• Of course, the initial challenge is to be called to interview in the first place. This means that you need to give your application form time and care.
  • Don't write it; type it.
  • Don't make spelling mistakes; ask a friend to check it.
  • In my experience, it is utterly amazing the number of applicants who simply submit a standard curriculum vitae without making any effort whatsoever to tailor the application to the organisation and the post.
  • The organisation advertising the post should send you a person specification and/or short-listing criteria (if they don't, ask them). You should address each and every point in the person specification showing how you meet the requirements. This will maximise the chance of you being called to interview.

• The key to a good interview itself is good preparation:
  • research thoroughly the industry or sector, the company or organisation and the particular job, making particular use of the Annual Report & Accounts, the Web site and current newspaper articles;
  • prepare an informal opening and closing statement that emphasizes why you want the job and why you think you are particularly well qualified to be chosen.

• On the day before the interview, read your application form again, since many of the interview questions are likely to draw on the content of your application and you need to remember what you have written and think about what might be raised as a result.

• On the morning of the interview, check the newspapers and the Internet for any last minute developments affecting the organisation you are visiting or the industry in which you are interested in working. This will prepare you for any questions on that development and give you an opportunity to mention it if appropriate.

• Dress smartly. Even if the dress code is casual for the organisation concerned, it always pays to be smart for the actual interview.

• Be in good time. Try to identify a local café so that, if you are really early, you can go for a drink and take a last look at your notes.

• It may seem totally obvious, but switch off your mobile or anything else (such as a pager or digital watch) that might make a noise. I once chaired an interview panel for a senior executive position and, in one of the interviews, the interviewee's mobile went off twice (he didn't get the job).

• If you are anxious about interviews, when you are actually called into the interview room, take two or three slow, deep breaths to calm your nerves and your breathing.

• As you are introduced to the interviewers, shake their hand firmly, look them in the eyes, and say that you are pleased to meet them. These first few seconds are so important in creating a favourable impression. Remember: you don't get a second chance to make a first impression.

• Answer the questions in a confident, firm voice. Don't mumble or rush or be too hesitant.

• Answers should not be one word or one sentence, but equally should not go on too long. If you have a lot to say, having made the main points, you could finish by saying: "I could expand upon that, if you wish".

• When answering the questions, maintain eye contact with the interviewer(s). If there are two interviewers, give them equal attention. If there are three or more, slowly sweep your eyes from side to side like a radar beam.

• In the answers to your questions, make selective and relevant use of the information from your preliminary researches and casually mention at least some of the sources you have used. For example: "I was interested to see in your Annual Report ?, "I noticed on your Web site ..", "I was reading an article recently that said .." This will impress the interviewer(s) with your knowledge, your research and your keenness.

• Don't waffle. If you don't know, say so.

• Never, ever lie.

• Almost certainly, the opening question will be a general one along the lines of: "Will you tell us why you applied for this job/why you want this job/why you think you are suited for this job". You should be ready for this question by having mentally prepared a short statement that provides the three or four key points in your favour. Think about how you would expand on each point if asked to do so. If you are aware of the short-listing criteria for interview, this opening statement should address the specific requirements set out in the short-listing criteria.

• If the organisation concerned is a commercial one, this opening statement should identify with the product or service that is at the core of the company's activities. For instance, "I'm excited by the possibilities that software presents for giving companies a really competitive edge".

• If the organisation concerned is a political, campaigning or voluntary one, this opening statement should identify with the values of the organisation. For instance, "I've always believed in ... because ..." or "I really care about ... because ..."

• If you are not asked this kind of opening question, you should gently take control of the interview by, as soon as possible, saying something like: "Perhaps you would like to know why I applied for the job". You can then use your opening statement.

• Most of the questions you will be asked can be anticipated so, in advance of interview, think about the likely questions. Then plan how you would answer them, making notes in the form of two or three (or occasionally four) bulleted points which you should memorise - not word for word, but point by point.

• Many of the questions you will be asked will arise from what you have written in your application so, shortly before the interview date, read over your application again and think about how the interviewer(s) may wish to probe for further information.

• Think of the worst question you could be asked. Again plan how you would answer it. Then this question - and any other - is not going to be that tough for you.

• Think of actual experiences that illustrate the qualities that you would bring to the job. A good interviewer will not ask the obvious or leading question such as: "Do you like teamwork?" or "Can you cope with stress?". A clever interviewer will instead ask: "Can you give me an example of how you have worked in a team and tell me how you interacted with the other team members?" or "Can you tell me a time when you were under particular stress and explain to me how you handled or resolved it?"

