Job Interview Info to Set You up for Success

Research the company and job opportunity beforehand and show the interviewer how your skills and abilities specifically meet both the job requirements and the company needs.

Demonstrate that you are the right candidate for the job by using your company research to make your job interview answers relevant and appropriate.

Do your homework and the interviewer will see that you have taken the time to find out about the job and company.

This way you demonstrate both your respect and appreciation of the interviewer's time and your interest and enthusiasm for the job.

What do you need to know? Information that you will be able to easily find and that will help you answer the job interview questions successfully include:

• Brief company history such as when it was established, shareholders, expansion, mergers



• Basic facts such as size, organizational structure, other locations, subsidiaries, holding company, key people



• Type of products and services it offers, who are the main competitors in this industry



• Who are the customers and target market, market share it currently holds, suppliers



• Company culture including mission, vision, values, policies



• Latest news such as acquisitions, expansion, new products, management changes, redundancies, challenges

This information can be sourced in a number of ways.The single best resource is probably to go online to the company's website.Go to your favorite search engine, such as Google.com, type the company name in the search box and follow the link to the company's website. Scroll through all the information, make notes of details you want to remember.

Company websites usually feature comprehensive information on the organization. Read it all, even media releases and staff biographies, as you never know which "click" is going to yield valuable information that will help you ace the interview! Look specifically for information on corporate culture, upcoming opportunities and challenges and latest results.

Search on the company website for any details relevant to the position you are being interviewed for. Look at the particular department and staff who work there.

Search on the company website for information about the interviewer. If you are being sent to a company interview by a recruiter, ask them to give you details about the interviewer and any other job interview info you need.

If the company does not have its own site there are various internet sitesthat have extensive information about companies and industries. Simply type in the company name and use the different search engines to go to sites that have details on the company.

Carefully review competitor websites to get details on what else is happening in the particular industry or sector.

You can search different news sites on the web for up to date information about the company and the industry.