Although it’s perfectly possible to freelance as a sole trader or partnership, a large proportion of

freelancers prefer to “incorporate? – in other words, to set up a limited company.

One of the main reasons for this is that some clients are wary of working with unincorporated businesses because it puts them at risk under the employment status rules. However, it’s not the

only reason.

Having a limited company lends certain credibility. It is a separate legal entity, which helps to create a division between the person and the business. It also protects any personal

assets – if the company goes bust or gets sued, creditors can’t take your possessions as long as you haven’t acted fraudulently or negligently, in which case they might be able to seize your

personal assets (as specified in The Companies Act 2006).

IMPLICATIONS

A limited company is a distinct legal entity in its own right. It has rights and responsibilities and can own property or equipment. This means that there are more rules and regulations to running

a limited company than an unincorporated business. A number of returns need to be made within a strict time limit:

• Company tax return
• Company accounts and a computation of taxable profits
• Form P35 in relation to salaries including directors remuneration
• A form P11D (return of taxable benefits and expenses) for each director/employee
• Personal tax return for the company directors.

However, with the help of a good accountant, this isn’t unduly onerous. It will cost you a bit more than running an unincorporated business, but on the other hand a company gives you a certain amount of control over when and how you pay tax which can result in legitimate savings.

WEIGHING UP THE BENEFITS OF A LIMITED COMPANY

Pro’s

• Overcomes the hurdle of clients who won’t deal with sole traders or partnerships
• Personal assets are protected against company debts*
• You can control how you pay yourself to ensure tax efficiency
• If you are working through a recruitment agency, the agency or the client can pay your limited company gross. A recruitment agency must pay all others as if they were employees by applying PAYE
• It’s easier to set up trade accounts with suppliers
• Owner managers can get Statutory Sick Pay, Statutory Maternity Pay and similar benefits
• Entitled to R&D tax credits
• Can have occupational pension scheme and NIC relief for pension payments
• A limited company can raise funds through Venture Capital, Enterprise Investment Schemes or sale of equity

Cons

• There are more rules and regulations
• If you get hit with IR35, you get stung with the bill, not the client
• There is more admin due to the legal reporting requirements and number of returns that have to be made
• Accountancy fees tend to be slightly higher for a limited company
• The penalties for getting it wrong or submitting returns late are greater than for sole traders
• You can’t just withdraw money from the business without formally recording it as salary, dividend or loan
• Your company must pay a 25% tax on any money you borrow from your company if you don’t repay it within nine months of the year end (this is repayable after the loan has been repaid)
• The company has to pay corporation tax on gains made if you sell company assets.

Are you thinking of setting up a limited company? Here’s a simple, step by step guide to forming a limited company in the UK.

THE RULES

• ??The company must have at least one director and a registered office, and must have “Limited” or “Ltd” after its name.
• ??Private limited companies are not obliged to appoint a company secretary unless the company’s articles contain a reference to the company having a secretary.
• ??Ownership in terms of the split of shares in the company is up to you but many freelancers split the shares with their spouses.

HMRC have previously attempted to challenge this type of set up, in particular, with the infamous Arctic Systems case, which HMRC lost at the House of Lords. Following the case HMRC proposed a new set of rules to combat what they called income shifting; however, these have not yet come into force. In general, it is considered

best to make the split when the company is first formed and in the case of a husband and wife, ensure that the shares subscribed for or provided to the spouse are full ordinary shares.

PCG members can download the guide to Family Business Tax for more information.

The registered office is the company’s legal address and it can be your accountant’s office, your own office premises or your home office. In the case of a home office, it is important to check the terms of any lease or mortgage agreement to make sure there are no restrictions regarding commercial operations.

• The registered office must be within the jurisdiction in which the company was incorporated.So a company formed in Scotland must have a registered office in Scotland and a company formed in England or Wales must have its registered office in England or Wales. Legally, a plaque or sign must be displayed outside the building to show that this is the company registered office, although PCG does not know of any freelancers who have been prosecuted or investigated for failing to comply.
• ??A limited company must file annual accounts with Companies House and also a corporation tax return accompanied with the accounts to HMRC. The limited company must also complete an annual return to Companies House. This document confirms details of the shareholders and directors of the company.
• Finally, any company with an annual turnover in excess of £73,000 from April 2011 must register for VAT. More information on the requirement to register is given in the VAT section.

