Top 10 Common Mistakes in Interview & How to Avoid?

First impression is the last impression so; your single wrong move in interview can keep you away from success.

When you have completed initial steps of getting jobs (cover letter, resume screening process), now the last and most important step is for face to face interview with employer itself. Something can be go wrong while interview but you have to be in control with confidence and satisfaction. Go in interview with the purpose that you are going to impress employer. Speak only whatever asked for, vague and irrelevant speaking can lead you to failure. You must have self confidence that you can surely satisfy employer in interview.

Perhaps interview is the most important and stressful part of hunting for employees because in real human communication no one can hide himself behind resumes. If you are a starter or going first time in interview, simply follow these 10 most important tips and mistakes that should be avoided, I hope you’ll get the result soon.

Following are most common mistakes and their solutions to avoid.

1. Wrong Dressing:

Keep in mind that your first impression is the last impression. Your first 17 seconds are very much important that can create your goodwill with your employer. You have to make your first impression powerfully positive. Dress yourself in a conservative suite with good colors, for females wear little jewelry (but should be real gold, or silver or pearls or with simplicity as liked by employer). Wear shoes with low heels and should polished well and everything should be clean and neat before or after interview in the waiting room  

2. Arriving Late for Interview:

Leave home early and should reach at employer’s office 15 minutes before time. You can get directions from map or interviewer. Use a watch for noting time. If you face any problem reaching for interview or any worst happens then quickly call interviewer and request to rearrange your interview.

3. Avoid drinking, chewing gun, and smoking:

You must know that employers are most likely to hire non-smokers. Avoid drinking, chewing gum and smoking here because these things could lead you to failure. In the lunch break or dinner other may offer for drinking, but you should avoid these things before and within interview.

4. be responsive, caring:

If you are nervous before interview, but you must communicate with little smiling, make a eye contact with interviewers, hear and answer questions quickly and enthusiasm, sit well while answering. In fact enthusiasm is what the interviewer wants to see in you.

5. Pre-prepare yourself.

Prepare yourself one day before interview but how! Get a friend, a tape recorder or use internet for searching possibly and most frequently job related questions and perform a rehearsal of your interview with you friend. Start your rehearsal with your introduction. Behave like as you are in real interview. Go through all of questions and try to answer each and all fluently and in a good smiling manner till the end of saying good bye.  

6. Keep in mind your weakness & Strength:

 Prepare yourself about your major strengths and weakness. This question might be asked by interviewer. Recognize your most valuable strengths and harmful weakness. If interviewer asks you for this, be fluent in answering positively.

7. Research about Organization:

Your interview is not the place for research about company. You must have sufficient knowledge about the products, services and overall functions of organization. You can get knowledge by help of internet, library, professional magazines, from former employer or by former employer of vary company. Show yourself in interview that you are highly interested in working for that organization.

8. Don’t talk too much:

Long-winded, disrupting the interviewer or answering a simple question with 10 minutes reply, all of these should be avoided in your interview. Don’t talk too much while interviewing this could lead you to failure. If you want to convey your personal thoughts then you must practices it before and communicate with interviewer in concise.

9. Answer only to the point with job specifications:

Don’t speak anything extra or vague, be specific and to the point. Answer questions in such a way that shows you as best suitable for the jobs. Connect your experience, talent and strengths with job descriptions

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Don’t ask salary or benefits too soon:

Don’t ask your interviewer for salary or any other benefits, leave interviewer to come on that point after discussion of your qualifications, talents, experience and company’s needs and wants. Don’t use bad mouth with present or former employer. You must not behave like a complainer, but should like follower instead.