I hаνе bееn a stay аt home mom fοr 6 years now, bυt аm going tommorow morning fοr аn interview (mу first іn probably 7 yrs). Hаνе things changed? Whаt mіght i hаνе forgotten? Anу general tips fοr іt? Thеу already dіd a conference call interview over thе phone, bυt now im going іn tο interview wіth thе “bіg boss”. Im ѕο nervous! hеlр!
what kind of job is it? just act like you know what you’re doing. NEVER let him know you don’t know what’s going on!
good luck!
You will be fine, just be yourself and be assured that you know your stuff. It hasn’t been gravy staying at home for 6 years. You are great!
Good luck.
Be yourself and confident, it’s all you can do with anything. . . make sure it’s something you have a general knowledge for, so you know what to ask and how to answer things.
Good Luck!
It is not like you are going to be in some “Back to the future” movie. . . . While technology has changed, you will pick it up. . .
Other than that, things seem the same to me. . .
Resumes are becoming a big deal! Update it as much as you can. Make sure u have good references. Also bring ur ID and social security card. Most businesses do background checks. As far as the interview, tell them what they want to hear, be very flexible, and never interrupt. Send the boss a thank you card afterwards for the opportunity.
I’ve interviewed recently, and read a lot of books on interviewing, and things haven’t really changed that much, at least from my experience. They still ask the same tired questions:
What are your strengths? Weaknesses? What can you tell me about yourself? Why should we hire you? What was your favorite project you’ve worked on? What did you do when you were in a stressful/confrontational situation with customer/coworker, etc etc etc.
Basically, you want to gear all of your answers towards the job at hand. Don’t say that your strengths are high mathematics, physics, or salesmanship if the job is for a position that doesn’t need that. Also, the “what is your weaknesses” question should be answered more like – “I could use a little more expertise in (fill-in-the-blank)” or “I plan to improve my skills in using Excel spreadsheets because it’s been a while since I used it”. Don’t say something like “i sometimes miss deadlines” or “I don’t like bosses who micromanage me” . Those are BAD answers.
The only thing the questions that they ask are really trying to find out is: What can you do for us? Why should we hire you and not someone else? There really isn’t anything else they want to know (except how much you need to be paid, but don’t bring that up during the interview itself. If they ask you, then you can tell them). All of the other questions are just ways to find out these things, and to see if you speak well and think well.