Interview Preparation

I chose to read " How to Deal with Interview Stress". This article is very helpful in preparing young college student make the transition to the real world. Some of the helpful hints the article discuss are relaxing, picturing the interview before it happens, not panicking, and the proper time to show up to an interview. I learn that ten minutes before an interview is the proper time to show up. You are not too early to worry and not too late to lose your interview time. Relaxing in my opinion is the most important thing to do before partaking in an interview. Some of the helpful hints were breathing slowly, not talking too fast, and not crossing your arms or legs during the interview. All these hints are helpful for myself and college students to make a good impression during our interview.

The other article I chose was "How to Handle Illegal Interview Questions. In this article I learn the three ways to answer illegal questions: answer the question, refuse to answer the question, and answer the intent of the question. By answering the question, we the interviewee are comfortable with the illegal question that was ask. We are also obligated to refuse to answer the question because we are uncomfortable and can inform the interviewer that the question is illegal. Another way to answer illegal question is to answer the intent of the question. This shows that you are able to think on your toes and have good job skills. This is also the best options for interviewees to take.