The first step was sending your application and after careful review by the company, you are seen as candidate for the vacant position.
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Our careers are often the main focus of our lives as we spend so much time at work. Unfortunately, many of employees base their self worth on their abilities at the workplace, ignoring any other wonderful qualities they may possess. There should be a defining line between our worth as an employee and our worth [...]

Whether you are going to a conference or meeting with a new client, making a lasting first impression is important. Because most people judge others within the first three seconds of meeting them, how you act, what you say, and how you look will play a large part in your success.
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Smile!  When we’re nervous or uncertain, we often forget to smile.  A lot of us also have a tendency to think it’s necessary to be overly serious during a job interview.  While job interviews are serious business, it’s also good to smile as much as possible.  This gives an interviewer a much more positive impression [...]

Make sure that you’re interviewing with a company that you really do want to work for and one where you believe you’d be a valuable employee.  Research the company well, and if possible, talk to current employees of the company.  It’s a waste of your time and the interviewer’s to interview for a job that [...]

Focus as much as possible on your skills, talents and strengths.  If an interviewer takes the discussion into areas about things you aren’t good at doing, gently bring it back to what you are good at.  Always focus on your strengths or positive actions you’d take to strengthen yourself in areas where you might be [...]

A question you’ll like have to answer during an interview is “Where do you see yourself in five years?”  This is a tricky question for many people and difficult to answer.  The best response will always be related to the particular industry of the job you’re applying for.  Recruiters don’t want to hear about your [...]