The phone rings. It’s an HR rep calling from one of the companies you sent your CV to a couple of weeks ago.

She wants to schedule an interview. Congratulations! All the effort you put into crafting the perfect CV has finally paid off. Take a moment to savour your victory. Okay, that’s enough. I said, take a moment, just a moment. Because this is no time for enjoyment or complacency; it is rather time to PREPARE. This is the only opportunity you have to make a good impression and get the job. It feels good to know you made it to sit face-to-face with your prospective employer, but it will feel even better when you walk out of the interview knowing that you killed it and that there is a strong likelihood you will land the job.


The sort of preparations you make in the lead up to the interview are as important as saying the right things during it. If you really want to kill the interview, here are some things you should do:

•Know the company: While it is good to know and understand the requirements of the position you are interviewing for, you must also do your research to learn as much as you can about the company and its key players. Check out the company’s website and any news publications about them. If possible, talk with past and current employees. Has the company achieved anything noteworthy of late? Like having won an industry award or engaged in any corporate responsibility programme that has touched many lives? Or have they opened a new branch? This is all relevant information about the company. Demonstrating that you have a head start learning all you will need to in order to do your job at this company shows the interviewer that you are resourceful, motivated, and ahead of your less knowledgeable peers. And don’t stop at learning as much as you can about the company; learn also as much as you can about whoever will be conducting the interview. Try to gain some insight into their interviewing style. Study their social media profiles to ascertain their sensitive areas so you know which of your skills and experiences to highlight and which to minimize.

•Hold Practice Sessions: After gaining as much information as possible, practice what you will say at the interview. Search online and put together some of the potential questions you may have to answer at the interview. Sit in front of your mirror and practice them aloud or have a trusted friend ask you those questions and rehearse your answers. Your friend can evaluate how well you answer the questions and help you deal with feelings of nervousness. Also, ensure that your resume is updated and have copies of reference letters and certificates in case you are asked to verify anything. You know what you want to communicate in the interview, you have some idea of what they will want to hear, now figure out how to say it all.

•Dress To Kill: How you dress for the interview is also vital to the first impression you make on the employer. What you wear may not be as important as how you answer the interviewer’s questions, but just imagine what impression you give if you dress inappropriately. You do not necessarily have to be in a three-piece suit for a job interview. Really, what you wear depends on the nature of the job. Suits are usually too formal for some jobs, so be guided by what kind of job and position you are interviewing for. Bear in mind too that you are not heading for a fashion show. Therefore, tone down the bright colours. Primary colours like red and yellow won’t do for this occasion because they can draw the interviewer’s attention to your outfit instead of to what you are saying. Stick to neutral, conservative colours like black, gray or brown. If the job you are seeking is in a creative or tech field or an industry where jeans and T-shirts rule, then by all means don your best sneakers for the interview. Whatever the case, remember to make that professional first impression. You can show your fashionable and fun side when you get the job.

Just like getting an interview is no guarantee that you will get the job, doing all these preparations doesn’t guarantee it either. But you give yourself a far better chance of success if you do them as opposed to if you don’t.

And when you sit down across the desk or table from the interviewer or interviewers, please do the following:

Be calm when you speak.

Show enthusiasm for the position you are seeking.

Show interest in and excitement about the company.

Be confident in yourself.
Source http://infoboxdaily.com/money/entrepreneurship/item/3506-how-to-start-a-modelling-career

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