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It’s make or break in a few minutes. In the short span of time that you will come face-to-face with your prospective employer, it is just unavoidable to be nervous about it. Moreover, when you haven’t prepared enough for it, there’s a pretty good chance that you slip on a detail. So if you really want to establish rapport with your prospective company, it is better to keep and practice these tips before you entered the corporate building: 1. Project a Professional and Friendly Attitude But not too much of either, or you’ll end up being stereotyped. Being stiffly professional will make people feel like you’re not fit working with humans. Being too warm will make them think it you’re fit in the corporate culture. 2. Be interested with the company Prepare a list of two or three questions that you would like to ask the interviewer. Keep an observant eye on the culture and good qualities of the company. Don’t feign interest; be genuine with your queries because the interviewer will find out whether you just ask it for the sake of flattery. And do another trick, which experts call mirroring. Listen closely to the one who’s talking to you and interpret it. Repeat your interpretation in a form of a question. 3. Calm down Which is exactly the same as telling a fig not to burn in a lighted furnace. But this is the only way. Establishing rapport with your prospective company will not happen if you’re not relaxed enough to express in the right manner. So focus that mind on everything corporate, not on that wretched cold feet and wobbly knees. It is a lot easier to project if you are most focused in just one thing, and that is giving a really great impression to a prospective employer. 4. Communicate Clearly Communication is not purely verbal. Keep eye on your body language: practice that handshake; don’t do anything while talking; don’t make that clumsy eye contact. Alright, you’ve got enough of those do’s and don’ts, now, keep your confidence level high and focus on whoever is talking to you. 5. Keep Everything Positive And keep it in a good light, even if something goes wrong. This might range from simply diverting attention to a negative topic to laughing at a blunder. But one thing is for sure: you will only make the interaction worth it if both of you are focusing on the bright side of both the company and you as the applicant. You need to be affirmative even if you think that you bombed the interview. You may not get the job, but at least you may still get the connection. 6. Be Confident There is just one key to be the confident applicant you wanted to be: dress and groom very appropriately and focus on your appearance. Looking like you are the perfect candidate is equal to being one. The idea is that looking good boosts your overall confidence, and yes, even your esteem about your skills and expertise. 7. Show Appreciation Being able to send a simple acknowledgement or a thank-you note the night after being acquainted is a graceful way to keep the doors open for you. What more, being appreciative is a sign that you are not just interested with the salary but also the job and the company. Establishing rapport with a prospective employer has no fixed formula. However, the one key that always works is being prepared and attentive to each person you meet along the way.
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