Beware of the Top 5 Interview Mistakes

Beware of the Top 5 Interview Mistakes
We've all heard stories of job candidates who looked great
on paper but who were absolute disasters in person. With
fewer interview opportunities available in our competitive
job market, it's essential to make the best possible first
impression. Learn from the mistakes of others and avoid
these top five worst interview blunders:

1. Not preparing for the tough interview questions.

Like every job seeker, you probably have your own set of
tough interview questions you hope will never be asked. The
best strategy is to prepare ahead of time with answers to
ALL of these questions. A career coach can be a great
resource for helping you work out suitable answers with a
positive spin on negative or challenging career situations.

2. Failure to match communication styles.

Making a great first impression is easier to do when you
communicate effectively with your interviewer. The best way
to do this is by mirroring his or her communication style.
Allowing your interviewer to set the tone of the
conversation will put him or her at ease and makes the
conversation flow more naturally.

For instance:

* If the interviewer seems all business, don't attempt to
loosen him or her up with a joke or story. Be succinct
and businesslike.

* If the interviewer is personable, try discussing his or
her interests. Often personal items on display in the
office can be a clue.

* If asked a direct question, answer directly. Then
follow up by asking if more information is needed.

3. Talking too much.

In my recruiting days, I abhorred over-talkative
candidates, and so did most of my client employers who
interviewed these candidates. Over-talking takes several
forms:

* Taking too long to answer direct questions. The
impression: This candidate just can't get to the point.

* Nervous talkers. The impression: This candidate is
covering up something or is outright lying.

To avoid either of these forms of over-talking, practice
answering questions in a direct manner. Using
role-playing in preparing for your interview will help you
avoid excessive, nervous talking.

4. Saying negative things about your current or past
employers or managers.

Even if your last boss was Attila the Hun, avoid stating
your ill feelings about the person or work situation. No
matter how reasonable your complaints, your negative
comments will be viewed as disrespect towards your boss.
When faced with the challenge of talking about former
employers, make sure you are prepared with a positive spin
on your experiences.

5. Giving away too much salary and earnings information.

Candidates often weaken their future earning potential by
speaking too freely about their current income. No matter
the official salary range of the position you are
interviewing for, your current earnings have an enormous
effect on the size of the offer. Investing in a career
coach to help you answer salary questions can add thousands
of dollars to your new job offer.

You already know that it takes a strong resume that sets
you apart as a candidate of choice to be invited for an
interview. The next step is to hone your interviewing
skills to actually win job offers. Polishing your
interviewing skills can mean the difference between getting
the job and being a runner-up.

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Deborah Walker, Interview Coach, offers an individualized
approach to interview strategies. Her background as former
executive recruiter and veteran career management coach
provides an insider's perspective on the toughest interview
challenges. Visit Deb on the web at
http://www.AlphaAdvantage.com

Take Responsibility for Your Own Communication and Take Back Your Power

Take Responsibility for Your Own Communication and Take Back Your Power
If you want to stop feeling powerless at work, here's a
good way to start: take responsibility for your own
communication.

What does that have to do with power? A lot, because many
people handle their half of communication exchanges in a
way that erodes their power. Here are some examples of how
you can reclaim your power through more responsible
communication.

E-mail

Who's in charge here: you or the technology? Are you
jumping to attention every time your computer beeps to tell
you you have mail? That eats into your time in little
chunks every day. Then you don't have enough time to do
your job properly, and you feel stressed and victimized.

The answer? Set a series of times throughout the day,
according to your workload and schedule, to read and
respond to e-mail. Turn off the audio reminder so that you
won't be tempted to abandon your schedule. If anyone needs
to get in touch with you more urgently, they'll call you.

Are you on other people's automated distribution lists? I'm
not talking about spam from around the Internet, but just
people in your organization who seem to want to copy
everyone they know about their every waking thought. Get
off those lists! Approach the people and ask them to remove
your name, and to copy you only on appropriate messages.

Take responsibility for managing your e-mail.

Voicemail

Do people expect you to respond immediately to voicemail
messages, instead of getting on with the work you need to
do? Maybe your greeting is at fault.