• A common - but silly - question is something along the lines of: "Tell us three of your strengths and three of your weaknesses". Again be ready for this one by having planned mentally how you would respond. The strengths should be a reaffirmation of your opening statement. For example, "I have these skills ..", "I have this experience ..", "I'm the kind of person who .." As far as so-called weaknesses are concerned, do not actually admit to any, but instead express so-called weaknesses as strengths. For example, "I'm really stubborn about always being on time", "I tend to be a bit too conscientious and want to get everything right", "I'm really curious and always want to know more about things".

• Almost certainly, you will be asked a final question along the lines of: "Is there anything else that you would like to tell us?" Again you should be ready for this question by having mentally prepared a short statement that reaffirms the content of your opening statement, deals with any difficulties that have come up in the interview, and concludes by emphasizing how much you would like the job and how keen you would be if you obtained it.

• Again, if you are not asked this kind of closing question, you should gently take control of the interview by - before you leave - saying something like: "Before I go, could I just emphasize why I am so keen to do this job". Then use your closing statement.

• If you cannot answer a question to your satisfaction, come back to it in your closing statement if you remember and you've thought of a better answer. Otherwise don't be afraid to phone up soon afterwards and say something like: "I'm not sure that I explained myself too well in the interview. What I wanted to say was ? You will lose nothing by this. On the contrary, it will show keenness and it will remind them of you.

• At the end of the interview, you may be asked: "Are there any questions that you would like to ask us about the company (or organisation) or the job?" Once again, be ready for this and have one or two good questions ready. As far as the company or organisation is concerned, ask a question which shows interest in the future prospects. For example: "Where are the growth opportunities for the company?" or "What do think will be the new markets that the company will want to enter in the next few years?" or "What are the key strategic objectives for the organisation in the next couple of years?" As far as the job is concerned, again ask questions that show keenness and interest in the future. For instance: "What are the training opportunities in this job?" or "How is the job likely to develop in the next year or two?" or "What chances are there for promotion in this post?"

• Above all, show some enthusiasm and keenness for the job. However calculated the questions and however sophisticated the marking of the answers, most interviewers eventually make the final decision based on the overall impression and nothing makes a better impression than a positive demeanour.

• Follow all these tips and you should get the job! If all this does not work and you do not win the post, ask for a debriefing interview or telephone conversation. This will impress the company or organisation and stand you in good stead for any future applications to them. Also, if you approach this exercise open-mindedly, you will learn a lot and your next performance will be even better.

• Good luck!!!

Here are some ideas to help kick a rotten day to kingdom come…

Do something good for someone else, even though you may not want to. Do a favour, help them find something, give them an item which will help them in some way. Start the flow of positive energy.

Eat the best chocolate you can get your hands on. In bed. Or in the bath.

Turn up music you really love. Play it so loudly that it soaks in through your skin. Dance in your pyjamas. Feel the pain lift.

Have a romance in your head.

Volunteer.

Buy a remote control for your camera & dip your toes into the pool of narcissism.

Call a friend & ask them if they want to have a slumber party.

Throw yourself head-first into a creative project. Something that you’re excited about but which feels a little too big for you. You’ll be so consumed by it that it will fuel you for ages.

Do the splits. Or at least try. (Be gentle though!)

Sing. Loudly. Badly. Off-key. Whatever you like. It works. The last time I was on my way somewhere really nerve-wracking, I was in a cab. The radio was playing & I was so anxious that the only way I could distract myself was by singing along. Loudly. The driver probably thought I was a total nut but I didn’t care & it did the trick!

Cover your entire body in cocoa butter & fall asleep.

Drink 2 litres of fizzy drink (pop, soda, you know) & stay up until sunrise.

Write a list of things that you appreciate right now, in the present moment. Focus on each of them & let the love inside you well up. Even when things appear to be going really, really badly, there are always things to be happy about. (That’s one of the reasons why we do Things I Love Thursday — to help bring your attention back to the positive.)

Indulge in your “guilty pleasures”, whatever they are. (Old episodes of America’s Next Top Model, ginger ale, chocolate cake, romantic comedies, etc.)

Send a text message to one of the most interesting people you know — maybe someone you don’t know that well, just to say hello.

Order delivery food, just to bask in the glory of the fact that if you pay people, they will come to your door. With food. Warm, good food. What an age we live in, huh?

Look through old photos. With a friend if possible. If it’s an old friend, you can reminisce (“Oh my god, do you remember when we did that?!”), & if it’s a new friend, you can tell grand stories (“Well, let me tell you about this guy…”).

Listen to old Motown hits. Come up with dance moves. Wear something sparkly & work it out. (DJ Z-Trip’s Motown Breakdown is an excellent time, too.)

Write a gruellingly personal entry for your blog dissecting every aspect of the situation which has upset you so much. Post it, don’t post it, whatever, just get it out of your system.

Plan a holiday.

