Comments on: How to succesfully pass a job interview

By: Panmei

Panmei — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:48:58 +0000

I love this page. I mean it is something new for me. I have never got to see this kind of conversation online before and I think it will be very helpful for me and others hunting for a job. I have not been very good in the interview. Even though I prepared enough, the very moment when I got to see the interviewer I lose my cool and almost my mind got drag out somewhere else, nervousness. Heh! Jaero that was a nice question. I myself would like to hear the same about overcoming nervousness.

By: Jaero

Jaero — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:55:36 +0000

Thanks for the tips I’ve learn a lot from it. I have only one question, how could overcome my fear in an interviewer because i always felt nervous every time that i ‘am being interviewed and i think that is the main reason why i failed most of the time.

By: Interview Tips

Interview Tips — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 06:45:47 +0000

this was great info. I’m going to pass it along to my friend who is currently job hunting and is having trouble with her interviewing skills!!

By: write a resume

write a resume — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:36:47 +0000

I just went through the interview process this semester, so this stuff is really fresh in my mind. Here is my .02:

1. Dress in something that makes you feel confident. I wore the same outfit to every interview: a red sweater, black skirt, and black heels. I felt very professional. Feeling good about myself allowed me to open up to my interviewers and be more friendly. You smile more and make better eye contact when you feel confident. People like that.

2. Get there early. Being early is better than being late. Plus, you have a few minutes to sit in your car and breath, pray, or practice some common interview questions without feeling rushed.

3. Show off your skills. I brought a mini-portfolio filled with a sample syllabus, procedure packet, a positive reinforcement worksheet I created, a lesson plan I created, a unit plan I created, some really great student work, and “report cards” my student wrote about me. The principals were really impressed with the material I brought, and 2 actually photocopied some of the material I created– with my permission, of course (those 2 principals offered me positions at their schools).

4. Be honest about yourself. Being honest is way less stressful than trying to come up with the answers you think your interviewers want to hear. Plus, if you do fib through the interview and get hired, you’ll spend the next year being someone you are not.

5. Research the school and district and create some questions and conversation starters based on your findings. Principals like to know that you made the effort to know their school, and it enables you to contribute to conversations in the interview. The best interviews I have participated in felt more like conversations than question-and-answer sessions.

6. Make sure you make eye contact and pay attention to each person at your interview. No one likes to be ignored.

By: sANjIE`pODe

sANjIE`pODe — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:16:32 +0000

wow tnx for the tips,,nadagdagan nmn ung self confidence ko to pass on a job interview… i also agree that d best thing to do is to prepare ur self.. xmpre lht tAu my weakness and to avoid failing an job interview OL we nid to do is to full-fille are weaknesses..

By: mary ann

mary ann — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:12:55 +0000

thank you for your reply.newez, hope magdilang anghel ka. tomorrow is my final interview.Wish me luck.

thank you and God bless us all.

By: bloggista

bloggista — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:08:09 +0000

Usually, the last interview will tackle on salary /job offer and other job conditions. So I must say, congratz! Just be optimistic.

When I interview people, if the applicant successfully hurdled the first and second interviews (assuming there are more than 2 interviews), I always consider the applicant OKAY NA.

If you got the skills and the HR guy saw your potentials (they are experts on this one), there’s no reason why waste so much time).

Send me the pizza on your first salary , okay? Hehe.

By: mary ann

mary ann — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 06:09:09 +0000

nice blog and sort of it gives me an idea…but wanna ask regarding my recent job hunting, I passed d exam,& n d afternun I was skeduled 4 an initial nterview and den d HR endorsed me 2 d department head n I got d 2nd nterview afterwards d chief told me dat her evaluation 4 me was o.k & told me dat I got her recommendation 4 d position & dat I dnt hav 2 go back 2 d HR.sabi nya ‘ok ka na’.d HR wuld jst called me back 4 da final nterview den medical exam so that I can start my work.But then I got confused does the chief were telling me all that staff wer n fact I stil hav 2 face another interview 4 d last tym.
Can anyboby pls help me figure it out.what do u think is d result of my application.?I’m waiting 4 dem 2 call me w/n ds week as wat the chief had promised me.
thank you and I’m waiting 4 ur opinion

By: Emelyn

Emelyn — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:33:58 +0000

nice one bro!!!I’m proud of you…

By: Millionaire Acts

Millionaire Acts — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 07:07:07 +0000

I recently went to a job interview with a financial advisory firm. It was a panel interview with the country CEO, 2 directors and 1 HR. I think though that I had a good take on it though they said that they are still pooling other candidates. I'm also including my blog in my resume when I apply for a job since I think it is a plus points for me. I am hoping to get a job abroad now as I submitted my resume to almost 100 finance companies and head hunters worldwide. Millionaire Acts´s last blog post..Real Estate Property Investment Tips