| Interviewing for a job is difficult because it requires | | | | form of your answers (the image that you project |
| presenting yourself in the best light possible to people | | | | when you answer interview questions). Arriving to |
| you don't know and letting them decide of your | | | | the interview prepared will give you an edge over |
| future. Difficult doesn't mean impossible however and | | | | other candidates. |
| whether you get the job or not will ultimately depend | | | | The Day before the Interview |
| on how much you want the job. | | | | The day before the interview you need to finalize |
| You must be prepared to work hard for each | | | | your preparation and visualize the interview day, |
| interview knowing that all your efforts may lead to | | | | from the time you get up to the time you walk out |
| nowhere. Wrong! Your efforts will not lead to | | | | of the building. Visualization will help you manage your |
| nowhere because you will improve with each | | | | stress. |
| interview. Positive thinking is something that is not | | | | The Day of the Interview |
| emphasized enough. Everything starts in your mind. If | | | | Arrive early to the interview and avoid being late due |
| you do not believe that you will get the job or that | | | | to the traffic, the weather, or some other reason. |
| you deserve the job, the odds are that you won't | | | | As the interviewer comes towards you, make sure |
| get the job. Positive thinking and confidence will get | | | | to greet him or her properly. Be yourself and answer |
| you the job. | | | | questions to the best of your abilities without |
| The interview process has been broken down into | | | | stressing too much over your answers. Whether you |
| four stages below. Going through the interview | | | | are hired or not will depend on the overall impression |
| process step-by-step will help you get a better | | | | that you leave behind and not on any specific |
| perspective on it and will make what may look as a | | | | answers that you give. Try to show interest in the |
| big undertaking relatively simple. | | | | conversation as a sign that you really want the job. |
| The Week before the Interview | | | | The Day after the Interview |
| The job interview is a competitive process. Take the | | | | The interview process is not over yet. You still have |
| time to review your credentials and research the | | | | to send out a follow-up letter or e-mail. Again, as |
| organization, the position, the industry, and the | | | | with the resume writing and the cover letter writing, |
| interviewers' background. Once you have done your | | | | your thank you note has to be impeccable. Try to |
| research, prepare yourself to answer questions in | | | | keep your note short and to the point. |
| terms of the substance of your answers and the | | | | |