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An interview involves an exchange of information. So both the interviewer and the interviewee must understand not only how to elicit information, but also how to convey it.
Until now, we have concentrated primarily on how to elicit information—by making the other person comfortable, by using the resume effectively, by… Continue Reading…
Experienced interviewers expect a bit of nervousness early on in an interview (for example, a slight quaver in your voice), and they ignore it. On the other hand, too much fright will certainly get in your way. It will prevent you from focusing on what you need to do in… Continue Reading…
It’s important to recognize up front that the interview is an artificial construct. Why do I say that? Well, outside of an interview, how often are two complete strangers locked in a room alone together for half an hour or so, each seeking desperately to make a favorable impression on… Continue Reading…
It’s up to the interviewer to get the interview off to a good start. Unless she does this in the first few minutes of the interview, chances are good that the interview will never get on track.
And remember that the climate you establish in the interview will affect your… Continue Reading…
Interviewers and interviewees can each benefit from understanding what the other should do in preparation for the interview. At a minimum, that understanding should provide both parties an appreciation for the difficulty of that preparation, and a certain empathy for the other’s task. Beyond that, though, understanding the necessary preparation… Continue Reading…
Be yourself; relax. Too many interviewees try to be the person they think the interviewer wants to hire. Usually, that fails. You’ve been playing yourself for so long it’s hard to switch.
Playing another role may not be such a good idea, in any case. You may be wrong about… Continue Reading…
Maintain control of the interview, but don’t talk too much. Maintaining control of the interview does not mean that you should talk most of the time; indeed, quite the opposite.
Interviewees sometimes think (wisely) that they are best off having you do most of the talking and consequently may flood… Continue Reading…
You say you’re a little frightened, not sure what to expect? You feel as if you’re putting yourself out on the line, that people will be evaluating your worth? You’re concerned you may be rejected, and not sure what that rejection will say about you? Some of your friends are… Continue Reading…
Though it is primarily the interviewer’s responsibility to set a relaxed tone for the interview, the interviewee can help, as well. An inexperienced interviewer may be even more nervous than the interviewee.
At the end of an interview day on campus, one interviewee brought me a cup of coffee. That… Continue Reading…
The combined analysis of the supervisor and the employee, while better than taking only the supervisor’s point of view, may still lack valuable perspectives. Depending upon the job involved, it may be important to see the job through the eyes of other people in the company who, though not the… Continue Reading…