If you have planned to work on a major project for two
hours, reflect that in your voicemail greeting. "I will be
unavailable from 10 a.m. until noon today. Please leave a
message and I will return your call as soon after that as
possible." If your phone rings during that time, don't pick
it up. They'll hear the message, and if they leave their
name and number they will know when to expect to hear back
from you. Of course you must also respect their time by
calling back when you said you would.

You don't have to give people a play-by-play description of
your schedule for the day, but do let them know when you
will get back to them.

Take responsibility for managing your telephone response
schedule.

Difficult co-workers

Unfortunately, verbal bullying is all too common in today's
workplace. Some people are accustomed to getting their own
way simply by interrupting and talking louder than anyone
else at meetings, in other people's offices or even in
casual hallway conversations. Don't let them away with it.
Store in your mind a few verbal responses to use as needed.
Here are a few to start you off:

• Perhaps you don't realize you are shouting, but you are.
I'm willing to talk about this, but only in a civilized
manner.

• Please don't interrupt me when I am making a point. When
I finish what I was saying, I'd be happy to hear your point
of view.

• Did you mean that comment to be insulting?

You can add your own, and use words that come naturally to
you. Many bullies will back off when they realize their
tactics are not having the desired effect.

Take responsibility for managing conversations with others.

Communication is always a two-way street. You can't control
the other person's part, but you can certainly take
responsibility for your own. Try it, and just see how
empowered you feel.

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Helen Wilkie is a professional speaker and author,
specializing in workplace communication. Subscribe to her
free monthly e-zine, "Communi-keys" at
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communicate and succeed in your business career"

How to Reverse the Client-Chase and Attract More Business with Proven Marketing Strategy

How to Reverse the Client-Chase and Attract More Business with Proven Marketing Strategy
Most new clients are skeptical at best when I explain to
them how changing their marketing approach can actually
make prospects come to them. They definitely don't believe
it when I tell them marketing can be easy and fun. But it
all changes when their phone starts ringing off the hook
and new money is rolling in…

First, a bit of a backdrop story: why your marketing
doesn't work.

Chances are before you started your own business you had a
fair share of experience working for a larger company which
probably used many of the "traditional" marketing
approaches like fancy brochures, big ads, sales force
cold-calling on potential clients - just to name a few.

So when you started your business you probably thought the
way to go is to do what they were doing, only to discover
that this approach costs a small fortune and doesn't
generate nearly the type of response you need to stay in
business.

Fortunately, there are better ways to attract new clients…

And they don't require spending hours on networking events,
cold-calling on strangers, and arm-wrestling so-so
prospects into making a buying a decision. But how - you
ask?

Let's suppose for a minute that instead of creating your
next promotional piece your job was to help your best
client solve one of their nagging problems.

For example - let's say you are a business management
consultant who wants to attract more clients.

A "traditional" approach would be to whip up some sort of
one-sheet-type flier or brochure that would say something
like "I'm a hot-shot consultant, I graduated from an
impressive university, I have half a dozen of
accreditations and designations and all the initials behind
my last name to prove it, I can help your company solve 101
problems listed below, and here is the jaw-dropping list of
satisfied clients I already worked with."

Materials like this could help further establish your
credibility at a later stage of developing relationships
with your prospects but they are terrible for generating
leads.

And while it's exciting to see all that great stuff about
you written in a neat brochure, there is one huge problem
with it - it's only exciting to you. If you distribute it
to your potential clients, it will be quickly and
efficiently relegated to a circular file next to their desk.

Instead, imagine that you wrote a short article addressing
one of the big problems you know your current and potential
clients struggle with. To continue with the example of a
management consultant it could be something like "The
Hidden Costs of Excessive Turnover; Top 7 Ways to Hold on
to Your Best Employees." Or "5 Time Management Myths that
Are Killing Your Productivity and How to Fix Them."

You get the idea, right? OK, so it's time for a quick quiz.
Answer these simple questions:

1) What would your prospects rather read:
a) your bio (or other boring sales brochure), or…
b) an educational article filled with helpful tips and
ideas?

2) Which of the two items would your potential clients be
more likely to request from you on their own and then
forward to their peers and colleagues:
a) your sales brochure, or…
b) a special report (a.k.a. white paper) addressing one of
their key problems?

3) Finally, which of the two items would have a higher
chance of being published in an industry publication and do
a better job of positioning you as the authority on solving
a specific problem:
a) your one-sheet, or…
b) 500- to 1500-words article filled with specific how-to
tips?

