1. DOS AND DONT’S OF A
JOB INTERVIEW
By: Aurariela Jaramillo. Xllª L

2. DOS

3. • Make sure your clothes that are neatly ironed and
press. Nothing gives away the lack of attention to detail
than wrinkled clothing.
• Sit up straight, and lean slightly forward in your chair. In
addition to projecting interest and engagement in the
interaction, aligning your body's position to that of the
interviewer's shows admiration and agreement.

4. • Establish a comfortable amount of personal space
between you and the interviewer. Invading personal
space (anything more than 20 inches) could make
the interviewer feel uncomfortable and take the focus
away from your conversation.
• Show your enthusiasm by keeping an interested
expression. Nod and make positive gestures in
moderation to avoid looking like a bobblehead.

5. • If you have more than one person interviewing you at
once, make sure you briefly address both people with
your gaze (without looking like a tennis spectator) and
return your attention to the person who has asked you a
question.
• Interruptions can happen. If they do, refrain from staring
at your interviewer while they address their immediate
business and motion your willingness to leave if they
need privacy.

6. DONT’S

7. • Cross your legs and idly shake one over the other.
It's distracting and shows how uncomfortable you
are.
• Don’t wear perfume or cologne. I hope I don’t need
to explain this, but if I do…first, some people find
perfumes or colognes offensive – worse yet, some
people may be allergic.

8. • Don’t go heavy on the make-up. (To be gender
neutral, this goes for men or women.) The closer to
natural you look, the more the real you can shine
through.
• No gum, no candy – nothing in your mouth except
teeth (hopefully) and other nature-given stuff.
You’re there to speak and listen – without anything
else going on in there.
• Don’t take off on your own and answer a question
that wasn’t asked.

9. • Please…I beg of you…don’t come to an interview if
you haven’t bathed or brushed your teeth! If anyone
thinks I’m kidding, I’m not.
• Don’t interrupt the interviewer! Even if you think you
get where they’re going and have the most brilliant
answer ever to their interview question, this is one of
the most annoying things you can do. Give them a
chance to finish.
• Don’t listen to your iPod, play video games, make cell
phone calls, etc. while waiting to be interviewed.

10. THANKS
FOR YOUR
ATTENTION