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Tips for a better job interview

• Be early, NEVER late
• It is important to be clean, well-groomed and well-dressed
• Be ready to show your education and training certificates.
• Talk about your qualifications, experience and willingness to work.
• Show that you know about the company, what it is and what it does.
• Find out what might be expected of you, and when you will know if you are hired.
• Thank the interviewer when you leave.
• Many workplaces do not allow smoking, so wait until later if you want to smoke.
• Wait until you are asked before talking about your family.
• Go alone; ask friends or family members to wait outside.

Don't forget

Always tell the truth in an interview or on a resume. If you tell lies, your employer may legally fire you.

Average total income for families and unattached individuals, 1995