Job Interviewing tips

Today in class we searched for job interviewing tips. The purpose of this is to provide us with a better advantage and relaxed state of mind when preparing and going to an interview. Some good tips that were given were to plan ahead, basically meaning to do alittle homework on the company that your are applying for and make sure that all of your answers are accurate and interesting. Role play was another good tip that i would find useful. This tip helps so you can get a feel of how interview should go and how you should rehearse answers to your questions.

Trying to relate to the interviewer will also be of good use when going to a job interview, meaning focus all your answers and mentioned achievments to those that are positive and go hand in hand with job your are trying to get. Its always important to also try to stay calm at all times, employers wnat somebody who can keep there cool under pressure, not some who will break down. Eye contact is also a very important tip because you want to show the interviewer your interested and that you really want the job.

These website helped and give me a better sense of how to perform and prepare myself when heading to a job interview. Also let be known that just in the first 5 minutes of an interview, an interviewr can have already mnade there decision of hiring you or not, body posture,gooming facial expression, and hanshake are all some things the interviewer will be observing about you so make sure to be fully prepared for any situation. Ive cited these websites at the bottom in case want any more info.

http://www.collegegrad.com/jobsearch/Mastering-the-Interview/
http://www.jobsearch.about.com/cs/interviews/a/jobinterviewtip.htm
http://www.careercc.com/interv3.shtml

Resume Tips

After doing research on the internet, i found 3 websites about resumes that i believe gave some good tips when it comes to the approach you want to use for your resume. One of the main tips is to only add valuable information and not make your resume so dull and boring. Some tips that were given were to only mention information that will catch the readers eye and leave all the useless information out. For example your college degree or any additional achievments should be brief, and only included if it has something to do with the job that you are applying for.also of why it isnt good to lie on a resume. Mainly the reason being because if you lie on a reseum about experience or certain qualifications...what will happen when it comes to having to use or show the qualifications you claim to have?

Another tip that one of the sites listed showed is of what type of resume is good for you. Their are certain types of resumes for certain kind of jobs you are applying for. Some types are chronological, which means you meet all skills, experiecne and educational requirements. Functional, your a new graduate, changing field of work. Curriculum vitae, resumes used for scientist or doctor, and electronic resumes, used to respond to internet job postings or large employers with apllicant tracking systems. With sio many types to choose from we should make sure that the one we choose when it comes to make a resume is the one that will suit us best.

One tip that i do think helps alot that i read about is the placement in which you put everything in the resume. Your first portion or top half of resume should include anything that would draw the employers attention, its basically like if your advertising yourself . So the top should include anything that isn't dull, (thats left for the middle portion of resume) and include something that is going to make the employer wnat to continue reading or remmeber you the day they decide to call applicants back. Overall these tips all help top build together a properly formed resume that will increase the chances of you getting a job.




http://www.rockportinstitute.com/resume_3.html
http://careerplanning.about.com/od/resumewriting/resume_writing.htm
http://jobstar.org/tools/resume/res-what.php