I was so nervous.I waited 2 hours just to get in.i still am waiting to hear if i got it.i wanted to work at a local vid game shop,i was really inpulsive.i just walked up to the counter and asked for a an appalation. i went to the place they were holding interviews and stood in line for 2 whole hours,there were lots of guys there, i spent my wait talking to the ones in front of me. the one that was right in fron t of me was real nice.it was his first interviews,too. when he came out he told me it wasnt bad and told me good luck.then it was my turn i shook three poeple hands and i manage to surpress the inpulse to be what they would see as rude. i fear i didnt make a good imperssion,i let my mouth run away with my head,just once but i fear it was enough. they asked me a weird question and i stupidly mentioned that i thought they werent suppose to ask stuff like that, i managed to cover up by saying it was a rumor.yech.stupid impulsive speech.
Hehe i shouldnt worry, you wouldnt be the first person to do such a thing even NT's do it, and at least you have the guts to go into the shop and ask about a job thier etc, i cant realy manage that, imo its impolite i dont know why, and i not the best person to ask about such things, let alone having to talk to the person, and them wondering why i act some what oddly, like not making eye contact 80-90% of the time ^^!
I salute you... im 24 now and still got to scrape money from my parents who are wonderfull but its not seemly to ask for money for things, i should be working but i cant find anything realy suited atm, and in the job center they say "your not viable for work atm " in german its "nicht-vermitelbar", cant remember what it is in english atm ^^!
Well done for trying
- whether or not you get the job, you have had a valuable experience. It is difficult to practice interview techniques unless you attend interviews!
I was discussing job interviews with my hubby. He works in IT, on short-term contracts, so he has a LOT of interview experience.
We worked out that most of his successful job interviews were conducted either (a) by phone - no eye contact! or (b) by people who also made no eye contact (he subsequently works with people who interview him, so he KNOWS when they have even less in the way of social skills than him!
In my own job interviews, I have found that it is useful to tell myself
that I really like the people doing the interviews. Then my body language/facial expressions/tone of voice (such as they are) tend to reflect this friendly attitude. People are pre-disposed to like someone who obviously likes them!
In my own job interviews, I have found that it is useful to tell myself that I really like the people doing the interviews. Then my body language/facial expressions/tone of voice (such as they are) tend to reflect this friendly attitude. People are pre-disposed to like someone who obviously likes them!
That is a wonderful bit of advice. I'm going to steal that one for when I have more interviews.
I also recommend practicing questions with someone you know - a role play situation. I always have my answers already ready to the most common questions, ie. what are your strengths and weaknesses, what do you like for dinner. 
(couldn't help myself)
With the weaknesses one, you always have to make it a positive weakness. One little tip is don't be afraid to take notes into an interview. It actually makes you look prepared.
Interviewers always throw out weird questions. They seem to think it's going to tell them something about the person but it really doesn't. I mean asking me what kind of fruit I'd be isn't going to tell you how well I type or if I'll show up on time everyday. There are things they're not supposed to ask but when they do, what can you do? I mean if you tell, you're not going to get the job anyways and when it's all resolved you probably won't want to go back to that place ever again. I dunno. I always dress professional and talk about volunteer work, watch the interviewers and analyze them to try and pick out what they want to hear and give it to them.
Reminds me of when I took an ESP test in 12th grade psychology and flunked every single question.
Interviewers think they know more than they do, but they end up playing God. In situations when I have been sitting in on interviews, thank God, my role was merely to ask questions, and try to be nice and encouraging. And the last guy we interviewed we hired. If I ever have to help decide I will play Devil's advocate.