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Guide to Oral Job Interview Preparation - continued
Research the Company
You can hardly over research the company that is inviting you for an interview. Depending on available time, use every possible means to learn all you can about the company and position. Visit the company's website, use the public library or local bookstore to locate and read information about the company/organization. Check out journals, magazines, newspapers and any reference materials useful for investors (and job-seekers).
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Use your alumni and other network to the best advantage as a source of information. If your college offers a searchable online database, search by company name. Contact any alumni who work for that company.
Choose fairly recent graduates (to learn about the interview and hiring process, and early experiences on the job) and older alumni as well (to learn about corporate culture, history, and career paths.)
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All alumni contacts are valuable for their insights as well their connections. Always come away from any networking meeting with at least two additional contacts.
Re-Assess Your Resume
Even if you have sent your best-yet resume, which was obviously successful in getting you short listed, still review it thoroughly and know everything that's on it. Be prepared to discuss other experiences that might be important to this employer. Focus on experiences you feel are most relevant and match them to the employer's needs.
Practice
Practice typical and targeted interview questions. Do a dry run, ask yourself questions that the interview panel will likely throw at you. As a minimum, you should be able to answer the following questions.
· Why are you interested in this field?
· Why are you interested in this company?
· Why are you interested in this position?
Be prepared to discuss anything on your resume. Do not make your resume look good, including job experiences you never had. Be prepared to answer questions/issues you really don't want to answer.
For example:
· Your greatest weakness
· Your seemingly lack of related experience
. Your over qualification (if that is the case)
· Your lack of experience in management/leadership positions
· Your record of changing jobs (not staying long in a place)
If possible, get a friend to play the role of the interview panel and ask you the type of questions he would ask if he were the employer, and give you a feedback on your performance. If you have no one, practice in front of a mirror. Scrutinize how you look and sound. Note inflection of your voice, mannerisms and gestures, facial expressions, poise, energy and enthusiasm in your answers as well as in your body language. How can you improve, enhance, develop, or revise your answers and/or delivery?
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