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Job Interview

A collection of posts to help you get ready for a job interview so you can wow the panel of judges, which will include the interviewers and the other competing candidates.

Maintaining Eye Contact in An Interview: Proper Body Language

• Body Language • Staring • Enlarged Pupils • Talking + Eye Contact • Duration of Contact • Look Up (or Down?) • Anxiety & Avoidance • Breaking the Eye Contact • Video Interview • Goals • Improving

Questions Interviewees Should Ask Employers In An Interview

• Questions to Ask Your Potential Employer • Company Culture • Business Goals & Plans • Work-Life Expectations • Career Development • Perks and Benefits • Decision-Making Process

Salary Negotiations for First Timers

• Preparing Your First Response • No Harm Asking? • How to Estimate The Maximum Offer • How to React to Lowball Offers • Impact of Employer's Alternative Options • Don't Be Afraid of a Short Employment Record

Writing a Post-Interview Follow Up Email

• Why Job Seekers & Employers Should Follow Up • For Interviewees: What Should I Write? • A Full Sample of Interviewee's Email • Interviewer's Response • Sending Out Handwritten Notes

Questions Interviewees Can Ask Back In Response

• Questions for Job Applicants to Ask Interviewers • Sample Ability & Potential Questions • Company Culture Fit • Behavioural & Expectation • Work From Home Arrangement

Impressive Responses when Replying to "Why Should I Hire You"?

At the wrap-up of the interview sessions, employers can throw you off by directly asking you why you should be hired for the role. Even though candidate selection is clearly their job, you might be asked this question in the assessment of how you react to sticky situations.

Important Dos and Don'ts of Answering Interview Questions

Millions of things you can say, or you can stay mute. Mostly, it's not about what to say but how and when to say it, so we have some pointers for you to consider before you recklessly answer questions during your next interview.

Tie or no tie: Male grooming guide for every kind of interview

Be formal and there you have a good impression. Be too formal and awkwardness sets in. Trying hard to fit into the interview setting? Sure - here's how you square up your situation.

Were You Interrogated in Your Job Interview?

• Two Way Conversational Traffic • Skip & Seek Alternative Opportunities • Post-Interview Mortem • Bad Leaks • Cut Your Losses

How to one-up during a group interview?

Every competition needs a winner and every group interview is friendly-fire. Number of positions are limited, so without saying, all available slots will be snapped up.