IMPACT YOUR WORD: Prepare Well for Your Interviews

IMPACT YOUR WORD: Prepare Well for Your Interviews: Prepare Well for Your Interviews What is involved in preparing for an interview? You may want to research the company you hope to work fo...

Prepare Well for Your Interviews

Prepare Well for Your Interviews

What is involved in preparing for an interview? You may want to research the company you hope to work for. The more you know about the company, the better the impression you will make during the interview. Your research will also help you determine whether the company really has the kind of work you want or is one you want to work for.
Next, think about what you will wear to the interview. If the job you seek involves manual labor, wear appropriate neat, clean clothing. Neat dress and grooming tell the prospective employer that you take pride in yourself and are thus more likely to take pride in your work. If you are hoping to work in an office, choose modest clothing that is considered suitable business attire where you live. Nigel says: “Choose your clothes long before you are due to attend your interview so that you don’t feel rushed and unnecessarily increase your levels of stress prior to the interview.”
Nigel also recommends arriving for your interview about 15 minutes early. Of course, arriving too early is not wise. But arriving late could be disastrous. Experts say that the first three seconds of your interview are crucial. During that brief time, the interviewer makes assessments about your appearance and your bearing that deeply influence his or her opinion of you. If you are late, you will make an overwhelmingly negative impression. Remember, there are no second chances to rectify first impressions.
Remember, too, that the interviewer is not your enemy. After all, he likely had to apply for his job, so he knows how you feel. In fact, he may be nervous, since he may have received little or no training on how to conduct an interview. In addition, if the interviewer is the employer, he may have much to lose if he chooses the wrong person for the job.

A businesslike approach will help you in your interviews

To start off well, smile and give the interviewer a firm handshake if that is the customary greeting. During the interview, concentrate on what the employer needs from you and what you have to offer. Regarding things to avoid, Nigel says: “Don’t fidget or slouch—good posture conveys confidence. Don’t be too informal or overly talkative, and definitely do not use profanity. Also, avoid being negative about your former employers and workmates—if you are negative about them, the interviewer will likely feel you will be negative about this job too.”
Regarding things to do and say during the interview, experts recommend the following: Maintain eye contact with the interviewer, use natural gestures when you speak, and articulate clearly. Be concise and honest when answering questions, and ask relevant questions about the company and the prospective job. At the end of the interview, if you still want the job, ask for it. Doing so will show your enthusiasm.
By following the suggestions outlined above, you may soon have a job. If that is the case, what can you do to increase your chances of keeping it?

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*  In some places a similar document is called a CV, or curriculum vitae.

Questions You May Be Asked During an Interview

Questions You May Be Asked During an Interview

• Why have you applied for this job?
• Why do you want to work for this particular company?
• What do you know about the job/company/industry?
• Have you ever done this type of work before?
• What kind of machines can you operate?
• What experience have you had in this area of work?
• What skills can you bring to this job?
• Tell me about yourself.
• What five words would you say best describe you?
• Can you work under pressure?
• Why did you leave your last job?
• Why have you been unemployed for so long?
• What was your last employer’s opinion of you?
• How often were you absent from work on your last job?
• What are your plans for the future?
• When are you available to start work?
• What are your greatest assets?

O GOD, THOU HAST CAST US OFF

Psalms  
   60:1 O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again. 
   60:2 Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh. 
   60:3 Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment. 
   60:4 Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah. 
   60:5 That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me. 
   60:6 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. 
   60:7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver; 
   60:8 Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me. 
   60:9 Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom? 
   60:10 Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies? 
   60:11 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man. 
   60:12 Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

DON'T DECEIVE YOURSELF.

Galatians 
     6:1 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. 
     6:2 Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. 
     6:3 For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. 
     6:4 But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. 
     6:5 For every man shall bear his own burden. 
     6:6 Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.
     6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
     6:8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. 
     6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
     6:10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.