If you answered "b" in all three cases, you're 100% correct.

What I just described to you is a simple shift from a
"traditional", sales-focused approach, to something often
referred to as education-based or attraction marketing.

It really doesn't matter what you call it. Bottom line - if
you are willing to stop viewing your marketing as a way to
GET people to buy from you, and instead explore how your
promotions could actually HELP potential clients solve some
of their biggest problems - you might experience two
pleasant phenomena.

One, because promoting yourself will become a natural
extension of what you already love doing - which is helping
your clients solve their problems - you will enjoy spending
more time and effort working on marketing your business.

And two, your phone will actually start ringing so often,
you'll be forced to turn some of the less-qualified
prospects away! (Now - that's a new thought!)

© 2007 Marketing Mentors. All Rights Reserved.

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The author, Adam Urbanski, teaches service professionals
and business owners how to develop better marketing
strategies to increase sales and profits. His website
offers more how-to articles and free tips to create a
winning marketing action plan at
http://www.themarketingmentors.com

Back to Basics

Back to Basics
It's human nature. We're naturally lazy. We are always
looking for an easier way to do things. And believe it or
not, for the most part this has been good for us. The laid
back days of "whatever or who ever" that is us to a Tee.
Our ancestors figured out that planting crops and raising
livestock was more efficient than hunting and gathering. It
allowed them spend less time "working" and also gave them
added security against the whims of nature. It allowed them
to build better shelters and pool their resources to
maximize their collective efforts. The end result of
course, is civilization as we know it. That is us more
efficient work lees time working leaving more time for
leisure. While our basic nature of finding a better or
simpler way has been a benefit to us it can also be our
Achilles Heel. In the story of Achilles, his mother tried
to make him immortal as an infant, by dipping him in the
river Styx. As she immersed him, she held him by one heel
and forgot to dip him a second time so the heel she held
could get wet too. Therefore, the place where she held him
remained untouched by the magic water of the Styx and that
part stayed mortal or vulnerable. In the same way, our
basic nature while good and beneficial, often allows others
to take advantage of us. It allows others to use our desire
for making things simpler or easier to sell us ideas and
products that provide us with a hope for doing so. Think
about it. Diet products, programs and exercise equipment
sales have increased almost exponentially in the United
States over the past 20 years. Yet as a nation, we are
frankly, fatter than ever. If we are using these products
and services more than ever shouldn't we be seeing some
results? Is it that these products and services don't
really work, or is it our nature that leads us from one
product to another looking for an easier way? The magic
Pill, the Silver Bullet the no work at it diet. While there
are worthless products that take advantage of our basic
nature I think the real issue is that nature itself. In
terms of weight and fitness, we all know the basics of what
it takes to lose weight. We need to burn more calories than
we consume. We can do this by eating less (dieting) and
letting our natural metabolism stay the same or by eating
the same and increasing our metabolic output through some
form of exercise. Of course science has shown us that a bit
of both in combination, dieting and exercising, works best.

There are products that can give us the extra "push" we may
need. There have certainly been plenty of scientific
experiments on diet products that implicate their
effectiveness as part of an overall strategy. Unfortunately
we often forget the overall strategy part and simply focus
on the hope part -- the part where "product X is proven to
accelerate weight loss by 15%" We forget about the work
part and focus on the easy part. We tend to do this in our
business as well. I often have people ask me what they
really need to do to build their business. They are then
disappointed when I tell them something they feel they have
heard before. "It's so basic," they tell me. Yes it is. But
are you actually doing those basics?

Tools, and concepts are important. Implementing various
marketing ideas like e-mail and collateral marketing can be
very effective. Don't however, look to them as a solution
in and of themselves. Without the underlying basics,
without the knowledge, skill and a solid strategy to back
them, they only have a marginal chance of working. "But the
basics are boring and they take so much work." Yes, that's
true. Success in anything is like that. If you want to
better your health, trim your weight or stop smoking, it
will take some work. There are tools to help you but the
real magic comes from your determination to succeed, the
desire at your core being. There's a lot of truth in the
saying that, "Nothing worth having comes easy."

