Killing that face to face interview

Getting a face to face interview these days is hugs. There are so many candidates for so few jobs so if you get your foot in the door you better make effective us of it. I would like to offer a couple of pointers that might make a difference.

• Find out about the company

It is crucial that you learn s much as you can about the company and the people you will be interviewing with to help you determine what has been the track record of the company and what is the future, who are thier competitors, who are the key players in organization, how will t he position you are interviewing fdor fit with these individuals.

• Find out who you are replacing

If the job opening is because the previous person was terminated, you can bet that there were probably some major performance or personality issues the resulted in the termination. And you can be that the people who will be interviewing you will focus their questions to you based on the previous employee's shortcomings in the job. If the last person had deadline issues, you are going to hear all kinds of questions about deadlines.

Using a Google search or Linked In you might find someone you know who works for the company interviewing you or know the previous position holder. Talk to people who wok for your potential employer. The more you can find out about those who were in the job before, the more insight you'll have into what's important to the interviewer.

• Refine your story

If you had a bad situation in a previous job that resulted in your termination, find a good way to explain it honestly. IF you make something up, a good interviewer will figure it out right away. Likewise don't take credit for something if it was team effort, give credit to the team and stress you role on the team. We have a natural tendency to want to embellish our achievements to help us get a job, but there of many examples of people who stretched the truth a bit and were caught and lost the opportunity.

Honestly has become very important so the interviewer will weigh negatively any suggestion that you're
covering up something or stretching the truth.

• Be Prepared

It is important to have a short list of strengths that you want the interviewer to know about you. Many interviewers often end by saying, "do you have anything else to tell me, or is there anything we didn't cover?"
this is a great place to use your prepared few sentences highlighting your strengths and covering why you believe you would be a great fit for t he job and the new organization. Don't miss this opportunity.