I very rarely do face-to-face - I live in the countryside, so taking time out to travel to a customer for an interview isn't really worth my time.
If you are on your mobile, make sure that it's charged fully - I tend to make sure that it's plugged in while I'm doing the interview.
Find somewhere quiet - if you're at work, then if need be, go and sit in your car for the interview, so you don't get disturbed. I prefer to do it at home, in my office.
If you need to have documents / manuals handy, keep them open at key pages. As preparation, I tend to scribble a few notes on different pages and have them sat in front of me, if I need them.
Make sure you have a copy of your CV handy - my most recent interviews (three in the past couple of weeks, all job offers) tended to be a walkthrough of my CV. They wanted to know the relevant (and not relevant) parts, so gloss over the bits that aren't (e.g. "I spent 18 months working on a CRM implementation, but you're more interested in the year I spent doing XYZ before that...")
Best of luck,
Faqqer
If you are on your mobile, make sure that it's charged fully - I tend to make sure that it's plugged in while I'm doing the interview.
Find somewhere quiet - if you're at work, then if need be, go and sit in your car for the interview, so you don't get disturbed. I prefer to do it at home, in my office.
If you need to have documents / manuals handy, keep them open at key pages. As preparation, I tend to scribble a few notes on different pages and have them sat in front of me, if I need them.
Make sure you have a copy of your CV handy - my most recent interviews (three in the past couple of weeks, all job offers) tended to be a walkthrough of my CV. They wanted to know the relevant (and not relevant) parts, so gloss over the bits that aren't (e.g. "I spent 18 months working on a CRM implementation, but you're more interested in the year I spent doing XYZ before that...")
Best of luck,
Faqqer
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