A Person Won't Hire Your Papers, But Your Attitude

I was thinking about future interview & job seeking after acquiring a lot of info about these.

There are some info like:

1) What questions to ask the interviewer & what attitudes to give out to your interviewer that makes your job more secure than what normally job-seekers do.

For example:

"How much do you expect from me?" (So that you know what to expect to do),

"Why is this position empty?" (You may know that previous job holder didn't achieve what the company wanted),

etc etc

More info in here.
'Questions to Ask, & Not to Ask'
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/interviewquestionsanswers/a/interviewquest2.htm



2) Some basic background checking on the interviewee, especially your social network profile like Facebook.

If you manage your profile well & post less on unwanted details, negative emotions, you may reduce another concern to your life.

Of course nudity & jackass pictures of you can be BIG burdens...



3) Body language & first impression are important.

For example:

Knock the door before enter, give an adequate amount of smile (Just don't give a pervert smile to an interviewer of your opposite sex, you may fail even before the interview starts, careful with shutting the door too).

A firm handshake while standing beside him/ her instead of doing it across the table, especially on 1-on-1 interview.

Finish the interview with a few necessary questions (Refer to the link above, but not too much cause this can be annoying).

Of course another farewell handshake & a smile before walking out the door.

Dress code is important too. It depends on what job you are applying.

For law & business proposition, try something mature with dark colours & smart looking.

For fashion & design, try something with a bit of bright colour, but at a minimized way.

This is just for referencing.
'What to Wear of Not to Wear in an Interview'
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/interviewsnetworking/tp/interviewattire.htm



More secrets from the HR's mind
'22 Secrets That HR Won't Tell You About Getting Your Job'
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/22-secrets-hr-won-t-tell-you-about-getting-a-job-2461178/


HR also human, so they have their own matters to coupe with instead of yours.