The moment you have been waiting fo

The moment you have been waiting for has arrived—the actual interview. Keep six things in mind:

Body language
Networking updates
Focus
Authenticity
Questions to ask toward the end of the interview
Questions about the next step
Body Language
It is important to be aware of nonverbal impressions such as your handshake, eye contact and eye movement, posture, and facial and hand expressions. A sizeable percentage of what we communicate comes via body language:

Eye contact
Smile
Handshake
Posture
Eye Contact
Maintain good eye contact throughout the interview. It’s OK to look away occasionally, but, for the most part, eye contact should be steady. It shows confidence and inspires trust in all that you say.

Smile
When you are feeling stressed, a smile usually relaxes your face, which usually helps you to relax overall. An introductory or occasional smile shows that you are enjoying the conversation, and it adds to your confidence factor.

Handshake
Practice your handshake. The Goldilocks approach is best: Don’t crush the interviewer’s hand, but don’t give a soft, floppy handshake, either. Your handshake should be firm and businesslike. If you get nervous to the point of having a sweaty palm, wipe it against your pants leg or skirt just before you shake your interviewer’s hand.

Posture
Sit up straight with your shoulders back and your feet firmly planted on the ground. It’s fine to cross your legs if you feel more comfortable doing so, but avoid looking too relaxed. You should be poised and fully focused on the interviewer, ensuring that you answer all questions to the best of your ability.

Networking
If you’ve met others in the company, mention that up front. It’s a great way to open an interview because you establish that you’ve already met others at the company, and the interviewer also can contact them for feedback.

Focus
The more focused you are during an interview, the more successful you will be. Focus on the question asked and answer it directly. If you think you’ve gone off course for any reason, it’s OK to ask the interviewer if you are on the right track. Your answer should have a beginning, a middle, and an end that includes a real, tangible, and preferably positive result. Here is an example of a question asked and an effective answer:

Question: Jenna, what was your biggest contribution to the company you interned with last summer?

Answer: Throughout the summer, we had approximately five to six team meetings where the entire staff of ten engineers and their direct reports were present to discuss the major goal of the summer: the construction of a new courthouse.

I was tasked with drafting the agenda of these meetings and the agenda notes, which verified all that was discussed and agreed upon. The agendas directed complex meetings, and the agenda notes served as key documents that verified and clarified what was discussed and agreed upon during the meetings.

My first draft of the first agenda was much too broad, but with feedback from my manager, I ensured it included all the details necessary to hold a productive and effective meeting and created the structure for the agenda notes document. The agenda notes were typically three to five pages long, and by the second meeting, I was drafting the agenda and publishing the notes without any revisions from my manager.

I received exceptional feedback from several department heads because, in many instances, the notes saved countless hours of work. For example, during the third meeting, we reversed course on a previously agreed-upon strategy for the front columns of the courthouse. One of the key assistant engineers was not at the meeting, and when her peer brought her up to speed, he forgot to mention that the columns were changed from the Roman style columns to the Grecian columns, which needed a more intricate support system from the roof to the courthouse steps. Luckily, she read my agenda notes, which highlighted any course changes in red, and saved about two weeks’ worth of work, which was easily several thousand dollars. It also kept everyone on track regarding the completion date, which is June 2014.

To improve this process overall, I loaded the agenda and the notes into the department’s central files so instead of relying upon hard copies or e-mailed copies, everyone had one place to go for this important document that kept everyone on track. They are still using the improvements I implemented, so I’m very proud of that.

