Interview advice
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Interview advice
Alright today is a big day for me...I have 2 interviews with the #1 & #2 home builders in the country. I am interviewing for intern positions with both companies.
Any of you working folks have any advice for me.....I know I should have posted this earlier.
Thanks a ton
Any of you working folks have any advice for me.....I know I should have posted this earlier.
Thanks a ton
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Just be confident, well dressed, and polite. The interviewers are looking at you and assesing you even before your interview begins. If you make a good impression, they are more likely to hire you.
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Don't inform the interviewer how "good" you are....
geez I hate that! every time i hire somebody that boasted about themselves, i was SORRY! now i just don't hire those people.
most of all, confidence!
good luck
geez I hate that! every time i hire somebody that boasted about themselves, i was SORRY! now i just don't hire those people.
most of all, confidence!
good luck
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Don't fart or pick your nose. But seriously, ask questions! Employers are impressed not only by what you know but how eager and willing you are to learn something new.
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Thank y'all for the advice. My first interview got cancelled because he had to go back to his office for some reason. The second one is still on and it is the one that I am most interested in. I had my suit cleaned and everything dry cleaned so I will look sharp and hopefully I won't be to nervous. I will let y'all know what happens later on.
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Again thanks for the advice y'all I think the inteview went well. They seemed very interested in me and I think I showed that I was definatly interested in them. They said they would make the decisions on who they were going to hire within the next couple of weeks..then I told them that I would love to go out and see the job site when I was home (job is back home in VA) and then they got real happy so I think I am in...hopefully I am not being to optimistic but I have a good feeling.
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Originally posted by BigMattXXL
Don't worry about it. Whereabouts in VA is the job site?
XXL
Don't worry about it. Whereabouts in VA is the job site?
XXL
Thanks again everyone.
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All the other advice is good. But, near the end of the interview, if you think the job is a good fit and you would like the job....
ASK for the job. This is one of the bigg goofs people who interview a job commit. They forget to ask for the job. It is amazing how many people forget this simple detail.
If you don't get the job right away, followup later, several times if needed.
Good Luck,
Jim Henderson
ASK for the job. This is one of the bigg goofs people who interview a job commit. They forget to ask for the job. It is amazing how many people forget this simple detail.
If you don't get the job right away, followup later, several times if needed.
Good Luck,
Jim Henderson
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Hey everyone I just wanted to give y'all an update and let you know that I got the internship...I will be starting in May. They invited me to spend the day at the site yesterday and I enjoyed the people and was interested by tthe work so I said yes to the position.