THE ROLE OF THE COMPANY DIRECTORS

As a company director you are legally responsible for making sure the company is run properly,according to the law and in the interests of the shareholders. The latter shouldn?t be too hard

given that you and/or your spouse are probably the only shareholders.

A director of a limited company is not strictly an employee of that company unless he/she has a contract of employment. Although not a legal obligation, some freelancers draw up a contract of

employment as it can help make the case that you are not IR35 caught. However, bear in mind that employment leads to such responsibilities as the provision of the minimum wage and other

statutory benefits. Your accountant may have a standard contract that you can tailor to your specific needs or it may require you to engage the services of an employment law contract specialist to create one.

QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF

• ??How long are you intending to freelance or contract for? (If it?s just a few months, it’s probably not worth setting up a limited company)
• ??Can you handle the legal responsibility of being a company director?
• ??Can you set up proper business to business relationships with your clients so as to avoid being IR35 caught?
• ??Can you simplify the admin with the help of a good accountant?

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HOW TO SET UP THE LIMITED COMPANY

Some freelancers consider putting some of their own personal money into the business as a loan from you to the business. This can be repaid later as the business begins to generate income. If

your business subsequently folds you may then lose your investment.

The easiest way to set up a limited company is to ask an accountant to set one up for you, or to use the PCG Start-up package. Accountants usually charge around £100-£150, although some do it for free.

You can also do it yourself, which can be a bit cheaper – around £40 (or £100 for a same day service). You can find out more about this in the guidance booklets available via the Companies House Website.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU WANT TO CLOSE THE COMPANY

If, for whatever reason, you decide you want to close down your company, you will need to complete a „Striking Off Application (DS01)? form available on the Companies House website

(www.companieshouse.gov.uk) – you need to have stopped trading at least three months before.

If there are any funds left in the company, you need to decide how to take it out. There are three options: 1) take it out as dividends or 2) take it out as capital 3) make a company pension

contribution. Option 2 should, in a typical scenario, be the more attractive than Option 1.

Check with an accountant, financial planner or tax planner to make sure the principle works with your specific situation.

Option 1: Take all the money out as dividends all remaining funds in the company after payment of all liabilities are treated as a final dividend distribution and allotted to the shareholders as usual. As with any other dividend, for basic rate

taxpayers there is no further liability to tax. Higher rate taxpayers will pay an additional 25% of the net dividend received that falls into the higher rate bracket, additional rate taxpayers will pay an additional 36.11%. Careful planning is required here as you might not know what other income you will receive in the rest of the tax year.

Option 2: Take all the money out as capital to do this you need to let HMRC know that you intend to make a claim under Extra Statutory Concession ESC C16?. Essentially this concession treats the final distribution of the company as capital, rather than revenue and is therefore subject to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rules.

There are two useful reliefs for CGT:

1. The first £10,600 of annual capital gains are exempt from tax, and this applies to each taxpayer.

2. There is also Entrepreneurs Relief. Normally, gains between £10,600 and £35,000 are charged at 18% and gains above £35,000 are charged at 28%. However, with Entrepreneurs Relief the tax rate on the gain is only 10%. You can claim this relief if:

• the company is your „personal company?, i.e. you own a minimum of five percent of the voting shares, and are an employee/director of the company
• ??the company is a qualifying trading company. There are limits on the amount of non-business assets the company can hold in order to meet the criteria – accumulated reserves count as non-business assets.

Option 3: Make a company pension contribution

If you have a pension shortfall, you can make a lump sum contribution of up to £50,000 into a pension. This should reduce your Corporation Tax bill for your last year of trading, as they are an allowable expense under the revenue,s “Wholly and exclusively” rules. It will also reduce the CGT bill in Option 2 as the lump sum will be taken out of the business before it is closed down.

