How to Make Good First Impression During Job Interview

Scoring your dream job does not only rely on how many years of working experience you have or your level of education. Though these might be some of the factors, many candidates tends to make a mistake when it comes to an interview and lacking of preparation causes candidates to become clueless on what they would need to say and how should they respond to the questions asked by the interviewer. Many of the candidates had also neglected on their physical appearance and the way to carry themselves.

Although the saying might tell you that one should never judge a book by its cover but humans are naturally visual creatures which are easily attracted to visually attractive things. When it comes to interview, we only have one chance to make a good impression, why would there be reason of not making best the reason out of it with some handy tips below?  

Walk in with confidence

As mentioned earlier, first impression does play a crucial role when it comes to job interview. Why you might ask?

First impression creates biases and a person does judge on what they see at the first time they meet you. When you enter the interview room, your potential employer might already have gone through your resumes and cover letter and now it is your chance to proof to them on how good you are.

The way you speak, the way you walk into the interview room, and the way you sit will be observe and this directly reflects your confidence. If you slouch when you sit during the interview, you might be delivering a message that you does not care about the interview or you are bored.

Thus, you might to pay special attention to small details like to give firm handshakes and to smile when you greet the interviewer. Details like this would be taken into account when the interviewer does the final evaluation on the candidates.

The money issues

Many had made a mistake to drag in the money issues too early during the interview process. For some candidates, money and other remuneration might be their focus during a job interview but it is important for you to show interest in the company instead of the financial side of things.

It would always be a wise decision for this issue to bring up during the end of the interview session or even better if your employer is the one who brings up this issue.

Show positive attitude

Would you rather be hiring someone who is lack of the initiative to excel instead of someone who is an enthusiastic and positive person?

Employers prefer to bring in positive values into the work force, so portraying positive attitude such as being polite, and to seem interested in the job would mean a big deal to the employer during the interview and this is why we mentioned that a good impression is important in the early of this topic.

Dress appropriately

Are you aware on how important advertising is towards a product? Well, that goes the same with you during an interview. You are the product to be sold during the interview so be sure to get yourself well groomed and clean. Nothing can go wrong with a fitted suit and pressed pants for male candidates while women would look professional with a simple formal dress with minimum accessories.

During the interview, you might want your employer to concentrate on you and not your bright blue hair streaks. Make sure that you overall appearance are appropriate shows your employer that you are taking the interview seriously and ready to talk business.

As a conclusion, there are three crucial points to be remembered during an interview which is to be prepared, be professional and good interpersonal skills. More often than not, candidates are chosen not mainly on their qualifications but it is the overall impression which they left behind.