| Know how to job interview. In the highly competitive | | | | Find out as much about the position you are |
| environment of today's job market you need to make | | | | interviewing for as possible. Carefully review the job |
| a strong impression in your initial meeting with a | | | | description, the tasks and responsibilities involved and |
| recruiter or prospective employer. These steps will | | | | the expectations and abilities required of the |
| help you to market yourself as a top job candidate. | | | | successful candidate. Reflecting on these details will |
| Find out about the company | | | | help you to align your experience and skills with the job |
| Demonstrating your knowledge about the company | | | | requirements. You can then prepare interview |
| shows that you have seriously considered your | | | | answers that clearly market you as the right candidate. |
| decision to apply for the job. It also indicates your | | | | Find out if this is the right organizational fit |
| respect and appreciation of the company's and | | | | Evaluate whether this is the right fit for you and the |
| interviewer's time. Search the company or | | | | company. Ask yourself questions such as "Can I do |
| organization's website, get hold of company brochures, | | | | this work with the knowledge and skills I have?", "Will I |
| media releases and annual reports. Read through staff | | | | enjoy this type of work?", "What kind of contribution |
| biographies. Identify the corporate culture, the | | | | can I make to this company?" Use your answers to |
| challenges and opportunities facing the company and | | | | develop a powerful marketing statement about your |
| its latest results. Find out what you can about the | | | | suitability for the job. This exercise will also help you to |
| organizational structure, its senior management and its | | | | believe in yourself as the right job candidate. Self-belief |
| current status in the industry. | | | | is an essential component of successfully marketing |
| Find out about the interview | | | | yourself. |
| Get as much information as you can about the | | | | Find out how best to market yourself in the interview |
| interviewer/s. Find out the likely format of the interview | | | | This is key to knowing how to job interview. Preparing |
| - will it a be a traditional type job interview or should | | | | interview answers to frequently asked job interview |
| you prepare for a behavioral interview? This will help | | | | questions, developing a list of good insightful questions |
| you prepare properly and reduce any nervousness | | | | to ask the interviewer, thinking about positive |
| you may have about the interview. If you are going | | | | behavioral examples to use in the job interview and |
| through a recruiter get these details from them on | | | | feeling confident that you are a strong candidate for |
| how to job interview for this particular company. Or | | | | the job all contribute to your powerful marketing |
| you can try to determine this form the job ad or | | | | strategy. Ask a friend or family member to conduct |
| posting. For example if the posting lists key | | | | the interview with you. Through practice and feedback |
| competencies for the position it would be wise to | | | | you will become comfortable with the way you |
| prepare for behavioral interview questions that explore | | | | market yourself as the right job candidate. |
| these competencies. | | | | Use the common interview questions and answers |
| Find out what you are interviewing for | | | | guide to prepare for your job interview. |