Interview Tips

Creating the perfect professional resume, searching for job vacancies and graduate employment opportunities, practicing job interview questions and attending job interviews are all important facets of the application process. While each of these components is an integral part of finding the right job, it is also important to manage your expectations during the entire application process and to see each step as an opportunity to learn and grow, regardless of whether or not it results in a job.

Setting your sights on a particular workplace and formulating expectations of recruitment and job placement may result in dashed hopes and leave you feeling disappointed and deflated. Even the most perfectly prepared candidate, well-versed in job interview answers and sporting a stellar resume, can be trumped by someone with a better attitude, more experience or whom the interviewers simply perceive as a better fit.
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Job interviews are high-stakes meetings where you rarely know what to expect. It is important to highlight your professional resume, training and experience in an interview. Many people facing a job interview, especially recent graduates, overlook one of the most effective interview techniques, using icebreakers. When used effectively, icebreakers can establish rapport, open conversation and make you memorable.

When used incorrectly, icebreakers can imply you are uncomfortable or unqualified for the position. Along with your other interview skills, ensure you utilize icebreakers at the right time to reflect confidence and personality.
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