How Do I Prepare for an Interview?

A little preparation goes a long way and won’t take long anyway. Preparation for a job interview will include several things, but the easiest way to figure out what you need is to put yourself in the interviewer’s shoes.

They will be putting their reputation on the line by vouching for you and your skills as an employee, so you need to present yourself in a way that answers one simple question; If I was the interviewer, would I hire myself?

1. The first thing you need to do is do some research. Get on Google and start looking up information about the company, what do they do, their mission statement, what type of organisational culture they have, recent news about the company and any plans, or go through their press releases, if it’s public, etc.
2. Then contact the company and ask them about the dress code, ask for a detailed job description if you haven’t already, and find out who will be conducting the interview and whether or not the manager him/herself will be there or just the HR personnel. Find out their expectations. This can be best done by looking at others at the same level as you.
3. Then, using the data from the research, make a list of questions you will ask the interviewer, but please make sure that they are actual questions. Don’t ask questions that have already been covered – there is no use asking the same question differently. And when the interviewer answers your questions or has answered them, you could give a few insights you have already prepared, making you look smart and capable and showing that you understood what he/she was trying to say. How to answer job interview questions is more or less the same; give concise answers and don’t say anything if you’re unsure.
4. If there are any problems with your CV, prepare answers beforehand. Like if why you left your previous job? Why only worked for less than six months? Things like that.
5. Contact your references and inform them beforehand that they might be contacted and should be prepared.
6. Job interview what to wear: this is very important and depends on several things. If you followed this list, you should have asked for the dress code, in which case, do what they told you. But if not, research, try to find out who your interviewer will be and google the person.

Prepare for an Interview

The culture of an organisation will significantly affect the way they dress. You don’t want to be overdressed and make the other person feel awkward, or be underdressed and make yourself look unprepared and someone who is not taking the interview seriously.

If the interviewer thinks you didn’t even put in enough effort to dress up properly, why would he/she hire you?

You must find that fine line and tread carefully. Best you stick with a suit, something slightly informal, not too bright, grey, black and any dark colour will do just fine.

How Do I Prepare For An Interview

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