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​Texas Tech University

Career Center​
​INTERVIEWS
Successful Interviewing:
DO
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Act natural
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Be prompt, neat, and courteous
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Bring copies of your resume
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Carry out promises
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Ask relevant questions
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Allow employer to express himself/herself
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Read company literature
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Examine company ratings
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Evaluate objectively
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Follow procedures
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Make yourself understood
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Listen to the other person
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Present informative credentials
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Keep an interview file with all the stuff you need in it. Take notes if you feel like you need to remember important info from the interview
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Follow up with personalized thank you letters
DON'T
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Criticize yourself
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Be late for your interview
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Freeze or become tense
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Present an extremist appearance
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Become impatient
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Become emotional
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Talk too much or too little
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Oversell your case
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Draw out interview
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Make elaborate promises
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Come unprepared
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Try to be funny
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Unduly emphasize starting salary
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Linger over fringe benefits
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