INTERVIEWING

Things to consider: Before the interview During the interview After the interview

Before the interview 1. Do some research about the company and the position you apply for Visit the company’s website Get some information about the organization

. 2. Know yourself Who are you? your streghts and weaknesses? your career objectives? your long and short range goals? Why ‘you’?

. 3. Practice Role-playing to improve your communication skills Make sure that you have audible voice eye-contact 4. Be puctual 5. Make a good first impression

The Dress Code

Different types of interviews One-to-one contact A panel interview Performance interviewing In-basket interviewing Behavioral interviewing

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Breaking the ice "The secret is to have one to two good open-ended questions that require the person to talk — it lets you show you are a good listener," says J.T. O'Donnell, the founder of the career-advice site Careerealism.com and the author of "Careerealism: The Smart Approach to a Satisfying Career." Avoid anything controversial, highly personal, or clumsy, Amanda Augustine, an expert in career advice for TopResume, tells Business Insider. Stick to safer topics that will help your candidacy, while confidently and comfortably breaking the ice at the beginning of your interview.

After the interview Review your performance Make plans to improve your skills Make the interview a learning experience

Target Vocabulary negotiable (adj) variable debatable The terms of the contract are negotiable. The price was not negotiable.

workload (n) the amount of work that is expected to be done Students complained about the heavy workload.

fall behind (v) to fail to do something as quickly as planned or required  We've been falling further behind with our work. I am falling behind on my homework. We fell behind on our car payments.

prospect (n) chance, expectation plan possibility He has few prospects for employment. She has a lot of business prospects. (She has a lot of prospects for doing business.) prospective (adj): future, possible

punctual (adj) arriving or doing something at the expected or planned time The trains were punctual. a punctual employee

frankly (adv) in an honest and direct way Frankly, I think your essay needs more work. Speaking quite frankly, I'm not certain she's  the one for the job. 

achievement (n) stg completed successfully, goal reached, accomplishment Getting the project done on time was a real achievement. The discovery of DNA was a major scientific achievement.

challenging (adj)  difficult in a way that is usually interesting or enjoyable Teaching is challenging but rewarding work. It's a challenging book that requires careful reading.

rewarding (adj) pleasing beneficial satisfying Worthwhile a rewarding business venture a rewarding career

career move (n) a change that you make in order to get a better job or to have better success in your job Moving to a smaller company turned out to be a good career move.