Job Interview Tips: The Ultimate Guide to Passing Your Job Interviews

Got a job interview?

Pass an interview successfully and landing your dream job takes a lot more than luck. This is because out of the 6 people invited for a job interview, only 1 will be offered the role. So it takes hard work, dedication, preparation and of course, this best interview tips.

In this guide, you will learn all the tips and hacks for passing an interview. You will learn how to prepare for your job interview, how to make a good first impression, how to answer the common interview questions and how to negotiate your salary.

This is by no means done. If we’ve learned anything through the years, it is that things will change and we will need to stay on top of our game. We’ll continue to update this resource month over month, year over year.

Suggestions, comments, feedback (and shares!) are welcome. Simply email me (careernaija9@gmail.com)

Bookmark it and you will never need to fear any interview again.

Chapters:

Chapter 1: How to prepare for a job interview
Chapter 2: How to make a good first impression at any job interview
Chapter 3: Interview tips: Dressing for success
Chapter 4: Interview do and don’t
Chapter 5: Top Interview Questions and their Answers
Chapter 6: Salary negotiation tips
Chapter 7: Techniques for a successful job interview
Chapter 8: Good interview skills

Chapter 1: How to Prepare for a Job Interview

What is the difference between someone who succeeds at an interview and someone who fails? Why it could be a lot but usually, the difference might be in the amount of preparation A puts into it.

Want information on how to prepare for a job interview? Here we go…

Chapter 2: How to Make a Good First Impression

As the saying goes, first impressions last longer. But how precisely do you make a good first impression?

According to statistics, an impression is usually made within the first 5 minutes of meeting someone.

Chapter 3: How to Dress for Success at Interviews

Have you ever heard the saying that goes “You will be addressed the way you are dressed.”

I have seen different dressing- the good, the bad and the….

Just plain ugly.

No matter what, there are different rules for dressing. Sometimes the type of interview or location can play a role in how you dress but there are standards and safe dressing styles.

How then should you dress for that interview? Learn it here.

Chapter 4: Basic Interview Do and Don’t

For everything, there are rules and regulations. You could do some things and get away with it. Other times you may not be that lucky. You will learn the best interview do and don’t.

Chapter 5: How to Answer the Top Interview Questions

Most job seekers see an interview as an interrogation process while in actual fact, an interview is a discussion between…

Well… two potential colleagues.

Yet, there are tonnes of interview questions every job seeker should expect. Depending on the interview, you may be asked different types of questions. While it is impossible to predict all the questions to expect, here are guides to the common interview questions and how to answer them.

Chapter 6: Best Salary Negotiation Tips

The part of an interview that scares most job seekers is the salary negotiation stage. Because of the desire to get a job, most people shy away from discussing their salary during the interview, only to get the job and find out that

They either are earning a lot less than their other colleagues in the same company or they are earning less than their mates in other industries.

Another thing that keeps people from getting a good bargain is usually because they are scared of the actual fact of negotiation.

Here are a few guides to help you master the art of salary negotiation.

Chapter 7: Techniques for a Successful Job Interview

For those of you still not sure how to make your interview successful, here are a few articles that will show you the best interview techniques.

What are your secret sauce for passing any job interview? Let us know in the comment.

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Career Coach, Motivator and Resume Writer with experience in mentoring, coaching and counseling. An avid chess player who loves to spend his free time bird watching