Part 2 of Jenrick IT’s “Contractor Advice” series of videos. For the resources which accompany this video, please visit: www.jenrickblog.co.uk This video features Marc Morris from 1st-Option Contractor Accountants. 1st-Option specialise in the provision of accountancy services to IT Contractors and will regularly feature on the Jenrick IT Videos. Jenrick IT is one of the most experienced and reputable IT recruitment consultancies in the UK. Having been established since 1984, Jenrick IT was one of the first UK recruitment companies to become ISO certified and it is also a 3 time winner of the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For. To learn more about Jenrick IT, click here: www.jenrickit.co.uk To learn more about 1st-Option Accountants, click here: www.1st-option.co.uk Please leave your comments and ratings we welcome your feedback! Also, if there are future topics you would like information on, please let us know.
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SUMARY: LIMITED COMPANIES

• Incorporating or operating as a limited company is a popular route for freelancers – many clients have a policy of not working with sole traders
• Because of the admin involved, it is not worth setting up a limited company if you only plan to freelance for a few months
• Running a limited company is a big responsibility – you need to understand the rules
• An accountant can help you set the company up
• HMRC can investigate company accounts up to two years after the end of the accounting period, including the accounts for the year you cease to trade.

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The terms freelancer or contractor are generic terms given to describe the various official UK government titles that specifically describe the trading and tax structure that you may choose.

The options include:-

Trading structure – Legal category – Your tax status

Limited company -Incorporated -  Company director and/or employee of your compan

Sole trader  - Unincorporated -   Self-employed

Partnership  - Unincorporated - Self-employed

Limited liability partnership – Incorporated - Self-employed

Umbrella company – Incorporated - Employee of the umbrella

Note: An incorporated business is a separate legal entity. You can think of it as being like a separate person – it can own things, have bank accounts in its own name, and it can be liable for debts or lawsuits. If you are unincorporated it means that you and the business are one and the same – there is no legal separation.

Each of the above has different trading and taxation rules it need to follow, and at this point it may be advisable to get professional advice to ensure you choose the best trading structure for your unique needs. 

Sole traders and ordinary partnerships:-

Sole traders and ordinary partnerships are known as unincorporated businesses – in other words,

you are self-employed as opposed to having a separate corporate structure. As a result sole

traders and partners in a business report their income on their own income tax self-assessment

return. Sole traders will complete a self-employment page and the individual partners will complete a partnership page.

If, as a sole trader or partnership you are deemed employed then your client will be liable for

tax and NICs on the fees they have paid you. This can be charged retrospectively for as long

as the engagement took place, even if that means several years. It can be very expensive and

probably won’t do your client relationship much good if the situation should arise.

limited liability partnerships (LLP):-

Under an LLP structure the Intermediaries Legislation (IR35) will apply and thus if the engagement

is deemed by HMRC to be employment, the partnership itself will be liable for the extra tax and

NIC’s both employers and employee’s.

Implications for limited companies:-

If you are the director of your own limited company through which you bill your client(s), and the

taxman says you are deemed employed, then the IR35 legislation can kick in, allowing HMRC to

re-classify the engagement between you and your client as IR35 caught.

If you are working with more than one client you are less likely to be caught by IR35 however it is

not impossible for IR35 to apply to one or more of them since IR35 is assessed engagement by

engagement.

The typical relationship involving a freelancer trading through a limited company is:

Engaging organisation (the client) – limited company service provider (your company/the

“intermediary”) – the worker (you), and there may be an agency between your company and the client.

What the IR35 Intermediaries legislation allows HMRC to do is create a hypothetical contract

which asks the question: “If the intermediary (your company) was removed from the business

relationship and the worker (you) were engaged directly by the end client what would that

relationship be?”

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If HMRC can successfully argue that the relationship would most closely represent a contract of

service (employment), then only for tax purposes and only for the engagement(s) in question, you

will be deemed an employee. And in this scenario, you can only be deemed an employee of …

your own company!

The taxman will then insist that your own limited company should have deducted PAYE tax and

NICs on the all of the fees paid by the client, as if the fees were salary payments. The additional

tax due can be charged retrospectively going back up to six years.

They may also charge interest and penalties, and there are likely to be accountancy fees to sort it all out. That’s how contractors can find themselves owing tens of thousands and sometimes even hundreds of thousands in tax and NIC?s that they weren’t expecting.

