I had a couple great comments left on my post titled A Simple Recipe for Job Interview Success. Here's the first:
One more thing I can add: do your research. Nothing is more impressive to an interviewer than a candidate who comes to the interview prepared and can show that he understands the company, its products, the industry and the challenges that the company faces. As a hiring manager, meeting a candidate that has done his homework tells me that I would be hiring an organized, thorough and well prepared individual. It also tells me that this person will be able to hit the ground running.
A second commenter agreed with this:
As head of recruiting for a large company (over 33K employees) I can't tell you how many people - executives as well - come in totally unprepared for an interview. They haven't researched the company, they have no questions for us and seem to have not thought through their answers. Curtis is also right in that you should be yourself - otherwise you may take a job that doesn't suit you & that doesn't benefit you or the company. We try very hard at my company to make sure the persons skills are what we need and equally as hard to discover if the person is a culture fit. What you have outlined as critical steps are indeed the critical steps - be prepared & quantify your achievements.
It's not that hard, people. Really. Put in a little work up front, get to know the company and how you might contribute, and practice answering the top interview questions. Doing these small tasks will set you well ahead of the pack.
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