Preparing For A Job Interview: Techniques
You May Not Have Thought Of
By Carl Mueller
Preparing for a job interview is an area
that job searchers typically don’t do well.
In my experience as a recruiter, I have dealt
with many people who work really hard to make
it to the interview stage and then get lazy.
Trying to wing it during an interview - just
showing up and expecting to think of answers
off the top of your head - is no way to prepare
for a job interview.
Properly preparing for a job interview is
what sets successful job searchers apart from
less successful ones.
Certainly success in a job interview
has little correlation to your ability
to actually do the job but the bottom
line is that the interview process is
what companies use to determine whether
or not you are someone they want to hire.
Obviously, you need to do research such
as thoroughly looking over the company
website and paying particular attention
to recent press releases and company news
that will tell you what the company is
working on.
Here are some other job interview preparation
techniques to set you apart from other
candidates who are interviewing for the
same job:
Ensure that you have a short list of
about 6 questions typed out and organized
in order of importance that you can ask
during the interview. Not asking the right
questions - or any questions - can indicate
to an interviewer that you didn’t properly
prepare for the interview.
If you know anyone who works for the company
or used to work there, ask them about
their experience and get the "real" scoop
on what the company is like. Ask them
what skills the company really wants employees
to have and what sorts of questions they
tend to ask during interviews. Alternatively,
try to find someone who graduated from
the same school you did who works there
and ask for their help.
Do an Internet search for past company
press releases and tv or radio interview
transcripts that can shed light on valuable
company information you didn’t know.
Do an Internet search for the name of
the person/people who are interviewing
you. You might find an article they have
written or quotes that were attributed
to them that you can mention during the
interview.
Search for information regarding the company’s
closest competitors and compare how the
company performs against them.
Pay attention to company advertisements
on the radio, tv or in print in case the
interviewer asks you about your thoughts
regarding their advertising strategy.
Search business publications and online
resources to learn more about the company
from a financial perspective. If the company
has financial analysts covering the company,
you can find out how the market views
the company in terms of their abilities
and challenges.
Preparing for a job interview is something
you need to do well in advance in order
to be successful. Look for original ways
to separate yourself from the people you
are competing with for a job by learning
as much as about the company as possible
using as many sources as you can think
of.
Carl Mueller is an Internet entrepreneur
and professional recruiter. Carl has helped
many job searchers find their dream career
and would like to help clear up some of
the job search myths that exist while
helping people avoid common mistakes that
cost them jobs.
Visit Carl's website to separate yourself
from other job searchers: http://www.find-your-dream-career.com
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