The answer’s beginning set the stage:

Throughout the summer, we had approximately five to six team meetings, where the entire staff of ten engineers and their direct reports were present to discuss the major goal of the summer: the construction of a new courthouse.
I was tasked with drafting the agenda of these meetings and the agenda notes, which verified all that was discussed and agreed upon.
Notice it had a middle that allowed you to understand how things were working:

My first draft of the first agenda was much too broad, but with feedback from my manager, I edited it to include all the details necessary to hold a productive and effective meeting and create the structure for the agenda notes document.
By the second meeting, I was drafting the agenda and publishing the notes without any revisions from my manager.
Positive momentum was built throughout the answer, and Jenna shared the positive results of her work:

I received exceptional feedback from several department heads because in many instances, the notes saved countless hours of work.
To improve this process overall, I loaded the agenda and the notes into the department’s central files, so instead of relying upon hard copies or e-mailed copies, everyone had one place to go for this important document that kept everyone on track.
They are still using the improvements I implemented, so I’m very proud of that.
Authenticity and Honesty
Never misrepresent anything about yourself during the interview:

Don’t indicate you are fluent in a language if you aren’t.
Don’t mention you know a computer program that you clearly don’t know.
Don’t mention you’ve been to a certain city if you haven’t been there.
Interviewers have a way of discovering any misrepresentations, so save yourself misery and humiliation by being authentic and honest.

Questions to Ask toward the End of the Interview
This important step in the interview process is relatively easy and can be done in advance of the actual interview. Use the research you’ve already conducted to formulate five to seven questions you’d like to ask at the end of the interview. Table 8.1 "Topics and Potential Questions" includes some topics and potential questions.

Kết quả (Việt) 1:

