So I was just browsing on craigslist and came across a post for a Quality Tech position. I shot them a quick email and thought nothing of it. I currently work for EHD a Quality group and been looking for other work as we are pretty slow at the moment.

so about an hour ago I get a call from the President of Atco Industries. VW is opening up a new plant in my area and they have the contract to do all the inspection and containment. He pretty much just cut right to the chase setting up an interview after hearing what I do and my position at my current job.

I pretty nervous as this will be an easy 8 or 9 dollars an hour more than im making now. I was just wondering if you guys could offer me some advice on some things to say at the interview tomorrow.

I know the job well I guess thats why im nervous I do not want to sound over confident and I dont want to talk to much about the company I currently work for.

 

Good luck man!

 

Thanks.

I am kinda sad to say if I do get this new job my 2nd gen maybe getting traded in for a 2003-4 quad cab

 

Best of luck dude!

Just be yourself. Seriously it is the best thing to do an a job interview. Calm down and relax and be yourself.

 

Calming down gonna be the rough part once he told me the starting pay I couldnt help myself lol.

 

hey with some xtra $$ coming in, you could really make ur 2nd gen nice instead of trading it in! Hope the interview goes smooth man! Just be honest and be yourself

 

Sounds good man. I would think long and hard about that 03 if I were you. That is of course unless you plan on a diesel. In terms of parts, tuning and aftermarket support, the 2003 Hemi really doesn't have it. It is why there is a DF club for just those rams.

 

If there are any questions that you hope you aren't asked, prepare your answers now. If your explanations are too long it's a sign you're covering something up, but if they're too short they're a hint that you have something to hide (even if it's just crippling insecurity), too.

Be prepared to answer the questions:

Why are you leaving your current position?

What do you expect from any new position you accept?

What do you like about your current job and the company you work for?

What do you dislike about your current job and company?

Why do you think this place is any different from the one you're at now?

Where do you see your career being in five years? Ten?

Can you pass a drug test?

What do you like to do in your free time?

Get your thinking straight on those things. If you're qualified for the job the knowledge portions won't throw you, but these kinds of questions might.

The fact that you've got the interview means that the company (the President, in this case) already believes you're qualified for the position, so don't try too hard to convince the interviewer of it. After the qualifications are confirmed, most of what they're going to be looking at is how well you, the person, the personality, will fit in with the other people you'll be working with. That's where your demeanor and how you answer those questions above will make or break you.

When you meet your interviewer, rise if you're sitting, make eye contact, and maintain eye contact while you confidently but not aggressively shake his or her hand and introduce yourself with your first and last name. Just like in the movies: "Hello, Mr. Smith. Robert Jones. It's a pleasure to meet you". If instead you're led into the interviewer's office, don't interrupt any phone call or paper shuffling but wait until the interviewer turns his or her attention to you, and whether he or she rises or not, make eye contact, shake hands, etc. Remain standing until the interviewer indicates you should be seated unless it's as obvious as ***** on a tall dog that you are expected to take a seat.

On the way out, shake hands again and thank the interviewer. "It was a pleasure meeting you, Mr. Smith. Thank you for taking the time to see me today." This stuff goes a long way, and book-ends the interview to make you stand out favorably against the clods who wander in sweating and babbling.

Again, the fact you've got the interview means that they think you're qualified, so don't sweat that stuff. Be confident and respectful; listen carefully and don't start formulating your response until after the interviewer has finished speaking. You don't want the interviewer thinking that instead of listening to him you're busy thinking of what to say next. Be attentive, but relaxed. Not so relaxed that you slouch in your chair! Always pause for an instant before responding to a question, and don't feel like you have to fill the silences with your voice. It's the filler you plug into the empty spaces that'll cost you the job. Perhaps because the interviewer has to wait for you to shut up in order to move along to the next point.

No matter how sweet the *** walking down the hall is, stay focused on the interviewer. You can check out the *** after you've got the job. Or do what I do, and loiter in the parking lot at quitting time and follow her home with binoculars.

Ever notice that when someone gets up on a stage to speak, you sit there in the audience really wanting to like the speaker? Same thing in the interview. The interviewer wants to like you and wants you to do well. There are a few in the world who get off on shooting people down, but they're rare and you really don't want to work for anyone who'd send that kind of person after you, anyway. So just relax, behave like a professional, and enjoy the experience of meeting someone new. If you enjoy it, the interviewer probably will, too.

Now the secret the interviewer might not know himself: If you conduct yourself well and allow the interviewer to enjoy the interview and like you as a person, you'll beat out the infinitely more qualified man who comes in right behind you and fails to do those things. That's just how humans operate, and no matter how hard we might try, over the span of our short lifetimes we cannot undo all of the stuff we inherited from who knows how many generations of our ancestors. So relax and go enjoy meeting that new person who really wants to hire you.

Piece of cake.

 

Very nicely put and great advice! I guess old people are good for something! Haha, j/k

 

Employers like job candidates that are well informed about the company their applying for a job.
Bit of research in trade magazines as well as the stock market their listed on(if publicly traded) can yield more info about the company & their objectives.

Good luck!