Interview Do's and Don'ts

​Interviewing Do’s & Don’ts
Do’s

• Arrive 15 minutes early. Tardiness is never excusable.
• Clarify questions. Answer the interviewer’s questions as specifically as possible. Relate your skills and background to the position requirements throughout the interview.
• Be prepared to demonstrate your technical abilities in a manufacturing environment.
• Give your qualifications. Focus on accomplishments that are most pertinent to the job.
• Be professional, Smile, make eye contact, and maintain good posture.
• Anticipate tough questions. Be prepared to turn perceived weaknesses into strengths.
• Dress appropriately for the environment.
• Ask questions. An interview should be a mutual exchange of information, not a one-sided conversation.
• Listen. Concentrate not only on the interviewer’s words, but also on the tone of voice and body language.

 
Don’ts

• Don’t answer vague questions. Ask the interviewer to clarify.
• Don’t be disrespectful. Don’t smoke, chew gum or place anything on the interviewer’s desk.
• Don’t be overly familiar, even if the interviewer is.
• Don’t wear heavy perfume or cologne. The interviewer may not share your tastes.
• Don’t ramble. Overlong answers may make you sound apologetic or indecisive.
• Don’t lie. Answer questions truthfully.
• Don’t express bitterness. Avoid derogatory remarks about present or former employers.