Interview Etiquette

Interview etiquette

1: Time

Do not be late. The best way is you should be early 10 to 15 minutes at the interview location and familiar with the environment.

2: Polite

Interviewers should be polite to everyone in the company. Not only polite to the recruiter, and secretary, also should be polite to other people.

3: Decent

Sit politely. After entered the room, all actions should be according to the instructions of the recruiter to do, don't be stiff or too self-effacing.

To discuss the next appointment time with your potential employer if you are required for the second interview. To meet the next appointment, you have to avoid two extremes. The one is too easy-going, like 'any time is fine'. It would reflect that they are nothing to do. The other is too fast to say a time, without a second thought. The proper way is: think about it first, and then suggest one or two alternative time, do not choose a time that cannot be changed, leave room to each other.

After the interview, you should end, like 'Thanks for your time', 'Thank you very much' or 'Nice to talk to you' but don't say too much.

4: Body language

Don't take too many gestures because it can become a communication barrier.

5: Eye contact

Your eyes will be staring at each other. But don't look by glassy-eyed sight because it might make another party not comfortable with it. If there are more than one people in a room, you should scan the others when you speak, in order to show respect.

6: Be an Active Listener

You should listen with smile and nod your head as a sign of understand.

Though politeness is good, but remembers keep natural. Do not polite too much but also cannot too casually.