subject: Tips On Preparing For Job Interview [print this page] It can be difficult to get past the first stage of a job selction process and have your resume accepted by a potential employer. But once you do get that call to interview, it is equally hard to go about actually preparing for a job interview. To start with the candidate needs to do as much research as possible on their future employer and because of the everpresent information available online these days this is probably the easiest part of the task of preparing for a job interview.
After obtaining that important information, the candidate needs to think very carefully about how to prepare for a job interview. That preparation might include purchase of a book that contains some common questions and answers, or review of an internet site that offers some advice about interview questions. Certain common themes tend to be repeated by almost every interviewer. A number of those themes seek to determine the ability of the interviewee to work with an existing "team" that is already in place or how they will perform in a new team that needs to be built from scratch.
If a company or facility is opening up a new department or division then the candidate may need to demonstrate that they have the right skills or attributes to be a fully effective part of the organsation and that they can contribute to its success. This will involve giving some examples of times in the past when they have used those skills or attributes effectively and they will need to be able to explain what positive ouctome came about as a result of their efforts.
In this day and age it is easy for candidates to have a video of themselves in a mock interview situation. They might want to ask a colleague, friend or even a professional to video them and then give them some feedback on how they answered a variety of questions. They can then make some kind of assessment of how good they were or whether there is room for improvement and in which areas of their performance. By doing this it will be possible to avoid making fatal mistakes in the real interview and give them the opportunity to make changes at their leisure.
Of course a good interview involves more than being able to give the right questions to answers. It involves a whole combination of things including attention to detail with your appearance, the air of confidence that you present, without being overly confident, and how keen you seem to be on getting the job. Someone who does this kind of thing for a living will definitely be able to help you with these things and give you some constructive criticism which can help you improve your chances of getting a job.