Succeeding in network marketing is like that too. There are
tools and resources to make your business easier. But
ultimately success comes down to those basics, the basics
of understanding our prospects, effectively building
rapport and understanding the marketing process. It's these
basics that have built long-term successful businesses time
and time again. It's these very basics that have allowed
Dr. Robin Rushlo to reach the top lists sponsors list for 4
consecutive months.

If your business isn't where you think it should be or if
you're not seeing the success you think you should, don't
look for the next tool or gimmick that will finally make
you rich. Go back to the basics. The basics must be the
very foundation of any action you take or tools you
implement. If you honestly want success, never
underestimate the basics. Just remember that is why your
sponsor s here to help you with the basics and duplicate
your self. Also your sponsor and mentor has gone through
all the hard knock and they can show you the basics and
ease the path for you.

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system that builds YOUR primary business and generates
multiple income streams, go here:
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Eliminate Steps, Simplify, and Automate Work Processes to Accomplish 20 Times More

Eliminate Steps, Simplify, and Automate Work Processes to Accomplish 20 Times More
Organizations usually see themselves as smoothly
coordinated operations, even when they are not. Why? They
don't consider the alternatives.

I Like Company

Most organizations start off lean. But soon, more jobs are
added to perform the same amount of work.

Why does this needless proliferation happen? Managers enjoy
the prestige of having more people reporting to them.
Insecure managers will use the bloated staff to cross-check
for errors so that the manager looks good in the monthly
reports. Also, compensation usually reflects the size of
the reporting staff. Of course, incompetent managers will
also reflexively hire more people when tasks are left
uncompleted due to illness or temporary spikes in demand.
But adding excess people to a process is often about as
helpful as having a marathon runner wear combat boots.

Hands Off!

Many people in organizations find job security in "owning"
a piece of an important process. Let's say that this person
has to check incoming orders for errors. Well, all
organizations depend on incoming orders. Grab a piece of
that process, and you'll be one of the last to see your job
eliminated. Yet most of these order processes can be
eliminated or automated. Customers can place orders that go
directly to shipping. Error-checking programs can prompt
customers to make corrections before the order is finalized.

If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again

Left unchecked, organizations create redundancies that
double or triple the workload … and still fail. In part,
failure results because eliminating the last scintilla of
errors may cost as much as eliminating the first 99.9
percent of errors. More likely, however, is that the way of
working is built up to make the managers feel safer. New
process designs rarely reflect sophisticated knowledge of
error-reduction methods. Rather, the designs allow senior
bureaucrats to assign blame for errors to others.

STALL ERASERS

Standing Room Only

At times, unorthodox methods are needed to help workers
break out of their bad habits. A venture capitalist noticed
that his colleagues were happy to sit at their desks
drinking coffee and filling out administrative reports. But
money in venture capital comes from working with
entrepreneurs. The venture capitalist's solution: Buy
stand-up desks. None of his colleagues were psychologically
or physically able to stand at those desks all day.
Usually, they headed for the field by mid-morning to round
up prospective investments and investors or to improve
current investments.

I Love the Sound of Feet Leaving the Meeting

In the early 1990s, Sears hired the former chief of
logistics for the U.S. military effort following Iraq's
invasion of Kuwait, William G. Pagonis. He quickly halved
the time it took to ship apparel from suppliers to Sears'
stores. Suppliers who missed deadlines were fined.

Another improvement focused on cutting back on time
executives spent in meetings. In a simple expedient
(reminiscent of those stand-up desks), Pagonis removed the
chairs from meeting rooms. Those in attendance got to the
point quickly or shut up entirely. His meetings rarely
exceeded 15 minutes. In the past, managers felt that they
had to speak up to earn their keep. Now they knew better
and stopped wasting valuable time.

STALLBUSTERS

Spot Checking

A high percentage of paper shuffling involves having
checkers checking on checkers, a direction usually chosen
for the laudatory purpose of effectively controlling the
organization. Spot checking works almost as well and is a
lot less expensive. To spot check correctly, ask a
statistician to help you design a process to spot check.
Rarely will you need to check more than a couple of
thousand incidents, even if you want to get a handle on
millions of occasions.

Streamline Processes

In lengthy processes, orders and offerings sit around 99
percent of the time waiting for people to do the next
little bit. If you reduce the number of people who are
involved, the process duration dramatically shortens.
Cross-train people to do all of the tasks that are needed
at each important stage, and you may take weeks out of the
process.