Write a ridiculous online dating profile & marvel at the people who come out of the woodwork. (“Oh, a threesome with you & your wife in New Jersey? Sign me up!”)

Spend an hour in your variety store of choice, set yourself a budget ($20?) & buy some junk. Lip treatments, candy, maybe an exfoliating scrub… Then go home & play with your new purchases. There’s a reason it’s called retail therapy, you know (though of course, it doesn’t last).

Wear a fake moustache all day.

Think up nicknames for all your friends, then send them each postcards to alert them.

Think back on the last really good sex you had. Think about it for an hour. Then do something else.

Go out for a milkshake.

Appreciate the dinosaur bones at your favourite museum.

Grab a friend, dress up like tourists & go & do all the really schlocky things on offer in your city. Take LOTS of photos, & be sure to flash the peace sign in 70% of them.

Stick little crystals on something you use every day. (Wallet, light-switch, key-ring, boots?)

Buy a new pair of sunglasses or non-prescription frames. It’s a super-easy (& often relatively cheap) way to evolve your look. Plus sunglasses make for excellent on-the-fly disguises.

Go to a yoga class. Surrender & breathe deep.

Put on your favourite pair of high heels & walk up & down your bedroom/hallway doing your best Miss J impersonation. Have a friend or neighbour who is willing to humour you offer critique. “Girl, you walk like a busted-down freight-train.”

Write multiple lists of everything you want. Material possessions, relationships, work, lifestyle, everything. Pin them up by your door so you see them all the time.

Go through Urban Dictionary & find some fun/ridiculous new words to add to your vocabulary.

Make yourself the biggest ice-cream sundae you’ve ever seen. Decorate it with hot fudge sauce, whipped cream, sprinkles, nonpareils, whatever you like. Take a photo. Give it a name (“Jane’s Orgasmatron Cardiac Arrest Sundae”). Devour. Maybe without using your hands. Take a photo of that too.

Get your eyebrows shaped.

Spend an hour in a department store sniffing perfume samples. When you find something you like, spray it on a card & drop it in your purse.

Try break-dancing.

Watch videos of flamboyant, successful people like Elton John or Michael Jackson & marvel.

Eat animal crackers.

Drink through a straw all day. If you get your hands on a straw which matches your outfit, so much the better.

Plan a party with a theme that makes you feel really, really happy.

Write a letter to yourself in the future. Then hide it. Maybe in the pocket of a coat you never, ever wear.

Leave the house wearing just fabulous lingerie underneath a coat. With heels. (Note: if you are a man you may get accused of being a flasher if you do this. The world is cruel sometimes.)

Pull a Kid CuDi & announce your retirement from the world of something. Like cooking, or vocal communication. Announce your unretirement whenever you feel like it.

Buy a harmonica & annoy the hell out of everyone while you learn how to play it.

Go wig shopping.

Choose a festival (SXSW? Burning Man? Coachella? Wave-Gotik-Treffen?) to go to, invite some friends, & start making plans.

Add diamantes to your manicure.

Hula hoop.

Buy some really good art for your walls. Posters, prints, original artwork or other. If you’re feeling impoverished, go to the library, check out some art books, then take huge, great quality photocopies at a copy shop.

Listen to Never Better by P.O.S. from start to finish & revel in what a great album it really is.

Load up your ipod & go for a walk through your favourite park.

Visit a cool toy store & make your friend a surprise package.

Reach out to the people who inspire you but who don’t know you exist.

Write the birthdays of your personal heroes in your planner & work out a way to honour them on that day.

Pie.

Colour your hair. (You can always dye it back.)

Notice where you hold tension in your body, & let it go.

Visit some kind of religious institution & observe a service.

Bake heart- or bunny-shaped cookies. Give them away.

Be graceful.

Be graceless.

Make a video diary.

Answer questions with questions.

Try on a pair of really, really expensive shoes & act like you’ll be back tomorrow, but you’re just going to go home & think about it. (Bonus points: take a photo of you in them. Often you will need to be stealthy about this but it’s worth doing.)

Record yourself trying to recite the alphabet while vigorously brushing your teeth.

Flirt with entirely inappropriate people.

Sing into your friend’s answering machine. (If you’re in the USA & use Slydial, it will take you straight to their voicemail.)

Pour pancakes in the shape of your initials. Eat them while watching aerobics on television.

Make friends with your neighbours.

Think about how great it would be to name a shaggy dog “Toupee”.

Go to an audition just for the experience.

Tell someone cute, “You’re cute”.

Sit in a sauna with a stack of fashion magazines & sweat it out.

Find a secret place with a great view. Like a tree, or a rooftop, or a hill.

Go & see a musical (or just rent one).

Be optimistic.

