Now that you’ve made it in the door here are a few tips that will help you impress your potential employer and set the stage for getting the position you seek:
- Always research the company online. If you know anyone who works there get as much information as possible from that person, as well.
- Check Facebook and Twitter. Become a fan of the company on Facebook and follow it on Twitter. This will give you information you would not have otherwise and demonstrates your dedication, enthusiasm and desire to work for that company
- Search for the company name on the Internet—Google and Google News in particular to get as much background as possible about the company and the interviewer
- If you know anyone who works there get as much information as possible from that person, as well.
- Become as informed as possible about the areas of excellence and challenges of the company so that you can tell the interviewer how your skills can help resolve challenges.
- Go to www.Glassdoor.com and review their Interview Questions and Reviews. This section will give you insight into what interviewers asked and will give you information as to how difficult the interview was from actual people who interviewed recently..
- Never be negative about a prior employer. It will reflect badly on you.
- Employers are looking for people who fit in with the corporate structure. Look around you. “Speed-read” your interviewer. That means tune in to those who are interviewing and try to mirror them. Notice their body language, the rate and volume of their speech and their behaviors.
- In terms of salary: Go to www.About.com and visit their Salary Center. This will give you survey information on a great number of fields. This web site will also give you a great deal of information on job-hunting in general.
- Always think of how YOU can serve the company. You are much more employable if you think about what you can contribute rather than about what they can give you.
Tomorrow: Etiquette for the Job Interview