How HM Revenue & Customs assesses your employment status

Currently HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) use three key status indicators to decide whether you

are a genuine business or whether you are in fact a “disguised employee? of your client. The

principle is that if you have an engagement where you have to provide your personal service,

where there is an obligation to offer and accept work and where you can be controlled by the

engager, then a contract of service (employment) exists.

Where any one of these three elements is missing, then it cannot be a contract of employment and

so logically it must be a contract for services (self-employment). In an ideal world, it would be

best to “pass” all three key tests, but “passing” two is better than one. But where these status

indicators are inconclusive, one should also consider “in business? factors or factors which show

that a freelancer is taking the kind of financial risk that would not be required of an employee. In

essence, the more factors in your favour the better.

Being in business can be most easily demonstrated by the type of expenditure you incur; for

example, most employees do not need to invest in office equipment and stationery to do their job.

It is highly unlikely that an employee would need liability insurances or to submit invoices in order

to get paid. Also most employees will receive some form of employment benefits and have the

protection of employment law. If you are IBOYOA you will have to make provision for all of these

things and face the prospect of contracts terminating at short notice and with no guarantee of

finding future work etc.

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The key is to think of yourself as a business and act as one. This goes beyond business structure -

It’s a principle that actually starts in your head. You are you, and the service you offer is your

business. In short, genuine freelancers are in business on their own account and bear the

responsibility for the success or failure of their business. They are not „disguised employees?.

Ultimately, a number of factors can come together to create a whole “picture? of your employment

status. So rather than relying on any single factor to protect you from being wrongly accused of

being an employee, make sure the whole picture of your status can reasonably be said to be that

of a business. For more information, PCG provides a wealth of resources for its members, including

tax and legal helplines, and specific guides to IR35 and the Agency Workers Regulations.

Specify your working relationship by means of a contract

In a dispute the courts will look at the contract between your business and your client to infer whether or not you are actually an employee by another name. Therefore, it’s essential to draw up a contract for any large project you take on.

Furthermore, it should be a contract for services with your business, not a contract of service

with you personally. This contract should accurately reflect the relationship between parties, and should include clauses that demonstrate your ability to send substitutes, the lack of mutuality of obligation, and that you have direction and control over your work.

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Linkedin has slashed my advertising costs, enables me to easily find people I would never have previously found, and market my self and services at almost zero cost (my time to set up Linkedin initially, and brief daily management).

However as Linkedin evolves, and the worlds business population becomes more comfortable with online media  and social services, I know I am barely scratching the surface of what Linkedin can do for me.

Aside from my recruitment business, I have also started helping friends promote their businesses using the Internet; combining websites, blogging, Google Places, Linkedin, You Tube, Facebook and Twitter.

Though I still class this as a hobby I find in fascinating how most small business owners are reluctant to invest much time in the marketing of their businesses via the net, this soon changes when they see the potential, and unbeatable ROI this form of marketing offers.

Linkedin can be central in this marketing approach whether marketing yourself and your skills, or your company and services offered. If you are looking for a job Linkedin enables so much more than an on line CV / resume, as you can showcase your abilities in your Linkedin profile, summary and experience sections, and back this up with proof of achievements, through Linkedin recommendations provided to you by bosses, colleagues, and friends.  Add in the ability to show videos, slide presentations, white papers, and links to other social / business media you might have.

A good Linkedin profile could become your most powerful sales tool.

Anyway whilst Linkedin remains a free service for the majority of people and businesses, I feel it is a service well worth investing a few hours to evaluate how much it will help you.

However the purpose of this article is to tell you about a Linkedin training course I recently bought. Linkedin Influence is a video and ebook training course on how to make the most out of linkedin. I felt I knew most of the recruitment tricks for Linkedin, and bought the course to help me better understand how small businesses could best promote themselves, develop their brand, reputation, and bring more leads to their door.

This course has been put together by author and Linkedin expert Lewis Howes, who demonstrates how to set up Linkedin so that you get out of it whatever you need, be it more business, job opportunities, potential partners or investors.

The course comprises 25 videos broken down into 4 modules,  two pdf ebooks covering basic Linkedin set up and advanced Linkedin strategies, and a excellent bonus course for Twitter called Twixplode (Twitter and Linkedin can be the perfect marketing combo, and this bonus shows you how).

