With all the candidates a company gets for a given position, standing out can be difficult. But if you have gotten through to the interviewing stage, this is the perfect time to show your true colors. However, in order for to get the right kind of attention, here is the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of interviewing:
The Good: You arrive on time for your interview, or a few minutes early to allow yourself to wait and gather your thoughts.
The Bad: You arrive 20 minutes late without calling to give the interviewer a head’s up.
The Ugly: You come in the day after the interview was scheduled saying that you just came back from Tokyo and you confused your days.
The Good: You bring in a few extra copies of your resume that is no more than 2 pages.
The Bad: You bring in a few extra copies of your 5+ page resume that includes every job since you were 15.
The Ugly: You bring in copies of your 400 page still-unpublished manuscript titled “The Incredible Me”
The Good: You arrive at your interview dressed to impress, with clean clothes, freshly showered and with brushed hair and minty breath.
The Bad: Your shirt could be ironed and you accidentally spilled some coffee on your pants at breakfast.
The Ugly: You just get back from a camping trip, where you haven’t been able to shower in three days, and arrive to the interview in shorts, a t-shirt and flip flops.
The Good: You silence your phone or turn it off before the interview begins.
The Bad: Your phone starts ringing during the interview, but you turn it off quickly and apologize for the interruption.
The Ugly: Your phone rings, you tell your interviewer it will just be a minute, and proceed to talk to your friend for half an hour about how crazy last night was at his bachelor party.
The Good: You write a nice Thank You note to the people you interviewed with, thanking them for taking the time to speak with you and expressing your continued interest in the position.
The Bad: You forget to write any Thank You notes to your interviewers.
The Ugly: You accidentally send an email to your interviewers that is meant for your friend, which goes into detail about how arrogant you thought he was.
The Bad: You arrive 20 minutes late without calling to give the interviewer a head’s up.
The Ugly: You come in the day after the interview was scheduled saying that you just came back from Tokyo and you confused your days.
The Good: You bring in a few extra copies of your resume that is no more than 2 pages.
The Bad: You bring in a few extra copies of your 5+ page resume that includes every job since you were 15.
The Ugly: You bring in copies of your 400 page still-unpublished manuscript titled “The Incredible Me”
The Bad: Your shirt could be ironed and you accidentally spilled some coffee on your pants at breakfast.
The Ugly: You just get back from a camping trip, where you haven’t been able to shower in three days, and arrive to the interview in shorts, a t-shirt and flip flops.
The Good: You silence your phone or turn it off before the interview begins.
The Bad: Your phone starts ringing during the interview, but you turn it off quickly and apologize for the interruption.
The Ugly: Your phone rings, you tell your interviewer it will just be a minute, and proceed to talk to your friend for half an hour about how crazy last night was at his bachelor party.
The Bad: You forget to write any Thank You notes to your interviewers.
The Ugly: You accidentally send an email to your interviewers that is meant for your friend, which goes into detail about how arrogant you thought he was.
