| DOs
- DO learn ahead of time about the company and its product. Do your homework.
- DO apply for a job in person.
- DO let as many people as possible know you are “job hunting”.
- DO stress your qualification for the job opening.
- DO recount experience you have had which would fit you for the job.
- DO talk and think as far as possible about the future rather than the past.
- DO indicate, where possible, your stability, attendance record and good safety experience.
- DO assume an air of confidence.
- DO approach the employer with respectful dignity.
- DO try to be optimistic in your attitude.
- DO maintain your poise and self-control.
- DO try to overcome nervousness and shortness of breath.
- DO hold yourself erect.
- DO answer questions honestly and with straightforwardness.
- DO have a good resume.
- DO know the importance of getting along with people.
- DO recognize your limitations.
- DO make plenty of applications.
- DO indicate your flexibility and readiness to learn.
- DO be well-groomed and appropriately dressed.
| DON'Ts
- DON'T keep stressing your need for a job.
- DON'T discuss past experience which has no application to the job situation.
- DON'T apologize for your age.
- DON'T be untidy in appearance.
- DON'T display “cocksureness”.
- DON'T cringe or beg for consideration.
- DON'T speak with muffled voice or indistinctly.
- DON'T be one of those who can do anything.
- DON'T hedge in answering questions.
- DON'T express your ideas on compensation, hours, etc. early in the interview.
- DON'T hesitate to fill out applications, give references, take physical examination or tests on request.
- DON'T hang around, prolonging the interview, when it should be over.
- DON'T go to an interview without a record of your former work connection.
- DON'T arrive late and breathless for an interview.
- DON'T be a “know it all” or a person who can't take instructions.
- DON'T isolate yourself from contacts that might help you find a job.
- DON'T feel that the world owes you for a living.
- DON'T make claims if you cannot “deliver” on the job.
DON'T display a feeling of inferiority.
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