We now will talk about strategies when you are waiting for an interview or during an interview and afterwards. When you are waiting for an interview, what would you do? So here are the suggestions. First, arrive early, and be refreshed. By arriving early, normally like 15 minutes earlier then expected. And be there, and the suggestion is that you arrive at a place that is not exact place for the interview to happen. This is a nearby place and you sit over there and get yourself ready and be refreshed. Have a cup of coffee or something. And then, you need to take a good breakfast if you are taking this interview in the morning. If in the afternoon, then, a good lunch. Well, there's no definition about a good breakfast or a good lunch. It is something that is not extraordinary, not too much, not too little and not too spicy and not with garlic and just something that you are quite used. And do not give out some weird flavor. Groom yourself well, like your hair cut, and like your dressing, keep them ready, and then keep yourself occupied. I mean when you are waiting for interview, do not look around and get easily distracted by something. The best thing that you could do is that to run through your resume. And thinking about when being asked about one item of your resume, then what would be your answer. And then don't talk to people who do not appear very positive, who are kind of shy. Who just look like failed for the past interview. You try to communicate or do some eye sight exchange with people who got good moral. I mean those who are very cheerful, very confident, and that can share the positive power between you guys. And now, during the interview. Shorten your greetings. In the very beginning, you need to take into consideration that interviewers have already interviewed many people. So, you need to just shorten your greeting like just, good morning, my name is David. Nice to meet you. Just keep it short. And sometimes just say, hello, nice to meet you. And keep an appropriate distance. That means that at least a meter or meter and half meters away, this is appropriate. Don't get too close. And thank for the interviewer in the beginning and at the end of the interview. This is necessary. And talk with your chin in. That means that you do not want to show your neck, just keep it in, and speak calmly. And to make yourself feel calm enough, you may want to practice to pause between sentences, okay? This may appear very comfortable, confident in the interviewer's eyes. And answer all questions within two or three minutes. This is something that you need to practice. Some students, some interviewees, get excited about one question, especially a question that he or she has already prepared for a long time. Then keep on talking for five or six minute or something, longer than expected. So when you are doing a mock interview, try to answer each question within two or three minutes. Now I mean two or three minutes is the upper limit. And also you may not just stick to one example to show that you are excellent at something. You may want to alternate. Find other example to support your point. And also, from beginning to the end, remain cheerful, but naturally. Some interviewees partly lost their confidence approaching the end of the interview because they didn't feel very good. This happens a lot, but I mean also that at that critical moment for the interviewers to see, how tough, how strong is your inner heart. Even you do not feel very good when answering some questions, you still have a good reason to be confident, and to be cheerful, to be positive. Yes, so this is something that I advise you to do. During your interview, it is more about how you speak, and how you listen. And to give you more specific guidance in the beginning, the first uses for your mouth is to smile. Yes? You try talking about something at the same time keep smiling. This is something you need to practice. Number two, speak calmly. Don't appear too excited. I have seen interviewee who totally lost their control their emotion. Because we were asking about a past experience and the girl, well, was talking about her poor childhood, was raised up in a single family and at a very remote mountain region. And she had to do a lot to help raise the family. And a lot of poor memory that until in the end, she cried inside. Sometimes it happens, if you do not practice, if you're not very sensitive with your emotion control, these things could happen to anyone. So when you got a hint that you are about to lose control of your emotion, try to pause, or to calm down, and remind yourself, this is an interview side, okay? Listen carefully, from beginning to the end. And, do not interrupt. This is not like a daily conversation. Some interviewees wanted to appear that they are very good at English, so they try to interrupt interviewers. This is not right, and not a good strategy. But occasionally, some interviewers may allow some things happen to test if you are quick minded or not. But, most timely, we do not expect interruption from interviewees. If you happen to have some question. A very interesting one, a good one, then you probably may delay it until the end. Until the interviewer invite for any question. Then you may bring up. So you have to save that momentum until the end. Show your interest. This is super important. I mean, before the interview you have done some homework about the job or about the university you are applying for. And then you may want to use words like, I enjoy, I love, I'm so attracted by, use words like this to show that you are truly interested in the the job you want to do or the program you are applying for. And ask a short and simple questions could be something that the interviewer was talking about and your question is just in time and not an interruption, but just a logical continuation. And then you'll probably want to try it. If you are not able to master this skill, then just forget it, okay? And sometimes, if you think the time allows, then you may try to briefly describe what you know about that issue. But it really depends on the occasion. Present the positive side of events. Every company or every university, they are looking for positive, enthusiastic people and they can always find a solutions but not a trouble maker, not a question askers. So, you may want to be ready to answer some questions, especially those questions they are talking about, like previously, we mentioned about the lawsuit about a company. And the interviewer is asking you, how do you feel about that lawsuit? You should be prepared to talk about something positive. And be enthusiastic by showing that you are truly interested and your attitude and your gesture that always make interviewers can tell that you are enthusiastic or not. And then we talk that if you have finished an interview, after interview, what you will do. Number one is in many occasions, if you are applying for a overseas study, or you are applying for foreign-owned companies. Then this could happen. Clarify who is to take the initiative or follow up. Meaning, ask your questions. How will I receive feedback about this interview, things like this. It could be very possible that the interviewers will tell you, he or she will say that well, you will be receiving our feedback in five days, or through email, or by phone call or whatever. If not, then we may want to ask you this question. And know how to end the conversation and take your leave. We have same people that actually, the interview was over and you have says thank you. But the interviewee remains, and continue to find out some new topics to talk. Yes, in that case, you got something the interviewer want to get rid of immediately because you have more interviewees coming. So, just be succinct. Be short with all your answers or questions. It is also a good point to repeat that you are truly interested in a job or in the university you are applying for. Many times when interviewers are holding a meeting and considering who they will choose? They have a very fresh memory about what they perform, what are their performance, approaching the end of the interview. If any time that you have reiterated, you reinforced your commitment to this job, or to this university, they will have a better impression about that. Not only the interviewees got some fears, the interviewers also. They worry, they're concerned if they admitted some applicant, but he or she rejected in the end. This will be something that they don't want to see. It's about losing face. So, they prefer if anything else given equal. They prefer people who expressed special interest and strongest commitment to be the finals. Yes, it happens a lot. And then, well, thank you for the interviewer for seeing you. Your sentence is just simple like this, thank you very much for giving me this interview. If you know his or her name, probably you say, thank you for giving me this interview Mr. John, okay, that could be at the end. In some occasions, for example, you are applying for overseas study. Sometime you may even got a name card, or previously, you were informed with a email account of the interviewer. In that case, do write a thank you letter. I mean, most of Chinese applicants, they do not do this. That we have a, [FOREIGN] [COUGH] [COUGH] [COUGH] About the thank you letter, and my personal experience, it's like this. From the year 2004 until now, it's like ten years. Every year, I interview two or three interviewees who are applying for MBA study. And I found out that actually, most Chinese applicants, they forgot or they simply neglect to send you a thank you letter. But, even in Beijing, we have international applicants. And I found out that all of them, they will write a thank you letter, an email after the interview. So I believe there's something [COUGH] I believe there's [COUGH] [FOREIGN] [COUGH] So the suggestion is if you are applying for a overseas university or a Western company, then you should adopt their culture and send out a thank you email, if you have their email account. Okay.