Map out how long each part of the process lasts now and who
does what. Alongside that lengthy list, lay out a way to
reduce the steps, shorten elapsed time, and limit the
number of people involved. If your organization is like
most, you can probably create a 96 percent reduction in
elapsed time during the process.

Today, the elapsed time standard for processes is very
short … often as little as a few minutes. In industries
where parts suppliers provide the goods to their
manufacturing customers "just in time" (just before the
part is used), suppliers usually determine what and how to
ship to the customer rather than waiting for an order.
Billing and payment are usually tied to scanning incoming
packages.

Go for Massive Continuous Improvement of Your Most
Important Tasks

For decades the mantra of many management experts has been
"continuous improvement." But those experts were usually
thinking about making 1 percent improvements. We recommend
instead that you continuously seek 2,000 percent solutions.
You'll run rings about the usual continuous improvement
people. The more frequently you set goals and the higher
those goals are, the more you'll learn and achieve. Get
going at getting better at your most important tasks!

Here are questions to help you succeed with massive
continuous improvement:

• What should you be measuring?

• How can you measure those areas?

• How often should improvement goals be set?

• How can steps, delays, and errors be eliminated,
simplified, and automated?

Copyright 2007 Donald W. Mitchell, All Rights Reserved

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Donald Mitchell is chairman of Mitchell and Company, a
strategy and financial consulting firm in Weston, MA. He is
coauthor of six books including The 2,000 Percent Squared
Solution, The 2,000 Percent Solution, and The 2,000 Percent
Solution Workbook. You can find free tips for accomplishing
20 times more by registering at:
=========> http://www.2000percentsolution.com .

12 ways to maximize the return on your marketing

12 ways to maximize the return on your marketing
The easiest way to waste your business time is by starting
completely afresh every time you need something new -
whether it's a sales letter, presentation script or content
for your website.

Don't try to reinvent things and make them completely new
every time.

To get the best return on the time and money you invest in
marketing, you need to leverage all your activities in as
many ways as possible.

Leverage is where we make a big impact by applying a small
force. For example, the jack which you use to lift your
car up to change the tire applies a small force to lift a
very heavy piece of metal.

In marketing, leverage is taking a relatively small action
that adds significant extra power to your marketing
efforts. To achieve this, you need to make as much use as
possible of the marketing activity you are already doing.
And you should reuse your existing material as much as
possible.

Here's an example of how you can leverage one small
activity into a major marketing success with a little extra
work.

Suppose you are giving a talk to the local Chamber of
Commerce, here are 12 steps you can take to get maximum
leverage for the work you will put in to creating it:

1. Invite your contacts to attend: Asking prospects and
customers to your talk is a great way to let them
experience you in an informal way.

2. Use your talk as a pretext for research: People are
often quite willing to give you their time to answer
questions and quite often will take an interest in what you
are working on.

3. Issue a press release announcing your talk: The media
may even show up and interview you on the spot, or they may
contact you afterwards. Even if they only put the release
on file for future reference, it's still a great
opportunity to promote your message.

4. Follow up with those who attended your talk: People who
attended your talk are also in a great position to suggest
your name to others. So let them know you are available to
do the talk again.

5. Issue handouts, notes or a summary of your talk:
Remember to include your contact information on anything
you hand out.

6. Publish the transcript on your website: If necessary,
you can rework the text slight for use on your website or
on other peoples' sites - and don't forget to offer it to
the organization hosting the talk.

7. Use the talk as the basis of a magazine or newsletter
article: Many organizations which you speak for will be
delighted to publish your talk in their newsletters, which
benefits their readership with valuable content and gets
you additional exposure to their audience.

8. Use the talk content as the basis for a workshop: The
content can easily be developed as a workshop - perhaps
even as a follow-up for some of the people who attended
your talk. You can charge a fee or just use it as an
opportunity to get to know them better.

9. Customize the talk to other audiences: Once you have
given the talk once, you can make small changes to make it
work with different organizations.

10. Make reprints of your talk: Issue these to people who
attended or include them in promotional packs for your
business.

11. Issue a press release after your talk: This can be
issued after your talk with details of what you said -
another opportunity for the media to contact you.

