Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Interview Tips by Chan Wei Da


Preparation for interview
  1. The night before your interview, prepare everything you need in advance from interview outfit to question asked by interviewee and to getting a good night sleep.
  2. Arrive early by 1 hour at the premise to get comfortable with your surroundings.
  3. Be friendly to anyone from cleaner to CEO when you arrive at the place.
  4. Introduce yourself to a stranger(eg. receptionist or future colleague) at the workplace so as to break the ice.
  5. Greet the interviewers and treat the interview as a meeting between two parties and not a one-way interrogation.
  6.  Do not speak like you are reading from a script, just relax and speak with confidence and be humble.
  7. Do not keeping talking and let your body language do the talking during interview.

3 Important tips that focused on physiology 

  1. Do not drink too much water before interview, as one will sweat profusely from the tense situation if one is easily nervous.
  2. Never go for an interview on an empty stomach, eat a bread or a banana to energize yourself as you never know how long the interview will be
  3. When feeling nervous for interview, always remember to breathe in and out deeply, clench your fist then count 1 to 6. Repeat till you are relaxed and comfortable.