Acing the Interview
Coming face to face for the first time with the company that may soon sign your paychecks can be an intimidating task, but it is a necessary step every employee must take long before their first day on the job. An interview can easily make or break an amply qualified candidate, sometimes putting fears at east regarding inadequate experience or mild character issues or at other times indicating major flaws that aren’t apparent on paper. Here are a few tips to help make sure your first in-person impression is a good one.Know your resume If you thought you’d seen the last of that cursed little piece of paper you’re mistaken. Your resume is most likely why you got the interview, so it’s only natural an employer would have follow questions regarding your experience. Be prepared to into great detail about your previous job descriptions and what valuable skills or lessons you learned as a result of each item on the list.Do your homework The interview doesn’t start when you first sit down to answer questions. At that point, it should have already been underway for days. Don’t dare walk through a company’s doors without having a firm grasp of exactly what it is that company does and a working understanding of what your position within that company would entail. Referencing a company’s history of success and citing tangible examples when asked why you want to work their shows you are serious about the interview process. Read more