Things You'll Need:
- your resume
- computer (with internet connection)
- your lovely mind
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Step 1
Your goals
I think it’s very important to know what you stand for before going into an interview.
So here's how to prepare for an interview in this case:
If you and I were sitting and having a conversation and I asked you: “What are you passionate about?,” would you have an answer?
It doesn’t matter if it’s something vague but I think it’s an important question to ponder.
Example: “I’m passionate about leadership and constantly building and improving myself. I have this inner drive to become a part of something bigger
than myself.”
Instead of: “I’d like getting a steady paycheck and working hard.”
Have this and know it inside out before the interview! -
Step 2
Your Resume
It goes without saying that you should have your resume up to date. But more importantly, I want you to know how each line applies to the job you want. This is a very significant starting step when deciding how to prepare for an interview in each case.
Open two windows on your computer. One should be your resume and the other
should the job description. Now look at the job description and read it through 1-3
times. Now go line-by-line on your work experience and see how each task in each
job applies to the qualities your target job is looking for. If you think hard enough, I can almost guarantee you that there is a way to connect most of them.
This is particularly important because your interviews will be checking to see how well you fit the profile. It is common for an interviewer to just be looking at the resume and say “tell me about your work experience.”
And if you’ve already focused your mind on the similarities between the job description and your resume, you’ll hopefully be able to give information to the interviews in the way that they are looking for. -
Step 3
Research:
YouTube
My all time favorite place to look for research is youtube! Use YouTube to prepare for an interview. If you’re anything like me, you don’t really enjoy reading. As time goes on, more and more companies are
trying to get their name to the public by the most popular means. So simply do a
search on youtube, google video, etc for the company name. Usually there will be a
number of corporate presentations under their youtube name. For example, if I had
an interview with Xerox, I would search “Xerox” and I scroll down, I see that Xerox has made a youtube id called “Xerox corp” (this is next to under the red stars “From:”) This is where they post all their corporate presentations, etc.
So once you’ve found the name, I’d like you to take account of a few things. Ask yourself questions. “What are these guys passionate about?” Maybe it’s innovation, or leadership. Watch their ads and see what their brand stands for. “What’s new and exciting about this company?” Take a note of all these things.
