Take time to prepare for job interview questions and answers in advance. What would you ask if you were a hiring manager? Reviewing interview questions ahead of time and phrasing the question and answer will help you visualize yourself being successful in the interview.
Study the company’s website in great detail before going to the interview. Decide how your area of expertise will fit into the company. Ask yourself why they selected you over someone else for the interview. How can you make a difference to the company and the product line?
Search the internet to find a resume of someone with skill sets similar to yours that has already worked for the company. Then review what that person was doing. Here is an example web search. C# C++ “insert company name here” 2008 inurl:resume.
Google sample job interview questions.
Review and organize in advance to the interview. This will help you visualize yourself working at the company.
Be prepared with your own list of job interview questions. The customer is not only interviewing you. You are also interviewing the customer. Make sure you ask what you need to know to identify if you are selecting the right company and the right work atmosphere.
Doing all of this you will help you answer the interview questions with ease.
There are a few common questions you should consider. Why do you want to leave your company? Why did you leave your last company? Where do you see yourself 5 years from now? What are your career goals? If I were to ask your boss about you, what do you think he/she would say? Why? Why do you feel you are qualified for this position?
There are also behavioral interview questions. How do you respond to pressure on the job? If one of your peers were promoted over you how would that make you feel? Why? Tell me about your attendance? Do you like working better on your own or in a group? Tell me about a time when you turned a bad situation around? What did you do? How did it make you feel? What are your hobbies?
Being prepared with job interview questions and listing the interview questions in advance will groom you to stay calm and focused during the interview.
