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Winning Your Job Interview With A+ Homework! By John Groth After sending out dozens of resumes, networking with everyone you know, you've got a job interview scheduled. Now what do you do? First, what do you know about the company or organization? What do you know about the industry or market the company operates in? Answers to these questions will not only help you ace the job interview but will give you information that will help you make the best decision about accepting or rejecting the job offer. Moreover, if you are interested and you get a job offer, with the right information you'll have data that will assist you in negotiating a more favorable salary and benefit package. This approach is also applicable in overall job hunting, career changing, or simply updating your resume. Now let's get busy and do "your homework" on getting you ahead of all the other candidates for the job. Your first step will be to visit your local public library or college library and spend some time hitting the books and sourcing some computer databases. Ask the reference librarian for assistance, they can direct you to the written source material and suggest databases that contain the latest company and industry information. In Standard & Poors, if a public company, you'll find all the latest and historical financial information. Moody's Industrial Manual will give you a complete history of the company. If a privately held company, Dunn & Bradstreet will have some basic financial information. In both, you should find the address of the companies web sites. Set this aside for study later. The librarian should be able to show you newspaper and magazine databases that contain articles and other information on the company. Read the articles or press releases and if another company is mentioned, do a search on that company. Continue this line of research until you're satisfied you have all the significant information on the company and some of their competitors. Google all the terms, names of individuals and companies to get a complete picture of the company and the industry. For example, you could learn when your prospective boss got promoted, or the company recently introduced a new product, or the company was criticized in the press for poor customer service, or the company donated a significant sum to resolve a community problem, all and more will be important in acing your job interview and helping you decide if the job is right for you. Now that you've gathered all the information you could find on the company, it's markets and competitors you can move into the another line of research-interviewing techniques and strategies. Here again, the librarian can assist you. Many libraries have job information sections that are a wealth of information. You'll find information on preparing for a job interview, some libraries have video tapes on mock interviews, selling yourself in the interview, and overall interview strategies. Be alert for ideas about fine tuning your resume, and possible additional employer contacts. It never hurts to expand your job hunting opportunities and skills. Now you're armed with a wealth of information on your prospective employer and additional help in mastering the interview process. Information that will provide you with a depth of background that will be reflected in higher level of confidence that should translate into a winning interview. John Groth is a former HR executive and career coach. Find [http://employmentnetworkplus.com/ ]Employment Ideas, and valuable articles job hunting tips. Discover up to date career and recruitment strategies at our [http://careernetworkplus.com/blog/ ]Career Guide and a free career planning guide all to assist you in advancing and managing your career. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=John_Groth |
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