The Vet2Work Job Procurement and
Advancement
Series
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During the Interview
1.
Do describe your
qualifications and experiences
positively.
6.
Do make your answers informative – stick to the point and be
brief.
7.
Don’t give one-word answers.
8.
Don’t be non-committal, overly casual, or indifferent.
9.
Don’t be over confident, overbearing or self centered.
10.
Do discuss your employment needs and preferences with an
attitude of negotiability.
11.
Do use inductive rather than deductive descriptions as examples
by presenting your key idea first (such as “I am dependable”)
and then support it with one or two clear examples (“At my last
job I received a certificate for perfect attendance”).
12.
Do be prepared to ask questions – about the company, about the
specific
job
duties, about when the company will
determine an outcome from the interviews, and to clarify a
question you do not understand.
13.
Do ask questions one at a time.
15. Don’t
ask about or discuss salary for the position during the first
interview, unless you are asked.
14.
Don’t use counter questions or demonstrate evasiveness.
16.
Don’t interrupt or cut off the interviewer.
17.
Do thank the
interviewer and leave the interview
promptly.
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