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Tips For A Successful Job Interview by ejiromut: 11:49am On Dec 03, 2010
Tips For a Successful Job Interview to help you Land Your Ideal Job

For you to land on your ideal job, you have to adequately prepare yourself to scale through the job interviews by trying to convince your interviewer that you are the best person for the vacant post. You may not be able to get that dream job if you keep doing what others are doing but here are some tips that will help you to stand out and boost your chances of landing on your ideal job.

Think Of What To Lookout For If You Were To Be The Interviewer

The job interview is very crucial because it helps the interviewer to scrutinize the abilities or otherwise of the short listed candidates. It is a kind of one-on-on contact with the candidates that will help the interviewer to form relative opinion about the suitability of the candidates that are being interviewed for a particular job. There are many instances where some brilliant candidates did well in the written exams for jobs but fail at the point of interviews because of not trying to give the interviewers what they are looking for. You can break away from such set of candidates by taking note of these very useful interview tips below so that you will not only showcase your suitability for the job but would also land your ideal job effortlessly.

Vital Tips You Mustn’t Ignore Before You Go For The Next Job Interview

A. You must dress properly, neat and smart. You may not be aware that the first impression your interviewer would have about you is how you dress as you enter the interview room. This is very important because if you aren’t well dressed, the interviewer may loose interest in interviewing you even before the session starts. The impression you create as you enter the interview room will go a long way in determining how open your interviewer would be with you. If he or she gets the impression that you are suitable for the job, he or she may want to know more by asking questions that will give you edge over others. This is a direct departure from a scenario where the interviewer sees your dress as improper or unacceptable. If you make wear any type of perfume, you have to make it simple and light.

B. Don’t go for any job interview without researching a bit about the firm. This will help you to answer some simple questions about the company. Your interviewer will count it as a plus for you if you are able to answer some little details about the company. It could be about their product or services or about some little things as their company logo. Do your home work very well so that you can be able to spot some minute details that would make you stand out among all other candidates. There isn’t any interviewer who wouldn’t be impressed with you if you can answer questions about the company you want to work for.

C. You should know yourself and be able to differentiate between your strong and weak points. This will help you to showcase your strong points when the opportunity present its self while being interviewed. Don’t forget the sole aim of being interviewed is to give the interviewer an opportunity to know you and ascertain if you are suitable for the job opening. You can be able to prove that you are suitable if you do not take time to know what you can do better than others.

D. Your resume can say a lot of positive things about you if you know how to tailor it to meet the particular company’s need. You have to make it as explanatory as possible while being absolutely honest with facts about you.

Bearing these tips in mind would help you to land that dream job but you also have to be confident to properly answer whatever question that would be thrown to you on the actual interview day.

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Re: Tips For A Successful Job Interview by Themaths(m): 8:36am On Jun 10, 2018
sad

All these are for people like me who don't have anybody up there. But baba God gat my back nonetheless.

Special dedication to all job seekers out there who doesn't have anyone to place them in one big coy or another, our time to come.

#Cherrio!!!

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Re: Tips For A Successful Job Interview by Jaytecq(m): 8:36am On Jun 10, 2018
nice tips
Re: Tips For A Successful Job Interview by castrol180(m): 8:37am On Jun 10, 2018
What for? This coming twice on front page

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Re: Tips For A Successful Job Interview by castrol180(m): 8:38am On Jun 10, 2018
Why did you post this twice on the front page, mumu mod
Re: Tips For A Successful Job Interview by Nobody: 8:41am On Jun 10, 2018
Re: Tips For A Successful Job Interview by IamAkinzy: 8:41am On Jun 10, 2018
berra leave all dis ones and pray MFM prayers against "Village Niggaz"

cus if dem mistakenly follow u go dere! walahi na 0.00 b d interview score las las

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Re: Tips For A Successful Job Interview by qanda: 8:42am On Jun 10, 2018
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Re: Tips For A Successful Job Interview by IamAkinzy: 8:43am On Jun 10, 2018
castrol180:
What for? This coming twice on front page

faith cometh by hearing and hearing

sooo calm dowm
Re: Tips For A Successful Job Interview by jordyspices: 8:45am On Jun 10, 2018
Cool but d best interview na d one wey ur connect send u to go for
Re: Tips For A Successful Job Interview by castrol180(m): 8:47am On Jun 10, 2018
IamAkinzy:


faith cometh by hearing and hearing

sooo calm dowm

Meaning please? And how relevant with my question?
Re: Tips For A Successful Job Interview by segebase(m): 8:47am On Jun 10, 2018
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Re: Tips For A Successful Job Interview by ednut1(m): 8:53am On Jun 10, 2018
Said nothing new
Re: Tips For A Successful Job Interview by Nobody: 9:24am On Jun 10, 2018
ednut1:
Said nothing new

He said nothing new yes, but these tiny details he highlighted can make one get the job even without being asked plenty things.
Re: Tips For A Successful Job Interview by IamAkinzy: 10:38am On Jun 10, 2018
castrol180:


Meaning please? And how relevant with my question?

topic has to be reposted again and again till your strongs ears get the message and activate such for your next interview!!

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Re: Tips For A Successful Job Interview by alex81(m): 12:46pm On Jun 10, 2018
In addition:

-Be bold even if ur saying rubbish.
-Maintain eye contact.
-Don't give one word ans, as if ur replying an online stalker... Let ur reply be in full sentences.
- Pray. grin
Re: Tips For A Successful Job Interview by castrol180(m): 2:14pm On Jun 10, 2018
IamAkinzy:


topic has to be reposted again and again till your strongs ears get the message and activate such for your next interview!!



Rubbish talk!!!

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