I have a job interview tomorrow.
And I'm really nervous about it. Don't suppose anyone has any helpful words/tips?
(Melody was not PMSing on, Mon 23 Nov 2009, 23:35, 18 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Do your best.
Take your CV with you. Get there early. Look smart. Go into the interview as if you've already got the job.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Mon 23 Nov 2009, 23:38, Reply)

Noted
Thank you :)
(Melody was not PMSing on, Mon 23 Nov 2009, 23:41, Reply)

Seriously, if you act like
you've already got the job, it extolls confidence in YOU.
Also, make sure you've researched the company before you go in - nothing serious but just what they do, who their biggest clients are (if applicable) - that kind of thing.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Mon 23 Nov 2009, 23:42, Reply)

^ This also
Research is good, and if there's anything about the company you don't understand, at the point where you can ask questions, ask them about it. Don't sound clueless about it though, just mention the area and ask them to tell you more about it.

Whilst imagining them naked and on the toilet.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 23 Nov 2009, 23:46, Reply)

Hmmm
I only know they sell phones, so I guess a little more research is necessary. Thanks for the tip!
(Melody was not PMSing on, Mon 23 Nov 2009, 23:52, Reply)

Good luck
let us know how it went!
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Tue 24 Nov 2009, 6:02, Reply)

Imagine your interviewer
butt-naked and sitting on the toilet.

See? We're all the same, underneath. That, and they were probably a wee, nervous critter, shitting themselves as they went for their first job interview for the post of kitten fondler or whatever.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 23 Nov 2009, 23:41, Reply)

LOL
at least if I burst out laughing in the middle of the interview it'll show I have a... good sense of humour. Either that or I'll look crazy. Either way, thanks!
(Melody was not PMSing on, Mon 23 Nov 2009, 23:52, Reply)

hipflask
with your favorite spirit and mixer.. get a few shots down you first. and then be as honest as you can without putting yourself down. confidence + honesty + dutch courage FTW.
(raymond "three griddle pans" luxury yacht lovin' the christmas action, Tue 24 Nov 2009, 0:37, Reply)

Along with the above
remember that an interview applies both ways, while you are being evaluated you are also evaluating them as a potential employer. By bearing this in mind you can take back some of the power that they seem to have and hopefully relax more and let your best side shine through.

Good luck!

*Loads karma cannon and fires homing positive karma missile your way*
(bill, Tue 24 Nov 2009, 2:19, Reply)

If the interviewer starts looking like they think you might be a bit snooty, when you're just shy...
...ignore them really hard ten years later.
( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Tue 24 Nov 2009, 7:12, Reply)

Ha! Yeah that will really show them!
The interview I had for this job was in the bag after just ten minutes, in which my now boss mentioned sexual assault, abortions and hinted at mild case of the racist. True story.
(The Boy Monders I have ginger bits in my beard., Tue 24 Nov 2009, 8:51, Reply)

Don't take lots of speed.
aka Trainspotting.
( girlinthehole, Tue 24 Nov 2009, 8:46, Reply)

Don't try too hard
Or you might get the fucking job.
(The Boy Monders I have ginger bits in my beard., Tue 24 Nov 2009, 8:53, Reply)

QFT
that was on TV last night, bloody marvellous
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Tue 24 Nov 2009, 10:31, Reply)

BOONDOGGLE
is, I find, a helpful word.

_{Sorry, just winding you up. Good luck, hope it goes/has gone well!}
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 24 Nov 2009, 9:36, Reply)

Having been and interviewer recently...
Make sure you:

Know about the company and what they do, but do not come on too strong, a bit like with the opposite sex, it is quite off putting to have someone telling you what your company does and going on and on about it. Make sure they know that you know what they do, and that is enough - look at mentions of them from other places, rather than just their own website.

Ask lots of questions, but make sure they are interesting questions, maybe leading on from something they have said, rather than random questions, unrelated to previous comments.

Do not speak too loud or too fast. When you are nervous, you tend to do both, so however fast you think you are speaking, slow down.

Take up the offer of water, having a sip can be used as a stalling tactic so you can compose your answer in your head, as well as moisten your mouth, so you don't get toungue tied.

I hope these help, and that they aren't too late! Good luck!
(The Kwyjibo A big, dumb, balding North American ape., Tue 24 Nov 2009, 10:24, Reply)

Interviewers like nothing more than to be doused in bodily fluids
I suggest going down that route.
(likeajackhammer, Tue 24 Nov 2009, 10:59, Reply)