There are criteria interviewers use to judge prospects before the interview begins. These criteria might look obnoxious and ludicrous to you. But they are the real determinants in the real sense.
If you aren’t told upfront, you might just sit down there and watch your premium opportunities slip off your hands like that. You can check them out here:
- Dress Code
Whenever you are visiting an embassy, it doesn’t matter which country’s, wear a suit with a tie, and a good-looking polished shoe.
You might wish to impress by wearing your preferred choice or all sorts, but this makes you look neutral. Women are good on simple gown. And, that's a knee-stopping mini gown.
2. Entrance
Many love to overly impress right from the time of bursting through the entrance. You really don’t have to. Why? It shows desperation.
Once you twist the knob and you enter through the door, as soon as your eye set with the interviewers, don’t turn your back against them to close the door. Place your eyes steadfastly on them while you use your other hand to slam the door gently behind you.
3. Greetings
You don’t stretch your hands for a handshake except the interviewers initiate it. Also, you don’t decline a handshake that was proposed by them based on religious beliefs or whatsoever. While your right hand collects their hands, the other should be behind you while you slightly bend your head.
4. Voice Intonation
Glow their faces with an appreciative smile. Let your greeting intonation sound in an ascending order: “Goodmorniiinggg, sir/ma”. Theirs don’t have to be but yours should be so emphatical. In fact, greet intermittently/separately according to the number of interviewers seated before you.
5. Sitting Posture
Don’t lay your asses in the seat until you’re told to do so. And, whenever you are asked to do so, reply with a heart of gratitude by saying THANK YOU with a smile. Don’t use your hands to adjust the position of the chair.
Rather, seat on it or be at the verge of seating with your asses tilted to sitting as you use your two hands stretched behind you to make you seat comfortably. At times, interviewers keen to know if your height corresponds with what you detailed in your CV.
6. Seating Comfy
Don’t overly rest your back on the chair’s backrest. Instead, sit upright with your two eyes seen. Don’t use the armrest at the ambience also. You might want to sound confident but you rarely don’t need them to sound confident.
7. Manner of Approach
Never sound so eager. Don’t sound so condescending. Listen to every question diligently and wait for 3sec before you answer. Show the interview/interviewers that you’ve digested the question so well.
Moreso, you shouldn’t shift your eyes from the eye-contacts even when you are concocting words to say. Speak with a humble and human voice. This will aid you a lot.