Introduction
An interview refers to a meeting that happens amongst the applicant and the employees thus representing both the supply and demand of an organization. Whether an individual is applying for a scholarship or a job, it is necessary to conduct an interview in order to determine whether he/she qualifies for the applied position. Both the interviewee and the interviewer need to prepare properly before an interview. Interviews are very important to interviews therefore, they should spend some more time in preparation before attending them. In addition, job interviews are very important to employers because they help them in choosing the best candidate that suits their organizations position (McKay 2).
How to Prepare for a job interview
Interviewers carry out interviews for many reasons one of them is to get the interviewee’s impression relating to his/her image obtained in the application documents and those that he/she did not write. Therefore, the following interview preparation is very vital. Firstly, the interviewer should conduct more research regarding the company that he/she has an interview. This information should include what exactly do the company deal with, how successful is the company. How does it conduct its corporate culture and how do the communities view the corporate culture, investigate on their market position, find out the role played by the position being interviewed and have relevant information concerning conduction of a normal day in the company (Boyer 48).
Secondly, the interviewee should ensure that he/she re-reads the job advertisements severally in order to clearly understand the job requirements and think out the main reasons to prove whether he/she can meet such requirements. The interviewer should not exaggerate things during an interview because it will appear as if he/she is overqualified on contrary, the interviewer should not lie during an interview because the information will appear to be paranoid.
Thirdly, it is important that the interviewees find out the duration that the interview will take in order to allocate time for his/her answers accordingly. If possible, he/she should seek information on who will be the interviewers and some research on the interviewers favorite topics during interviews so that the interviewee can prepare accordingly. The interviewee can obtain such information through carrying out research on website where he/she can get an individual who passed through that interview earlier.
Fourthly, some questions are very common in almost every interview. Therefore, the interviewee should prepare and go through such question either by taking a friend to act like an interviewer and interview him/her in order to measure his/her capability in answering questions. Such questions include; why do you think you fit this position, what are your strength and weaknesses among others.
Conclusion
To any company, a job interview is very relevant because it helps the company in obtaining the best candidate suiting the available company’s position. In preparation for a job interview, it is important that an individual conduct more research regarding the organization that she/he has an interview. Secondly, an interviewee should ensure that she severally reads the requirements of the applied job in order to get answers on how he/she meets such requirements. Thirdly, an interviewee should investigate on the total time that the interview will take. Fourthly, revising common interview questions is vital. Finally, the interviewee should memorize his/her CV in according to answer questions in line with it. However, it is important for every individual to consider well preparation before an interview.
Works Cited
Adams Media.The Adams Job Interview Almanac. Avon, MA: Adams Media, 2005. Print.
Boyer, Susan. Understanding Spoken English: A Focus on Everyday Language in Context. Lapstone, N.S.W: Boyer Educational Resources, 2003. Print.
McKay, Dawn .The Everything Practice Interview Book: Be Prepared for Any Question. Avon, Mass: Adams Media, 2004. Print.