What is protocol?
Think of the interview as a long-standing corporate ritual. There are very definite “rules” for both parties involved. And, as first impressions are always lasting, you want to make sure you know and follow the rules.
Be sure to . . .
• Arrive and check in about fifteen minutes early.
• Use your waiting time to check your appearance, review the questions and answers you prepared, and observe the surroundings and interactions among staff.
• Introduce yourself to the interviewer.
• Get the correct spelling of the person’s name and his/her exact title. Ask for a business card.
• Use the interviewer’s last name, unless invited to use the first.
• Let the interviewer guide the questions.
• Keep to the point and leave out extraneous matters.
• Avoid asking about salary, bonus potential or benefits.
Be sure NOT to . . .
• Chew gum or eat anything, even if invited to.
• Apologize for lack of experience.
• Ask about salary or days off.
• Handle anything on the interviewer’s desk.
• Discuss personal problems, financial problems, or jobs you did not get.
• Criticize former employers.
• Provide information that is not factual.
• Beg for the job or hang around after the interview.
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