1. BY:
Puga, Lineth

2. What You Should NEVER Do in a Job
Interview.
 Don't interrupt the interviewer!
Even if you think you get where
they're going and have the most
brilliant answer ever to their
interview question, this is one of
the most annoying things you can do.
 Give them a chance to finish. And at
least do your best to maintain eye
contact and show you are listening
intently – and are very interested in
and respectful of the person
speaking.

3. Don't wear perfume or cologne.
I hope I don't need to explain
this, but if I do…first, some
people find perfumes or colognes
offensive – worse yet, some
people may be allergic. They
don't belong in an
interview…except maybe (once
again tastefully done) if you are
interviewing at the company that
makes the product, I guess.
Once again, bathing / showering
will pretty much do the trick
here.

4.  Don't go heavy on the make-
up.
(To be gender neutral, this goes
for men or women.) The
closer to natural you look,
the more the real you can
shine through To be candid,
I have to admit now I
haven't used make-up for
years, but if you do use it,
artfully applied it can be a
real asset. But too much and
too bold…well, some
employers will see it as a
sign that you are more about
looks and surface things than
business.

5. Don't listen to your iPod, play
video games, make cell phone
calls, etc. while waiting to be
interviewed. Take care of all
that before you come in the
door of the building Or, if you
really need to make
IMPORTANT calls while you
wait, ask if you may use a
private area to do so. Just like
with dating, impressions form
quickly. Since you are there to
present yourself as a capable,
serious candidate , start your
presentation from the moment
you walk in. Impressions you
leave can last well beyond the
day of the interview.

6.  Be yourself! I can't say this
often enough. I just read a
popular work advice blog (to
remain nameless) and I saw
one of the first bits of advice
for job interviews was to
prepare a slick presentation of
yourself and wow them with it.
While this might perhaps be
useful if you are interviewing
for a high-powered sales job
or maybe an industry like
entertainment or advertising
(although even there they
want to see who they're really
hiring), for most of you doing
that will simply trigger a red
flag, leaving the interviewer
wondering if you're all bluster
and no substance.

7.  Look me in the eyes. Not
saying stare at me…but when
you answer my interview
questions, I want to see you
connect with me. I'd like to  Tell me a good story. When
see when your eyes show I ask you about things
real enthusiasm about you've done that you are
something you've proud of or obstacles you've
accomplished or sincerity overcome, I want you to
about wanting to do a good have some stories to tell me.
job for me. Now of course I Did you ever take on a tough
make room for nervousness, situation and turn it around?
but if I see eyes skittering Did you ever come up with a
all about unable to focus on new process that saved the
me, how can I be sure company money? Did you
you're being real with me? ever encounter something you
knew nothing about and make
a point of becoming an
expert? Like I said…tell me a
good story.

8.  Know about the job and the
company. So much is out
there on the internet now,
take time to do research
beforehand – it will pay off.
One sharp Work Coach Cafe
reader wrote us that he
learned about a recent
merger the company was
going through and used this
information to his advant I
went for an interview once
and, in doing my research,
learned the man taught at
the same university I was
consulting for.

9.  Listen! More than anything
I've mentioned so far,
listening is a skill that can
make or break you. Really
listen to the questions and
whatever the interviewer is
saying to you. Don't be
thinking ahead or about
other things while the
interviewer is talking. It
really does show. Just be in
the moment.