Yes, you want to showcase your unique talents and skills in the best light. However, you need to understant that there is a difference between highlighting the positive and fabricating a story to impress the interviewer. It is rare for a company not to conduct a reference check these days, so don’t say anything that can not be verified by your boss or other references.

There are many ways to get into trouble during an interview. Don’t increase your chances of screwing up by lying, which is considered the most grevious of errors.
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There are three types of questions you may fact during an interview that can make or break your chances of getting the job. You’ll need to be prepared before the interview with ways to answer them sincerely and in a way that puts you to best light. Here are some suggestions.

The Bitterness Check
Employers don’t want to hire on a bitter new employee who will bring down the team and probably leave soon, as well. Therefore they will ask you questions that will give them a feel of your “bitterness quotient.” These questions include, “Why did you leave your last job?”
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You are sitting in your car in the parking lot. You’ve arrived early for your job interview so that you would not appear hurried or disorganized. However, those butterflies in your stomach will not be tamed. Of course, being nervous before an interview is quite normal. But you don’t want your anxiety to show through and ruin your interview.

What can you do? The following are a few suggestions for calming your nerves before going to your interview:

Serenity Now!
Picture someplace in your mind that you associate with peace and serenity. See it. Feel it. Smell it. Experience it with every sense that you can. For example, I like to imagine myself on a cool summer day sitting beneath an old oak tree eating fresh strawberries. I see the field of of flowers before me. I feel the breeze on my skin. I smell the sweetness of the strawberries and and taste their juice in my mouth. After a moment of virtually experience this relaxing scene, I am often much calmer.
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Much of my personal job search experience has been across state lines, so I’m quite familiar with the telephone job interview. And it requires skills all its own.

Of course, some companies are conducting first interviews over the phone even if you’re close by. So this skill is something you’re going to need to learn in order to have a successful job search campaign.

The following are things you need to have in mind so that you will be able to pass a telephone interview. Do the following well and you’ll be on your way to a second interview:
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So, you’ve submitted a killer resume and cover letter. You’re ahead of the pack and have just received a call for an interview. What do you do next?

The interview is the most stressful and important part of job hunting. This is where the employer makes a decision, based on his or her impression of you, whether or not to hire you for the job. You will want to do your best in this part because here lies the culmination of all your job hunting efforts. Flub it here and all your efforts from application to examinations will go down the drain.

1. Make a Great Impression

Always dress in your best attire for the interview. Your attire should be appropriate. No matter what the company’s dress code, the first impression for applicants should be conservative business attire.
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