How should you communicate At the beginning of the interview

An interview is a conversation between two or more people (the interviewer and the interviewee) where questions are asked by the interviewer to obtain information from the interviewee. Interviews can be divided into two rough types, interviews of assessment and interviews for information.

1. Make a Good First Impression:

The interview is your opportunity to market yourself and it is the reason you prepared and sent out all of those resume and cover letters. Once you get the interview, it is your job to create a good first impression by being prompt, being yourself, attending to your nonverbal behavior such as firm handshake and maintaining eye contact throughout the interview, and by taking the first few minutes to develop rapport with your interviewer. You will want to appear poised, yet comfortable and relaxed during the interview. A good first impression will set the stage for a successful interview.

2. Practice Good Nonverbal Communication:

It's about demonstrating confidence: standing straight, making eye contact and connecting with a good, firm handshake. That first impression can be a great beginning -- or quick ending -- to your interview.

b) At the closing of the interview.

From the candidate standpoint, there are six key elements of an effective interview close. These are:

1. Expression of interest
2. The value statement
3. Requesting feedback
4. Establishing the "path forward"
5. The "thank you"
6. The parting impression.

Expression of Interest

If you are interested in the job, tell them. Think about it for a moment. From the employer's standpoint, it is the end of the interview day. The candidate has spent hours with the firm, been interviewed by 12 people, had the job explained any number of ways and answered all his or her questions, explained the compensation policy, detailed the benefits coverage, discussed the performance evaluation system and it's the close of the interview, and the candidate seems non-committal.
There is no expression of interest in the position, so no one really knows one way or the other if the candidate is interested.

Enter Candidate Number Two:

Now this candidate is a real live wire. She has been full of questions all day long and seemed quite enthusiastic throughout a good deal of the interview. At the end of the day, she directly expresses interest in the position. Now who do you think will be offered the job? The second candidate, of course!

The Value Statement:

Following the statement of your interest in the position, you will want to add a value statement. This is simply a brief statement by you of one or two key ways the organization will benefit from bringing you about in the position.
Stating the confidence in your ability to make substantive contributions in key areas of concern to the employer is certainly going to heighten interest in your employment candidacy. The interview close presents the perfect opportunity to reinforce this impression by using an appropriate worded statement of value.

Asking for Feedback:

After an extensive amount of time of questions and give-and-take between both parties, it is certainly not unreasonable to ask for some preliminary feedback on the status of your candidacy. It may or may not be exactly what you want to hear, but nothing ventured, nothing gained. Even if the answer is negative, it still might be an advantage to be aware of this fact at this stage of the process. This provides you with one last chance to remove the remaining objection before you depart for the journey back home.

If a candidate is going to be rejected, nine out of ten cases it will be for one of two primary reasons:

1. Lack of technical proficiency in a given area
2. Lack of fit with the organization's structure

Be tuned-in to what the employer has to say about your candidacy, and note, in particular, the level or degree of interest in you. This will come in handy later when you are ready to discuss the particulars of your employment offer.

Establishing the "Path Forward":

It's a good idea during the interview close to request information concerning the next steps. When can you expect to hear from them? What does the employer see as the next steps and approximate timing?

Say "Thank You":

Courtesy can go a long way in enhancing your image as someone who is polite and considerate. It's utterly amazing to me how many employment candidates have spent a full day in interviews where a lot of valuable time and energy was expended on their behalf, yet they fail to express any appreciation for the employer's efforts. So, take the time to be gracious and thank your host for the interview.

Section 2

1. Prepare a memo for circulation to all employees of your organization announcing a change in the working hours and explaining the reasons for the change.