As of: February 29, 2024, 5:22 a.m
By: Marco Blanco Ucles
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During an interview you can take a first look behind the scenes of the company.
There are a few points you should pay attention to.
Anyone who is invited to an interview, which is conducted face-to-face and not digitally, has overcome the first hurdle and is one of a company's narrower circle of favorites for the advertised position.
If you have now been invited to a company's premises, this offers you the perfect opportunity to get a first impression of your potential new employer.
Based on a few points, you will quickly notice what the working atmosphere is like in the company.
How employees treat each other
As part of the interview, applicants are often taken through the company's premises, where they meet potential new colleagues.
You can get a first impression of what the working atmosphere is like.
Do the employees sit in front of the computer with a fixed gaze or do they exchange ideas with each other and perhaps even laugh?
These are all initial indications of what the mood is like in the company.
If two people from the employer's side are sitting across from you, you can also observe the behavior between these two people.
“Here you can recognize possible hierarchy behavior and team spirit,” explains the online portal
karrierebibel.de
.
An interview is the ideal opportunity to get a first impression of the company.
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What do the jobs look like?
Feeling comfortable in your own workplace is fundamentally important, after all, you spend a lot of time there.
Are there common rooms where colleagues can talk to each other privately?
Is ergonomics important?
Do the rooms appear clean and well-maintained?
These are all questions that you may be able to answer during the interview and draw your conclusions from them.
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How does the boss behave?
Will you be greeted personally by your superior or will they only join you in an active conversation?
The boss's behavior will tell you pretty quickly whether he is really very interested in you or whether you are just one of many appointments during the day.
It is also interesting to observe how the supervisor treats the other employees.
Does he treat her more condescendingly or is there a good boss-employee relationship?
These are clear indications of how the leader is managing the team.
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Dress code is deeply insightful
The way employees dress can also quickly tell you what kind of working atmosphere there is in the company - apart from, of course, industries that traditionally require a certain style of clothing.
If the employees are dressed in a more casual, modern way rather than conservatively, this could be a good sign of a more relaxed work atmosphere.
However, you should dress smartly for a job interview.
Lack of communication
A clear sign of a toxic work environment is a lack of or inadequate communication, writes
Focus.de
.
This starts with the interview.
For example, if you have to wait longer at reception because it is unclear which employee will come to pick you up.
Even if your conversation partner constantly forgets important things or avoids unpleasant counter questions - such as the topic of overtime - this is a sign of a lack of transparency and poor preparation.
Be sure to pay attention to this.