Tim's Tips on Interviewing (Interview Tips & Advice)

Member Name: TimStavert

Product:	Interview Tips & Advice
Date:	21/08/09 (30 review reads)
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Advantages: Correct Presentation

Disadvantages: Nothing is definate just because you get the interview

I know what you mean when it comes to interviews. I Had worked at the same place for over 29 years, then found I had to move on because of a health issue and I was fed up of the place anyway.
The only trouble was that I was then over 53 years and could tell that they weren't interested in and old person and came up with some excuse. Before everyone shouts "That's ages Discrimination!" You try and prove it. There is always someone younger and better suited to the position than yourself.
Even over the telephone I had a reaction of a deadly silence and in the end as desperate as I was and not cosidering the Dole, I took up cleaning for a local company for a while, then added gardening to it and ended up working for myself.
One may think what has this got to do with interviews? Well nothing much but it shows that if an interview doesn't go well and you don't get the job; don't give up, look at other options, go for other interviews and maybe don't set your sights too high, you can always research and build you techniques after.
I took a course in Sales and Marketing Management and you learn all this.
Tim's Tips as I call them.

Presentation: make an effort, clean and tidy to suit the position, The interviewer would like to picture you in the proposed job.
Cleanliness a must, a smell of bad odour is a turn off

Knowledge; try and get information on the job, product and the company and show how you can fit in, they will assess you as well as maybe ask your opinions but be careful here encourage them of you potentials.

Do not Babble on, look, listen and learn of what they desire from you and assure you are the one for the job but at the end of the day it is their decision.

Get a repore with the interviewer, be friendly and approachable so that they feel comfortable with you and do not lie, they will see it or they will find out.

I have succeeded in getting a few part time jobs during my long employment but admittedly it was tough when my age showed and that I was changing my career which had the main bearing.

Summary: Just a small experience which doesn't mean the end of the line.