The document discusses the importance of practicing for a job interview. It provides a list of seven things to practice: smiling, shaking hands, researching the company and interviewer, preparing for common interview questions, being aware of body language, improving verbal communication skills, and learning how to exit gracefully. The document emphasizes that practicing these areas multiple times is key to feeling comfortable and confident during the actual job interview.

1. Practice, Practice, Practice

2. • In order to ace your job interview you
must practice. Not just once but several
times.
• But, what are you going to practice? The
following list will help you prepare for
your job interview.
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3. 1. Smiling.
2. Shake hands
3. Research
4. Interview Questions
5. Body Language
6. Verbal communication
7. Exit gracefully
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4. 1. Smiling. Yes, you must smile and make
eye contact.
Show the interviewer you are happy to
be there.
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5. 2. Shake hands. Get comfortable shaking
hands with people.
Put the V of your hand in theirs. . Don’t
forget to smile and make eye contact
when shaking hands.
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6. 3. Research. Research the company and
the interviewer. Find the interviewer
on LinkedIn or the company website.
Use this information to establish
rapport and show that you know the
company mission, vision, and ethics.
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7. 4. Interview Questions.
• Conduct an online search for typical
interview questions in your field.
• You can also look at the job
announcement.
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8. 5. Body Language. Pay attention to your
body language when you are practicing.
Don’t look to the ceiling for an answer.
Don’t look to the left or right.
Where are your hands when you are
talking? What direction are your feet
pointing? Remember to lean in at times.
Don’t just sit there stiff as a
board
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9. 6. Verbal communication. Do not use
slang, bad words, or fillers.
• If you don’t know what to say it is ok to
have a moment of silence or to fill the
moment of silence by saying “that is a
great question”
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10. • Don’t use ummm or ahhh’s. Do not
speak badly of a former employer. Keep
the conversation positive.
• If you must discuss why you were fired
state the reason but then share what
you learned from that experience. Keep
it positive. Leave the interviewer with a
positive image in his or
her mind.
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11. 7. Exit gracefully. Look for subtle cues
such as the person cleaning up the
desk, pushing away from the desk or
standing.
You will want to practice thanking him
or her for the interview and shaking
hands again.
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12. • Be sure to thank the staff member that
may have assisted you with setting up
the interview or parking on your way
out of the building too.
• Don’t forget they are watching you exit
the building.
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13. • I actually had a hiring manager tell me
they had someone do fabulous during
the interview but when he left the
building he used the parking lot as the
bathroom.
• He didn’t get the job.
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