Linkedin Influence will be ideal for those who are familiar with Linkedin, but are unsure of how to turn its potential into the value you are looking for.

So if you think you or your business could benefit from Linkedin look take a look at Linkedin Influence by Lewis Howes.

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If you are looking to get headhunted or found by recruiters on LinkedIn, the trick is to understand the keywords that recruiters will be using to find you.

What I mean is what are the keywords that describe the work you do, identify them and then  make sure that they are sprinkled throughout your LinkedIn profile, this is what I mean by Linkedin profile optimisation.

I’m a recruiter and as an example if I were looking for a risk management consultant to to work out of London, I would simple type in the keywords risk management, as this would bring me up all the Linkedin profiles well optimised for my keyword in the world, I would go over to the advanced search parameters on the left of the window and add London, to narrow my search.

In reality I would add more keywords and maybe company names to really pinpoint what I want, but the principal is simple; understand what keywords you need to be found for and optimise you profile accordingly.

The other thing that will hamper you ability to be found by recruiters and in house talent acquisition teams is if your network is too small. Because LinkedIn works to 3 degrees of separation, you do really need to have at least a few hundred connections.

In fact the bigger your network the better, as it means the more people can find you and therefore possibly approach you with employment opportunities.

And finally you need to make sure your Linkedin Profile is also compelling. If you have keyword optimised your Linkedin profile, built a reasonable sized Linkedin network, your profile will be found by recruiters (assuming your role is in demand).

So your profile needs to demonstrate to your readers, that you have the skills and ability their client is after.

To make all this easy I have put together a free guide “Linkedin How To Get Headhunted” which will expose the secret to getting prominent placement for your chosen keywords, how to ensure the profile is compelling, and how to easily build a powerful LinkedIn network in double quick time.

Please follow this link and let me show you how to use Linkedin to get found by recruiters.

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Behavioral interviewing is fast becoming the standard for business looking to hire the best candidates. Therefore being able to craft compelling behavioral interview answers is a valuable skill.

Behavioral interviewing is based on the recognition that humans tend to repeat their behavior, put in similar situations. Therefore a good interviewer will ask you to describe your past experiences that relate to the role you are interested in.

And as you answer they will dig deeper.

For example a typical behavioral job interview question, may be phrased along the lines of, “please describe the last time you encountered…”

and as you recollect the appropriate experience, the interviewer may ask further questions, such as why did you do what you did, what were the alternatives, what were you thinking at the time. Well constructed behavioral question trees, will soon give the interviewer all the information they need.

Being able to craft great behavioral interview answers will take a little research and some sound preparation. The video below explains about behavioral interviewing, and how best to prepare so you can bowl the interviewer over with your behavioral interview answers.

 STAR Story Behavioral Interview Answers

The video alludes to creating Star story behavioral interview answers in answer to those tough questions coming your way.

Realizing that interviewers are looking for three main ingredients from your answers, commercial understanding of how your individual contribution aligns with that of the company, demonstration of the skills needed, and demonstration of the personality traits they value most.

There are eight general personality traits that all companies look for, and by knowing this, and by using the renown STAR Method to frame your answers, a person can prepare a fantastic behavioral interview answers library, ready for questions you can logically predict.

The idea being you a number or work and non-work related experiences crafted into star stories that can be re-purposed on the fly in your interview . This approach to creating compelling behavioral interview answers works extremely well, and is the best strategy for dealing with a tough style of interviewing.

We have created a free guide (Interview Sniper) on how to craft stunning star story behavioral interview answers which can be downloaded free from Facebook.

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Just posted a article called Behavioral Interview Answers – Sample Behavioral Answers to Make Certain You Pass The Test, the article demonstrates how you can use a couple of techniques to great effect in answering tough behavioral job interview questions.

Namely it demonstrates how with a little research you will be able to identify what the interviewer will be looking for in your behavioral interview answers.

Behavioral Interview Answers – Critical Ingredients

• How to demonstrate you understand the commercial value your role provides.
• How to demonstrate the key technical skills required (accounting, project management, receptionist as examples).
• How to identify the critical personality traits the your behavioral interview answers MUST demonstrate.
• How to wrap all this up into compelling STAR story behavioral interview answers.

