The Interview
First Impressions Count
Offer your hand and introduce yourself! Treat the meeting as if it were the most important meeting of your life—be excited about the opportunity!
Pay Attention
Listen to the interview. Ask or have the interviewer elaborate on what you do not understand. Do not go off on tangents or let your mind wander.
Take Your Time
Organize your thoughts. Ask or have the interviewer reiterate a question if you do not understand it. Answering quickly in of itself is not an advantage.
Body Language Counts
Treat the interviewer as if he or she were the most important person in the world. Maintain eye contact and watch the nervous habits, like tapping or fidgeting.
Keep the Glass Half-Full
No one knows you better than you. Be positive about your life’s experiences, whether in school, at work or with your extracurricular activities. If it’s important to you, it will be important to the interviewer.
Be Confident
You are your best advocate, so be comfortable and express yourself as if you are in command. Be nothing other than truthful.
Prepare Your Own Questions
Remember that you are interviewing us as well. Is this a place you can be excited about going to each day? Prepare questions to learn more about what is important to you.
Completing the Interview
- Thank the interviewer. Finish the way you started. Offer your hand and thank the interviewer for his or her time.
- Get a business card. If you were not offered one during the interview, make sure you do not leave without it.
- Remember to say “thank you”. Be gracious and exercise good manners by writing a brief thank you note - promptly. Email is good; a note or letter is better.