| How many times have you thought "If only I'd said that | | | | having difficulty choosing between two candidates. |
| during my interview"? If you haven't done your job | | | | 2 . Research the Job |
| interview preparation properly, it's easy to think of | | | | Make sure you know what the job entails. You won't |
| great answers after the event. | | | | be expected to know everything about the job but will |
| Interviews are always nerve-wracking. You feel as if | | | | need to have studied the job description very carefully |
| you are on trial and you don't know the interviewer. So | | | | and you'll need to not only know what it all means, but |
| you don't have any knowledge of the way his or her | | | | you'll be expected to be able to show that you can do |
| mind works and the type of answers which might be | | | | every task which is specified. |
| expected to the trickier interview questions. | | | | You should already have done this on your application |
| You can never know exactly what questions you will | | | | and now you will have to expand on what you wrote |
| be asked at an interview, but you can have a | | | | and you will have to be able to give concrete |
| reasonably good idea of at least some of the | | | | examples from your own experience. |
| questions you are likely to face. So the trick to avoiding | | | | This is your chance to demonstrate that you can do |
| those post interview regrets is to be well prepared. | | | | the job. So think in advance of the times you have |
| There are three key stages to your pre-interview | | | | done each of the aspects of the job. Think of an |
| preparation: | | | | example of when you worked in a team, solved a |
| 1. Research the Company | | | | complex problem or dealt with a difficult client. |
| You need to understand exactly what the company is | | | | 3. Prepare Answers to Tricky Questions |
| about, where it stands in relationship to its competition | | | | The first two steps have prepared you to answer |
| and how it fits into the bigger picture of the local | | | | many of the more general questions you can expect |
| economy and the national and international economy f | | | | to be asked. |
| it is a major player. | | | | But you need to consider how you will respond to |
| The amount of knowledge you will need will depend on | | | | questions which are a little bit more difficult. It's |
| the level of job you are going after. If you are applying | | | | impossible to prepare an answer for everything you |
| for a junior position, you will just need an overview, but | | | | might be asked, but the better prepared you are, the |
| don't underestimate the importance of understanding | | | | easier it will be to adapt your answers to any tricky |
| what your potential employer does. | | | | questions the interviewers might throw at you. |
| If you know how the company operates, you'll be in a | | | | So don't prepare exact answers and learn them by |
| much stronger position to tailor your answers to their | | | | heart. This will sound contrived and your answer is |
| specific needs. And don't forget that those small details | | | | unlikely to fit the question perfectly, which will not look |
| could mean the difference between success and | | | | good. And you don't want to sound like a parrot - |
| failure. This is especially true if the interviewers are | | | | that's definitely not the right impression! |