Make a Good Impression When Interviewing

Series Summary

Unless you come from a wealthy family that just gives you money and leaves you an enormous inheritance, you will mostly likely have to get a job. Therefore, almost everyone at some point in time will experience a job interview. Whether you are giving one or candidating for one, job interviews are a part of both the white and blue collar business world and the experts at ExpertVillage want to prepare you so you don't vomit on your employers shoes, or start crying from nervousness in front of your future employee.

In this free video series, watch as recruiter and employer Katie Roney teaches how to conduct a job interview. Learn how to make a good first impression, how to give a company overview, how to address salary, and how to review a resume. Get tips on questions to ask, how to compare the different candidates and how to evaluate them in light of the position you are hiring for. Don't be a nervous employer, use these easy online step by step tutorials to gain confidence and develop an interview strategy today.

Video Transcript

"Hi! I'm Katie Roney. On behalf of Expert Village, we are discussing how to conduct an interview. First impressions. If you're interviewing someone, you're probably the first person they see. They may see an administrative assistant or someone like them in the building, but you yourself are going to be the first picture in their head or this company, and possibly their potential boss. You want to be confident but you also want to approachable. You don't want to over confident or cocky. You also want to seem humble. You're human too and it's okay. Yes, it's uncomfortable, but we're going to make it comfortable. That's kind of the feeling that you want to give them. Of course, you want to be professionally dressed at all times and you always want to have their resume. You want to have there pencils and pens. That impression is going to let them know that you're ready for them, that you're here and you're ready to go. When you first meet them, you're going to shake their hand, you're going to talk a little bit. It's okay to be a little informal at the beginning and at the very end of an interview. You don't know each other. You don't want to jump right into business. It's okay to say, "How long did it take you to get here? Did you find it okay? Were my directions bad? Were they good? Can I get you something to drink? Would you like a cup of coffee?" Those informalities are perfectly fine. It's acceptable and it's professional."