12. Collaborate with a client or business partner: You can
do this either in the talk or in the way you develop the
content afterwards. This provides a great opportunity to
strengthen your relationship with them.

Using this as an example, consider how you can get more
leverage from your existing activities.

You don't have to find 12 ways but two or three additional
activities - even just one - still gives you something you
don't have already for relatively little additional work.

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Robert Greenshields is a marketing success coach who helps
business owners and independent professionals who are
frustrated that they're working too many hours for too
little reward. Sign up for his free tips on earning more
and working less at http://www.MindPowerMarketing.com

Interview Bloopers And How To Correct Them

Interview Bloopers And How To Correct Them
I'm sure you've sat through movie or TV "bloopers" at the
end of shows and laughed at the mistakes the actors make
during the filming of the show. If I could put together a
film with bloopers that people make in interviews it might
seem funny as well - but not when it happens in real life -
to you!

How do you avoid bloopers? First you become aware of what
some of the pitfalls of interviewing are and then you
prepare and practice so that it won't happen to you. Here
are 10 of those very pitfalls to watch for.

1.Poor non-verbal communication - slouching - fidgeting -
lack of eye contact

It's about demonstrating confidence - standing straight,
making eye contact, and connecting with a good, firm
handshake. That first impression can be a great beginning,
or a quick ending to your interview.

2. Not dressing for the job or company - "over casual"

Today's casual dress codes in the office, do not give you
permission to dress as "they" do when you interview. It is
important to look professional and well groomed, above all.
Whether you wear a suit or something less formal depends on
the company culture and the position you are seeking. If
possible, call and find out what the company dress code is
before the interview.

3. Not listening - only worrying about what you are going
to say

From the very beginning of the interview, your interviewer
is giving you information, either directly or indirectly.
If you are not listening - turning up your intuitive - you
are missing a major opportunity. Good communication skills
include listening and letting the person know you heard
what they said. Observe your interviewer and match that
style and pace.

4. Talking too much - telling it all - even if it's not
relevant

Telling the interviewer more than they need to know could
be a fatal mistake. When you have not prepared ahead of
time you may tend to ramble, sometimes talking yourself
right out of the job. Prepare for the interview by reading
through the job posting; matching your skills with the
requirements of the position, and relating only that
information.

5. Being over-familiar - your new best friend is NOT the
interviewer

The interview is a professional meeting to talk business.
This is not about making a new friend. The level of
familiarity should mimic the demeanor of the interviewer.
It is important to bring energy and enthusiasm to the
interview, and to ask questions, but not to over-step your
place as a candidate looking for a job.

6. Using inappropriate language - you "guys" know what I
mean

It's a given that you should use professional language
during the interview. Be aware of any inappropriate slang
words or references to age, race, religion, politics, or
sexual preferences - these topics could get the door
slammed very quickly.

7. Acting cocky - being overconfident - "king of the hill"

Attitude plays a key role in your interview success. There
is a fine balance between confidence, professionalism, and
modesty. Even if you're putting on a performance to
demonstrate your ability, over-doing is as bad, if not
worse, as being too reserved.

8. Not answering the question asked - "jumping in without
thinking"

When an interviewer asks for an "example of a time," you
did something, he is seeking a sample of your past
behavior. If you fail to relate a "specific" example, you
not only don't answer the question, but you miss an
opportunity to prove your ability and tell about your
skills.

9. Not asking questions - a missed opportunity you will
live to regret

When asked if they have any questions, the majority of
candidates answer, "No." Wrong answer! It is extremely
important to ask questions. It demonstrates an interest in
what goes on in the company. It also gives you the
opportunity to find out if this is the right place for you.
The best questions come from listening to what is asked
during the interview, and asking for additional information.

10. Appearing desperate - "Please, please hire me!"

It's a tough job market, and you need a job! But, when you
interview with the "Please, please, hire me," approach you
appear desperate and less confident. Maintain the three
"C's" during the interview: Cool, Calm, and Confident! You
know you can do the job, - now, make sure the interviewer
believes you can, too.

Everybody makes mistakes - that's what makes us human. We
can laugh at ourselves a great deal of the time when we get
tongue-tied or forget someone's name - even our spouse's.
But in the interview you want to be as prepared and
polished as possible. If you do make a mistake, consider it
a human error and learn from the experience. In the
meantime do your homework and get prepared.

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