Did you know that you are allowed to break some interview rules? Below are some interviewing rules you can break now, and you should if you want to get as much out of a job interview as you deserve to get.
Break the rule that says you have to sit across the table from the interviewer, hands folded and back straight, and crisply answer each question before going quiet and waiting for the next question.
Break the rule that says you have to keep your answers strictly on point like an oral exam in school.
Break the rule that says your interview demeanor should be deferential and meek. If you are naturally meek, go ahead and meek your brains out. If you are not meek and you feel stupid trying to play a meek character, don't do it. Only the people who get you, deserve you after all.
Break the rule that tells you to keep quiet about an energetic disturbance in the room.
Break the rule that says you can't take a pause. If your conversation goes on and on, go ahead and ask for a quick break. Get a drink of water or a cup of tea or coffee. It is easy for interviewers to forget that a candidate may have been sitting in dusty rooms for hours.
Break the rule that says you must try to be the applicant the interviewer was expecting to meet. Sometimes, you'll be in an interview conversation and see a flick of surprise mixed with disappointment on the interviewer's face.