Thời điểm này bạn đã chờ đợi nhất đã đến — các cuộc phỏng vấn thực tế. Giữ cho mọi thứ sáu trong tâm trí:Ngôn ngữ cơ thểMạng thông tin Cập NhậtTập trungTính xác thựcCâu hỏi để hỏi về hướng kết thúc cuộc phỏng vấnCác câu hỏi về bước tiếp theoNgôn ngữ cơ thểNó là quan trọng để được nhận thức của các hiển thị nonverbal chẳng hạn như bắt tay, liên hệ với mắt và mắt chuyển động, tư thế và biểu hiện trên khuôn mặt và bàn tay. Một tỷ lệ đáng kể của những gì chúng tôi liên lạc đi kèm thông qua ngôn ngữ cơ thể:Liên hệ với mắtNụ cườiBắt tayTư thếLiên hệ với mắtDuy trì liên hệ với mắt tốt trong suốt cuộc phỏng vấn. It's OK để nhìn xa đôi khi, Tuy nhiên, hầu hết các phần, liên hệ với mắt nên được ổn định. Nó cho thấy sự tự tin và truyền cảm hứng cho sự tin tưởng ở tất cả những gì bạn nói.Nụ cườiKhi bạn cảm thấy căng thẳng, một nụ cười thường giãn khuôn mặt của bạn, mà thường sẽ giúp bạn thư giãn tổng thể. Một giới thiệu hoặc thỉnh thoảng nụ cười cho thấy rằng bạn đang thưởng thức cuộc trò chuyện, và nó thêm vào yếu tố sự tự tin của bạn.Bắt tayThực hành bắt tay của bạn. Cách tiếp cận Goldilocks là tốt nhất: không lòng bàn tay của người phỏng vấn, nhưng không đưa ra một cái bắt tay mềm, đĩa mềm, hoặc là. Bắt tay của bạn nên được công ty và kinh nghiệm. Nếu bạn nhận được lo lắng đến khi có một lòng bàn tay sweaty, lau nó chống lại chân quần hoặc váy của bạn ngay trước khi bạn bắt tay của bạn phỏng vấn.Tư thếNgồi lên thẳng với vai của bạn trở lại và chân trồng vững trên mặt đất. Nó là tốt để vượt qua hai chân của bạn nếu bạn cảm thấy thoải mái hơn làm như vậy, nhưng tránh nhìn quá thoải mái. Bạn sẽ được sẵn sàng và hoàn toàn tập trung vào người phỏng vấn, đảm bảo rằng bạn trả lời tất cả câu hỏi để tốt nhất của khả năng của bạn.MạngNếu bạn đã gặp những người khác trong công ty, đề cập đến đó lên phía trước. Nó là một cách tuyệt vời để mở một cuộc phỏng vấn bởi vì bạn thiết lập bạn đã gặp những người khác tại công ty, và phỏng vấn cũng có thể liên hệ với họ thông tin phản hồi.Tập trungTập trung nhiều hơn bạn đang trong một cuộc phỏng vấn, càng có nhiều thành công bạn sẽ. Tập trung vào câu hỏi và trả lời trực tiếp. Nếu bạn nghĩ rằng bạn đã đi off khóa học vì lý do nào, nó là OK để yêu cầu phỏng vấn nếu bạn đang đi đúng hướng. Câu trả lời của bạn nên có một khởi đầu, một trung, và một kết thúc mà bao gồm một kết quả thực, hữu hình, và tốt nhất là tích cực. Dưới đây là một ví dụ về một câu hỏi và câu trả lời có hiệu quả:Câu hỏi: Jenna, những gì là của bạn lớn nhất đóng góp cho công ty bạn lưu giữ với mùa hè năm ngoái?Trả lời: Trong suốt mùa hè, chúng tôi đã có khoảng 5-6 cuộc họp nhóm nơi tòan thể nhân viên của mười kỹ sư và báo cáo trực tiếp của họ đã có mặt để thảo luận về mục đích chính của mùa hè: xây dựng một tòa án mới.I was tasked with drafting the agenda of these meetings and the agenda notes, which verified all that was discussed and agreed upon. The agendas directed complex meetings, and the agenda notes served as key documents that verified and clarified what was discussed and agreed upon during the meetings.My first draft of the first agenda was much too broad, but with feedback from my manager, I ensured it included all the details necessary to hold a productive and effective meeting and created the structure for the agenda notes document. The agenda notes were typically three to five pages long, and by the second meeting, I was drafting the agenda and publishing the notes without any revisions from my manager.I received exceptional feedback from several department heads because, in many instances, the notes saved countless hours of work. For example, during the third meeting, we reversed course on a previously agreed-upon strategy for the front columns of the courthouse. One of the key assistant engineers was not at the meeting, and when her peer brought her up to speed, he forgot to mention that the columns were changed from the Roman style columns to the Grecian columns, which needed a more intricate support system from the roof to the courthouse steps. Luckily, she read my agenda notes, which highlighted any course changes in red, and saved about two weeks’ worth of work, which was easily several thousand dollars. It also kept everyone on track regarding the completion date, which is June 2014.To improve this process overall, I loaded the agenda and the notes into the department’s central files so instead of relying upon hard copies or e-mailed copies, everyone had one place to go for this important document that kept everyone on track. They are still using the improvements I implemented, so I’m very proud of that.The answer’s beginning set the stage:Throughout the summer, we had approximately five to six team meetings, where the entire staff of ten engineers and their direct reports were present to discuss the major goal of the summer: the construction of a new courthouse.I was tasked with drafting the agenda of these meetings and the agenda notes, which verified all that was discussed and agreed upon.Notice it had a middle that allowed you to understand how things were working:My first draft of the first agenda was much too broad, but with feedback from my manager, I edited it to include all the details necessary to hold a productive and effective meeting and create the structure for the agenda notes document.By the second meeting, I was drafting the agenda and publishing the notes without any revisions from my manager.Positive momentum was built throughout the answer, and Jenna shared the positive results of her work:I received exceptional feedback from several department heads because in many instances, the notes saved countless hours of work.To improve this process overall, I loaded the agenda and the notes into the department’s central files, so instead of relying upon hard copies or e-mailed copies, everyone had one place to go for this important document that kept everyone on track.They are still using the improvements I implemented, so I’m very proud of that.
Authenticity and Honesty
Never misrepresent anything about yourself during the interview:

Don’t indicate you are fluent in a language if you aren’t.
Don’t mention you know a computer program that you clearly don’t know.
Don’t mention you’ve been to a certain city if you haven’t been there.
Interviewers have a way of discovering any misrepresentations, so save yourself misery and humiliation by being authentic and honest.

Questions to Ask toward the End of the Interview
This important step in the interview process is relatively easy and can be done in advance of the actual interview. Use the research you’ve already conducted to formulate five to seven questions you’d like to ask at the end of the interview. Table 8.1 "Topics and Potential Questions" includes some topics and potential questions.