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1. 
   Take a holiday before you start looking for a new job.
   
2. 
   Looking for a job is the same as doing a job – you need to work full-time on it.
   
3. 
   Give yourself a little free time every week to relax.
   
4. 
   Use all possible sources of information about job offers.
   
5. 
   Apply for as many jobs as possible – even jobs you don't really want.
   
6. 
   Phone all the companies whose numbers are in the Yellow Pages and ask if they have a job for you.
   

Interview

1. 
   Tell me about yourself.
   
2. 
   What are your strengths?
   
3. 
   What are your weaknesses?
   
4. 
   What do you do in your spare time?
   
5. 
   What do you think you can bring to this position?
   
6. 
   Why did you leave your last job?
   
7. 
   What were some of the most important things you learned in that job?
   
8. 
   How well do you work in a team?
   
9. 
   Tell us something about your previous experience and the other jobs you have had.
   
10. 
    How have you changed over the last three years?
    
11. 
    What sort of salary are you expecting?
    
12. 
    What was your best subject at school/university?
    
13. 
    What did you like most about that subject?
    
14. 
    Tell us about your ambitions.
    
15. 
    What would you like to be doing five years from now?
    
16. 
    What attracts you about this kind of work?
    
17. 
    Why did you apply to us?
    
18. 
    How did you find out about this job?
    

1. 
   Which questions in the passage do you find most difficult to answer yourself? Ask someone three questions your find easy to answer.
   
2. 
   Which of the eighteen questions would you probably not ask a very young person who is applying to your company for his or her very first job?
   
3. 
   Are there any questions here which you think are strange or which would be unusual in a job interview in your country? Explain why you think they are strange or unusual.
   
4. 
   Why do you think open questions are usually better than closed questions at an interview?
   

Before the interview

1. 
   Find out as much as you can about the company.
   
2. 
   Think about questions which the interviewer might ask you. Plan how to answer them.
   
3. 
   Dress smartly.
   
4. 
   Don’t be late. If you are very early, have a coffee at a local café and look at your notes.
   
5. 
   Switch off your mobile and take two or three slow, deep breaths before you go in.
   

During the interview

1. 
   When you walk in, shake hands firmly with the interviewer, look them in the eyes, and say ‘Pleased to meet you’.
   
2. 
   Answer the questions in a confident, firm voice. Don’t speak too quietly, too quickly or be too hesitant.
   
3. 
   Answers should not be one word or one sentence, but also should not be too long.
   
4. 
   When answering questions, maintain eye contact with the interviewer. If there is more than one interviewer, give them equal attention.
   
5. 
   Give clear, direct answers to questions. If you don’t know something, say so.
   
6. 
   Don’t lie.
   
7. 
   At the end of the interview you might be asked: “Are there any questions that you would like to ask us?” Make sure you have one or two good questions ready.
   
8. 
   Above all be positive and show enthusiasm for the job.
   

After the interview

1. 
   What research do you need to do before the interview?
   
2. 
   What kind of clothes should you wear to the interview?
   
3. 
   What should you do if you arrive very early?
   
4. 
   What should you do just before you enter the interview room?
   
5. 
   What should you do and say when you meet the interviewer?
   
6. 
   How long should your answers to questions be?
   
7. 
   How should you answer questions?
   
8. 
   Where should you look when you answer questions?
   
9. 
   What should your general attitude in the interview be?
   
10. 
    What should you do after the interview?
    

1. 
   Have you decided what sort of job you really want?
   
2. 
   Have you spoken to anyone who does the sort of job you would like to do?
   
3. 
   Have you found out anything about the companies you would like to work for?
   
4. 
   Have you spoken to anyone who works for these companies?
   
5. 
   Have you done anything in the last year which has developed your skills?
   
6. 
   Do you regularly read the business pages of newspapers or professional journals?
   
7. 
   Have you talked to a recruitment agency that specializes in your area of work?
   
8. 
   Have you written or updated your Curriculum Vitae in the last six months?
   

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