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Well all, I have a big interview for an OFFICE JOB at my place of employment. The actual title for this job is Production Control Manager. (Work in a factory.)

I have been looking at interviewing tips all day. Feel free to add your own, or give me some insight of what kind of questions may be asked in a production control interview.

I am so nervous about this job. I currently work second shift, and I hate it. By getting this job, I will be able to increase my salary and get back my D-Coordinator job at a local high school. I'm not going to waste Gods time with prayers because there are a lot of sick people who need healed, but my wife is pregnant, and I want to be on first shift for my new BABY!

I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NERVOUS.

Good luck bro.


Biggest thing is to be truthful and have confidence in yourself. If you know the job, then just be cool and you'll do fine.

I can't speak to what you might be asked. However, the idea is to be quietly confident in your abilities and enthusiastic about the actual job you're interviewing for. One of the best tips I ever received about interviewing is to be sure to go into the interview with some good questions about the job itself (instead questions about pay, benefits, etc.). This tends to show the employer you've done some thinking about the job and how you might approach some common situations/issues associated with the particular line of work you're in.

It's OK to be nervous. Remember, however, the people you're interviewing with are just human beings and that they just want to get to know you and what you can bring to the job. Just have a conversation with whoever you talk to and try to keep a decent balance between you talking and the interviewer talking. I'm sure you'll do fine.

Good luck!

Congratulations and I think I speak for everyone on here when I say that I hope you get it!

Don't worry too much, if you're getting an interview for the job then you must be qualifiied for it so you shouldn't have a problem knowing what you're talking about. Just don't get too nervous, and go into the interview with the idea that this is YOUR job and you're not gonna let anyone else get it.

Do what Marcia did on the Brady Bunch - picture him in his underwear.

That is absolutely correct. And this should be extremely easy to do since he already works in the company.

Also be prepared for questions such as "what was your biggest mistake on the job". Remember, "I've never made a mistake on the job" is not a good answer. They generally don't care about the mistake you made, after all, we all make them. What they care about is the steps you took to solve it.

I'm slowly working on document here for my students, it's still in it's rough stages but I'll paste it into here. While the portfolio section might not apply to you specifically, the ideas in it might help.


Preparation: Look over your materials before the interview. Do not go into an interview cold. Think of subjects that might get covered. Also do some research on the company or the specific person doing the interview if possible.

Attitude: Come in with a positive attitude. Employers almost always are looking for someone is interested and enthusiastic for the job.

Portfolio: Just creating one is not enough. You need to be prepared to talk about it to others around you. The more you talk yourself through it, the more comfortable you will be during your interview. Also listen to the interviewer. They may give clues as to what they want to hear or see. Picking up on these little clues could help separate you from the rest of the pack.

Closing: Be prepared to have a brief statement to close up the interview. It should show your confidence in yourself and how you can be beneficial.


Preparation List

Do’s

Prepare
Be positive
Listen
Rehearse
Honest
Prepare a closing

Don’ts

Interupt
Be negative
Try to hide

All you really have to do is sell yourself. Most employers don't care what you know, they want to make sure they can get along with you. I been hired at 2 jobs that I knew nothing about going into. So relax and be yourself, don't try to hard to impress.

I saved this link for my college age son who will be entering the market soon......I thought it had some pretty good tips...I will post it here.

http://crackinterview.info/64Answers.htm

Good luck with the interview man!

It is all about being yourself....and being honest!

It is always wise to research the company and the job you are interviewing for, which should be no problem in your case!

I have often feel flat when they ask what I know about the job, when indeed I did not research it enough....thinking they were going to give me OJT!

Keep your head high!

Good luck bro!

Couple thing I have found is always dress up, but not too much. The jobs I really wanted I always went to the interview in a nice shirt/tie/khakis. Even if the dress code is business casual I always sported the tie and each time I was offered the position. Shows your taking the position seriously and you take pride in yourself. Or something
Also, never chew gum or if you smoke don't have a smoke till after the interview. Sit up straight and proud, make eye contact, and dont show your nervous with your hands relaxed and together.
Be yourself and be ready for questions like "Which of your previous jobs did you like the most? Which did you hate? What do people like about you? Where do you see yourself in 5 years?"

As an interviewer myself, the thing that impresses me most are good stories. If I ask you a question, like "Tell me a time when you had to keep a level-head during a highly stressful time", I want you to paint me a picture, something like "We had an important deadline of 3pm in order to get the widgets out. A manager ran the numbers, and decided it was impossible. I found XX work-around, we were able to get the widgets out, and my manager awarded me with a gift card"

When it comes to stories, be a STAR

Situation -what happened?
Task - what did you have to do?
Action - what action did you have to take?
Result - What were the consequences of your actions?

Have a few memorable examples of ways you've helped out the company in your career, and it will go a long way.

Good luck!

I disagree with that. Letting them know you want to be a family AND a community focused person is aces in my book. It will denote stability. It will also humanize you, show what might make you work harder than someone else and give them an emotional reason to hire you.

I just got a real big promotion, and I am horrible with interviews. I am no good at marketing myself. I had to go through 4 hard core interviews with people increasing in importance each time. My director was literally coaching me for each one.

Having been in my new position for about 2 months now, I get little tidbits from them with what impressed them. First was simply that I was tall and had good posture. Not much you can do about height, but sitting up, keeping your hands out of your pockets and looking people in the eye go a long way. I was also working in the hospital during the interview process and I would bring clothes in for every interview, change out of my scrubbs in the hot lab and change back afterwards. Appearance was important, they want to know the peorson they hired would rise to their new job.

The other thing that came up, aside for some negative gaps in my resume due to my running a buisness for 7 years, was the fact I had gone to work at Lowes just a couple months before they hired me as a tech. My boss said he was impressed that I would do that for my family.

I wish I could give you a solid tip. Peen's web site would have been useful for me, it has a ton of good concise information. Just be yourself, not a salesman. They know you and are giving YOU a chance at this opportunity. I'm really pulling for you, it sounds like you deserve it.

not sure if you already interviewed...but be confident, tell them that you want to constantly learn, that you are the type of person who has a hi say/do ratio.

Tell them about your career aspirations (if this next job is a job that can lead to others in the plant).

Good luck

The interview is today at 3. Thanks for all of your advice. I HOPE I can calm my nerves soon, I am nervous! There is a lot riding on this!

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I HOPE I can calm my nerves soon,

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Just throw down a few shot's

How'd the interview go?

I nailed the interview. I really tried to show my personality because I know the guy who was interviewing me. He's a really goofy guy when he's outside of work, so I tried to subtly show him that I would be fun to work with AND know my stuff.

I will know next week if I got it.

I'll let you know by Saturday.

I thought it may have been you when the office stunk of open ass on several occasions, but I was afraid to say anything.

Cool, glad it went well

I had an hour long meeting today with the head honcho, my boss and the marketing manager. All about changes I have to learn. I was nervous b/c a meeting with all 3 usually means I did something wrong, but it's all good.

Woops, sorry I missed this one.

I happen to be an expert on the subject…oh well