Buy ridiculous slippers.

Make a list of the things you want to do to celebrate the upcoming season.

Lie down in the sunshine.

Pretend to be a dancer in a music video as you perform mundane tasks. Jiggle your way from the bathroom to the kitchen, shake it while you wait for your toast to pop, booty bump while you pick an outfit.

Go to an aquarium & take photos of the jellyfish.

Watch movies you used to love as a child.

Book a karaoke room with friends & sing your heart out.

Make a list of practical, actionable ways you can improve your situation.

Start keeping a dream journal & write down their supposed meanings, too.

See if you can develop an appreciation for a band or a style of music you’ve never liked before.

Write a play.

Go to vintage stores looking for fabulous old typewriters.

Write the stuff you like about your body on your body with a marker.

Change your ring-tone to the sound of one of your friends laughing hysterically.

Watch videos of Robin Williams or Eddie Murphy.

Listen to Divine Harvest by The Mae Shi. Don’t be worried, everything will turn out fine. Don’t be worried, friend just put your hand in mine.

Take a nap with your head at the other end of the bed.

Walk around a garden centre & buy a colourful plant. Give it a name.

Go somewhere that people walk their dogs & make friends with some fluffy creatures.

Hug your friends.

Tell someone everything.

Believe that everything is always getting better.

After copules of days work, I m tired.  The mood of to relax alwayes voicing me .

LOL , what do I want to say about ??

en ....

Love, are you ready? ?


Some might say that: love, also prepared for the future?

Oh ~ Of course. . .

Rush of love, always easily blurred eyes.


Dear fellow men:

Love is in the basis of the material.

Are you ready?

1., A car

       (Can not go to, so that girls do have public transportation, so the train / plane it??? Do not you think so?? Do not have very good, buy a QQ there. Of course, this is the minimum requirement.)

2, there is room

     (Do people still lived in someone else's house?? Oh ~, do not need a very good house, the general housing on the line, after mixing well, you can buy them. May be the more difficult, but at least you have a purchase Housing Plan. Do not you think so??)

3, have a job.

    (Our girls can not always go with a small snack bar in the street?? Have a working, it is necessary. Certainly drop, Kazakhstan ~)

4, a sincere heart

(I have been advocating: love, love, or not, it is necessary to talk about an absolute must in good faith!三角恋, interesting affair right?? If you do, I am sure that: You will regret deeply the ... ... )


It may be asked: as you said, many people do not love!

Oh ~ that true? ? Look at me to write these, it is difficult to do it?


PS: always favor the success of those who are ready, love is, you say that? ?

23 days did not write a blog, is pretty busy, ah ~

Many people, that I was "busy", in fact, that is, very busy. Ha ~

Learn Japanese busy recently ~ more busy, ah. . .

I was asked: Why Learn Japanese do?

I said: "Japan's small business, money, a significant drop there! Ha ha ~"

Oh ~, I would like to take advantage of many young learn sth new ah.

... ... ... ...


Baidu can see on each, some people comment on my blog, I am very pleased!

This is the blog I wrote the original,有所思people, some think, Oh ~.

... ... ... ...

A Friends of Bo in the album, commented: quite handsome!

Oh ~, thanks to the Friends of praise!

To tell the truth, I really did not feel how much longer drops.

(Although there are many people boast, I ~哈哈~ ~)

My own assessment is: the general appearance, effort, there are so aggressive a little bit of it, not insist (stubborn) (is correct..), Is too true, EQ poor (being corrected..), Arrogant (is correct ..) ... ...

Alas, stray from the point of feeling. . .

There are saying: so and so long did well Shuai, I fainted.

I really do not know what is handsome, Kazakhstan ~, may be right because I am a male.

There are many people around, do not look pretty, can see very real people.

I think the kind of person, very good ~

Oh ~, she / they have a same characteristics: a very open view of things ~ ~

(This character is my most admired.)


In fact, think of that people worry less, looked very comfortable. Is not it? ?

Some time ago, I looked at the Book of Changes】 【that how给人看phase.

Ah, some reason ... ...

Look at the open, and little or no abnormal muscle, of course, fortune teller can not see what the fate of the natural good! !

Instead it? ? I do not say.

Think about telling you encountered "Supernatural" (I am not superstitious, Kazakhstan ~), is not this time? ?

Not long ago, when browsing a Web site to see the results of a survey: the person's appearance can be changed.

After, think about a certain degree of truth in them.

Oh ~, of course, this change will not be very obvious.

However, I have always believed: that small changes have an enormous impact.

Because it is not a material change, it is the sublimation of the soul.


Oh ~, say? I do not know ... ...


PS: looks can be changed through the mind, really ... ... it will let you stand a long way to see the height, where you can come to realize the depth of life!