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College Interviewing Tips
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Arrive a little early so you can relax and get to know your surroundings.
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Visualize a successful interview. Go ahead, try it, it works. Call us for more information.
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Treat everyone with respect, even other students you run into. You never know who they might be or know!
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Don’t ignore rules, lose your cool, be rude or bend the truth.
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Stand up when others enter or leave a room.
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Smile, shake hands, introduce yourself.
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Repeat interviewer’s name and say, “It’s a pleasure to meet you.”
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Make good eye contact but don’t stare.
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No need to send a thank you note UNLESS the interviewer gave you a tip or a recommendation. Follow up on the tip or recommendation and send a thank you.
Do not:
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Look at your watch.
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Interrupt.
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Use slang.
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Tell jokes.
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Argue.
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Chew gum.
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Drink soda – burping is bad!
Do:
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Accept offer of water.
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Turn off cell phone.
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Open doors if you are first.
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Ask permission to take notes. (Make sure you can write and maintain eye contact at the same time!
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Build instant relationship:
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Practice some ‘matching’ for instant rapport:
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Match pace of conversation.
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Match tone of interviewer’s voice.
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Match level of interviewer’s voice.
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Match body language.
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Match general energy level.
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Call us for more on this great technique.
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