Star stories are a super powerful way of using the renown STAR Method to frame your behavioral interview answers.

This technique when mastered is life changing, follow the lead to find out more on creating wonderful Behavioral Interview Answers…

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QTP Check Points – HP acquired Mercury interactive to get the Quick Test Professional testing suite. QTP is now a part of Hewlett Packard’s suite of Quality Center Tools. Providing functional and regression test automation for software applications and environments QTP is used for enterprise quality assurance.

HP QTP supports keyword and scripting interfaces and features a graphical user interface.[3] It uses the Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) scripting language to specify a test procedure, and to manipulate the objects and controls of the application under test.[3]

A checkpoint verifies that expected information is displayed in an Application while the test is running. You can add eight types of checkpoints to your test for standard web objects using QTP. A page checkpoint checks the characteristics of an Application. A text checkpoint checks that a text string is displayed in the appropriate place on an Application. An object checkpoint (Standard) checks the values of an object on an Application. An image checkpoint checks the values of an image on an Application. A table checkpoint checks information within a table on a Application. An Accessibility checkpoint checks the web page for Section 508 compliance. An XML checkpoint checks the contents of individual XML data files or XML documents that are part of your Web application. A database checkpoint checks the contents of databases accessed by your web site

We can add checkpoints while recording the application or we can add after recording is completed using Active screen (Note : To perform the second one The Active screen must be enabled while recording).

Put another way Check points are nothing but a one method which checks the content before or after any step.

User can customize setting according to his/her needs.

- It can provides delay between two steps.

In QTP 9.2 you can see following check points..

Types of check points:-

1. Standard Check Point

2. Bitmap Check Point

3. Database Check Point

4. Text Check Point

5. Text Area Check Point

6. Accessibility Check Point

7. XML Check Point – From Application

8. XML Check Point – From resource

You can put check points in a two way, after recording and during recording.

HP QTP Check Points Video Demonstration

The following video demonstration shows how Quick Test Professional custom check points can be used…

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10 Ways to Win a Job Interview

10 Ways to Win a Job Interview – In addition to correctly answering every question an interviewer asks, there are other ways in which you can make a conscious effort to impress an interviewer, and make sure that he or she remembers you, even after you’ve left the interview.

1. Be Prepared:

What questions you are likely to be asked is not the only thing you need to know when preparing for a job interview. Arriving at the appointment on time, or better yet, arriving early is something you will need to be mindful of. Map out the route to the company…maybe even driving there…to see how long it takes to get there. Just in case the original resume you sent has gotten lost or misplaced, you should take a copy with you. Also, you may want to take along something to read in case you have to wait a little while before the interview.

2. Dress Appropriately:

A girl wearing jeans or a guy in a T-shirt isn’t the appropriate dress for a job interview. Since hirers usually take notice of these things, you’re less likely to get the job than someone dressed in conservative business attire. You can never be too overdressed for a job interview unless you’re wearing a tux or evening gown.

3. Be Confident:

Approval from an interviewer is getting that phone call to come in and be interviewed for the company. You may have thought you weren’t qualified enough for a position, but the interviewer saw something different. It’s important that you believe you are capable of performing the job, if the company who calls you believes the same thing. Want an interviewer to remember you? Project an air of confidence without sounding conceited or cocky. Talk about your skills and experience with pride and…above all…let the interviewer know that you think you could do a good job.

4. Make Eye Contact:

Maintaining direct eye contact and being attentive throughout the interview are ways to project confidence. To assure the interviewer that you are both on the same page, always look this person directly in the eye. What if there’s more than one person? When answering questions in front of two or more people, move from person to person, but make sure to establish eye contact with each person long enough so that you don’t seem shifty.

5. Show Your Enthusiasm:

A candidate who lacks confidence is bad enough, but one who lacks enthusiasm is even worse. This lack of behavior will probably only frustrate the interviewer. Show how willing and excited you are about taking on a new challenges and tasks the company may ask of you. Even if you’re not familiar with the job, show how eager you are to learn. When showing enthusiasm, like showing confidence, there is a line you have to walk to be sure you seem originally excited but not obsequious or insincere.

