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careerbarn
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 Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:37 pm Post subject: The Interview – Are you prepared? |
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You are sitting in the reception area waiting to be called back for your interview for a job you really want. Many thoughts are running through your head, some of these may include; How do I look? Will they like me? What questions are they going to ask? How prepared am I for this interview?
The last question – How prepared am I for this interview? – is the most important part of the interview.
Take advantage of the internet to research the company before you go on your interview. Find out how they are doing financially and if there are any complaints filed against them with the Better Business Bureau. If you know someone who works there, find out how they treat current and former employees and what type of benefits the company offers.
After you gather all of the facts about the company you will be interviewing with, form a list of questions you may have for THEM. Don’t be afraid to ask these questions. It shows that you are prepared and have researched the company and you actually have an interest in what they do. Keep in mind the interview is not just you being interviewed, you need to take this time to interview the company. After all, it is your future.
Have someone practice asking you questions to prepare yourself for the interview. These questions can start off being very generic and then develop into questions with more substance that require more thought. This practice should help prepare you to answer some questions the perspective employer may ask.
Know the importance of being prepared. It will help you go a long way in the interview process. If you are prepared you will be more relaxed in the interview and the employer will see your professional confidence.
Use the resources available to you to make your interview process easier. You can find more articles like this at http://www.careerbarn.com
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lilo
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| Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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I shall be honest with you and tell you that I, for example, have been almost zero prepared for the interview for my last job and I still got it...but I agree it was sheer luck, pure determination and some sort of "pain in the......". I wasn't really really interested, they actually called me for the respective interview.
But I have to say that I've seen people who, without some preparation, they couldn't have handled the matters the way I did.
I am totally FOR interview preparation. You need to be ready to face any question in a professional way. |
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ank06
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Unacceptable!
Lilo....you were lucky to do good, but, as you have observed and mentioned, not everybody is like you. I must say you had lots and lots of luck! I don't advise anyone to go to an interview unprepared, because things can turn desastruous....You can go unprepared if you don't want the job...haha...but why would you go then ? (no kidding, I had a friend who went just to see what an interview is like, because he said he wanted to be ready for a real interview....but that friend of mine is crazy  ) ).
So....get prepared, people....find info about the company, about the job you are about to be interviewed for, about questions asked in an interviewed etc etc etc!!! |
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