Your first job interview

February 7, 2023
DD Planet

The first job interview in anyone’s life is quite exciting as well as anxiety-causing.

Here are a few tips to plan in adavance and keep your confidence up:

1. Find information about your prospective organization, try to find about your interviewers - what do they expect? their culture? their mission? products? About the job that is being offered?
2. Practice basic questions: generally, they would ask about your strengths and weaknesses, about yourself, where do you want to see you 5 years from now, your skills for the role, how can you contribute to the organization, your ambition and questions like ‘why should we hire you?’
3. You also need to prepare for the questions you want to ask, e.g. growth prospects, tell me about the role, the structure et cetera.
4. Wear professional attire and be aware of your body language, i.e., maintain good posture and look confident.
5. Prepare for some standard questions that can be found on the internet on the skills related to the job under-question, e.g. java skills.
6. Maintain good eye contact.
7. Rehearse in front of a mirror or with some friend or family member.
8. Be honest and say ‘no’, if you have no idea about the answer to a question.
9. Wish your interviewers verbally, and, if it is offered to you first, shake hands firmly.
10. Be ready with all the relevant documents, such as the latest resume, achievements et cetera.
11. Be punctual, in fact, it would be better to reach a little before time.
12. Remember, the first impression is very important. Therefore, make a strong first impression.