| When you go in for a job interview,
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| | success is about building rapport with
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| you're not just a candidate seeking a
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| | the interviewer. That's why it helps to
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| job. You're a potential problem solver
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| | find out something about him.Learn about
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| and contributor. To play that role
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| | his background -- educational
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| effectively, you must be armed with the
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| | qualifications and career progression are
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| right kind of information. That's what
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| | good starting points. Get an idea about
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| pre-interview research is all about.Break
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| | his reputation within the
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| down your research efforts into four
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| | organization.Find out details like his
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| broad areas. That'll make it easier to
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| | professional affiliations, hobbies and
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| manage and also ensure you don't leave
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| | family. Try to get a sense of his values
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| anything out.#1: Get insights into the
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| | and personal style -- what kind of person
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| organizationThis is the best place to
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| | is he?See if you have anything in common
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| start your research.Obviously you should
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| | with him. Whether it's hobbies, city
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| find out about the organization's
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| | where you grew up or anything else. If
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| products and services, the markets it
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| | there is, it's easier to build rapport.
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| serves and how long they have been in
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| | Even if there isn't, the fact-finding
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| existence. Plus, you need to know their
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| | you've done will allow you to conduct
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| organization structure, who the top
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| | yourself appropriately at the job
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| management is, recent trends in growth,
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| | interview.#4: Be up-to-date on the
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| profitability and how their stock is
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| | industry and professionThis is the
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| performing.However, to differentiate
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| | big-picture context you must be aware of.
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| yourself, you must go beyond these basic
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| | Know about trends and developments in the
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| facts.Find out a bit about the
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| | career you've chosen.This is particularly
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| organization culture. Learn about what
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| | important if you're changing careers. In
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| they look for in employees. What areas
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| | that case, your focus will be on your
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| are they expanding into in the near
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| | transferable skills. You need to prove
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| future?What are the key challenges facing
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| | that you know what you are getting into
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| the company? Are these the same
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| | and how your existing skills and
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| challenges facing the industry as a
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| | experience will help you in this new
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| whole? What unique difficulties do they
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| | career / profession.Apart from mainstream
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| face?What do people working there think
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| | news media, trade publications are a
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| about the organization? Is there high
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| | great source of information. In addition,
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| staff turnover, especially within senior
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| | seek out someone in your network who can
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| management? What do competitors think of
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| | give you the inside scoop on what's
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| the company?Based on this information,
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| | happening.At the job interview, you
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| try to think of what could be done to
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| | should be able to discuss trends, career
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| solve some of their problems. What
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| | paths and the skill-set needed to
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| innovations could help them? What
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| | succeed. You are aiming to convey that
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| contributions could they value?#2: Find
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| | you have a firm grasp of what the
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| out about the jobIn many cases, you'll
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| | industry and profession is all about and
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| have to wait for the interview to get all
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| | that you are prepared to function
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| the job details. However, you need to do
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| | effectively.Learn all pertinent facts
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| some digging beforehand.Who will you be
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| | about the industry. How profitable has
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| reporting to? What is his / her
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| | this industry been over time? What are
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| background and reputation?Find out about
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| | the current growth trends? Is this a
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| the general responsibilities in the job.
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| | mature, slow-growing industry or one of
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| What are you expected to deliver on a
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| | the newer faster-paced ones?How important
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| daily basis? What results do you need to
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| | is your profession to this industry? Is
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| achieve every quarter, every year?Where
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| | it a core profession or something that's
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| does your department fit in within the
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| | peripheral to the industry's success?What
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| hierarchy? Who held this job before? Why
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| | developments could disrupt growth and
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| did he leave? How many people have held
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| | profitability? These could be related to
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| this job over the past five years? Who
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| | technology, distribution, changes in
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| are the people you'll be supervising?What
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| | market preferences and much more.This
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| are the biggest obstacles to performing
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| | information will allow you to talk
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| this job well? What kind of person do
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| | intelligently about your industry and
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| they want for this position? What
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| | profession.Research is the base on which
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| personal qualities are they looking
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| | good strategy is built. Take the time to
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| for?You will need to tap into your
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| | do it well and you will have a
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| network to find answers. Look for leads
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| | considerable lead over your
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| into the target organization and try to
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| | competitors.Mary Brent is an expert on
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| get introductions to people working
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| | job interviews and careers. Her numerous
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| there. The company's clients, vendors and
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| | articles offer valuable interview tips,
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| bankers are also good sources of
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| | good answers to questions, effective ways
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| information.#3: Get to know about the
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| | to write interview thank you letters and
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| interviewerA key part of job interview
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| | more.
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