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So, it’s your first time to go to an interview, huh?

One of the more shady subjects that I am sure will have more posts of this topic. But let me lay it down in the simplest form possible… just be true to your self.

Yes, it’s all about the first impression, but we interviewers can easily smell unprepared meat within a room of applicants and we would love to prey on you fresh people.

Here are the things that we would want to see in new applicants to get our attention:
1. Think before answering – Most applicants think that we are looking for witty people and the sooner you answer the question, the better it is for you. The truth is, the sooner you answer a question shows how unprepared you are even more. More often than not, I experience applicants who take back what they just said because they simply didn’t think it through.
2. If you don’t understand, ask – Don’t pretend to know everything, we don’t expect that you do.
3. Look your interviewer in the eye – Confidence is key in landing the position that you are rooting for. We look for people who will represent our company well and we need people with lots and lots of confidence.
4. Never be afraid to show your true self. I once went on an interview where I cracked a few jokes just to release my own tension and it worked to my advantage. The interviewer didn’t know what to ask me and that looseness opened doors to different topics.

and last but not the least… go back to number 1. I will not emphasize it enough.

So here’s my two cents on the issue. I’m sure a part 2, 3, and even a 4 will come out soon and I am also sure that are other suggestions on the topic all over the web. At least I have the balls to say it now.