6. Know The Position:

You should know something about the job position you are applying to and an idea of the type of person the company is looking for. To learn more about the tasks involved, talk to friends or people you know in that type of job or industry. Think of a few tasks you think you will be asked to perform and prepare answers to these questions.

7. Know The Industry:

Do research and find out as much as you can about the industry, and let the interviewer know that you are willing and ready to deal with the day-to-day tasks of the job at hand and you have a strong knowledge of the industry as a whole.

8. Know The Company:

As important as knowing the job and knowing the industry is, knowing the company is probably most important. The interviewer will most likely ask you questions about the company, so you will be a more impressive candidate if you not only have the skills to do the job well, but also have strong knowledge of the company.

9. Practice:

Practicing your answers to questions that are likely to be asked, is the key to projecting a calm and confident exterior during the interview. Practicing for an interview can be done in front of a mirror or role-play with a friend.

10. Follow Up:

Once the interview is over don’t stop there. Be sure to follow up with a quick note or a short friendly phone call to the person with whom you spoke. A follow-up will help keep your name fresh in the interviewers mind.

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10 Ways to Win a Job Interview

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In addition to correctly answering every question an interviewer asks, there are other ways in which you can make a conscious effort to impress an interviewer, and make sure that he or she remembers you, even after you’ve left the interview.

1. Be Prepared:

What questions you are likely to be asked is not the only thing you need to know when preparing for a job interview. Arriving at the appointment on time, or better yet, arriving early is something you will need to be mindful of. Map out the route to the company…maybe even driving there…to see how long it takes to get there. Just in case the original resume you sent has gotten lost or misplaced, you should take a copy with you. Also, you may want to take along something to read in case you have to wait a little while before the interview.

2. Dress Appropriately:

A girl wearing jeans or a guy in a T-shirt isn’t the appropriate dress for a job interview. Since hirers usually take notice of these things, you’re less likely to get the job than someone dressed in conservative business attire. You can never be too overdressed for a job interview unless you’re wearing a tux or evening gown.

3. Be Confident:

Approval from an interviewer is getting that phone call to come in and be interviewed for the company. You may have thought you weren’t qualified enough for a position, but the interviewer saw something different. It’s important that you believe you are capable of performing the job, if the company who calls you believes the same thing. Want an interviewer to remember you? Project an air of confidence without sounding conceited or cocky. Talk about your skills and experience with pride and…above all…let the interviewer know that you think you could do a good job.

4. Make Eye Contact:

Maintaining direct eye contact and being attentive throughout the interview are ways to project confidence. To assure the interviewer that you are both on the same page, always look this person directly in the eye. What if there’s more than one person? When answering questions in front of two or more people, move from person to person, but make sure to establish eye contact with each person long enough so that you don’t seem shifty.

5. Show Your Enthusiasm:

A candidate who lacks confidence is bad enough, but one who lacks enthusiasm is even worse. This lack of behavior will probably only frustrate the interviewer. Show how willing and excited you are about taking on a new challenges and tasks the company may ask of you. Even if you’re not familiar with the job, show how eager you are to learn. When showing enthusiasm, like showing confidence, there is a line you have to walk to be sure you seem originally excited but not obsequious or insincere.

6. Know The Position:

You should know something about the job position you are applying to and an idea of the type of person the company is looking for. To learn more about the tasks involved, talk to friends or people you know in that type of job or industry. Think of a few tasks you think you will be asked to perform and prepare answers to these questions.

7. Know The Industry:

Do research and find out as much as you can about the industry, and let the interviewer know that you are willing and ready to deal with the day-to-day tasks of the job at hand and you have a strong knowledge of the industry as a whole.

8. Know The Company:

As important as knowing the job and knowing the industry is, knowing the company is probably most important. The interviewer will most likely ask you questions about the company, so you will be a more impressive candidate if you not only have the skills to do the job well, but also have strong knowledge of the company.

9. Practice:

Practicing your answers to questions that are likely to be asked, is the key to projecting a calm and confident exterior during the interview. Practicing for an interview can be done in front of a mirror or role-play with a friend.

10. Follow Up:

Once the interview is over don’t stop there. Be sure to follow up with a quick note or a short friendly phone call to the person with whom you spoke. A follow-up will help keep your name fresh in the interviewers mind.

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