| One of the most important things you can do | | | | company ahead of time, you can use this |
| to prepare for a job interview is to learn | | | | question to really want to set yourself apart |
| everything that you can about the company | | | | from the other candidates. When you know |
| before you go to the interview. Conducting | | | | specific information about the company, you |
| research ahead of time can be your secret | | | | can answer the interviewer's question about |
| weapon for a successful job interview. Most | | | | why you want the job in terms that are |
| interviewers ask job candidates why the want | | | | customized for this interview. |
| the job. Most people answer this question | | | | |
| specifically in terms of their own skills, | | | | When you know the company's mission and |
| and why their skills are a good match for the | | | | general information about its products and |
| essential functions of the job. | | | | services, it becomes much easier to convey a |
| | | | genuine desire for this particular job with |
| Having the right skills certainly is an | | | | this specific organization. |
| important part of being qualified for a | | | | |
| particular job. However, since employers | | | | Interviewers want to hire people who are |
| screen resumes or applications before | | | | likely to stay with the company long-term, so |
| deciding who to interview, it is likely that | | | | they look favorably on candidates who seem |
| the interviewer is already familiar with | | | | genuinely interested in and knowledgeable |
| whether or not your skills are a good match | | | | about the organization as well as the type of |
| for the position. | | | | job. The few minutes you spend browsing the |
| | | | Internet to find out about the company are |
| Telling the interviewer what skills you have | | | | well worth the benefits of making a positive |
| only lets the interviewer know that you are | | | | impression on the interviewer. |
| interested in the type of job that is open, | | | | |
| but doesn't say anything about why you want | | | | Description: The secret to setting yourself |
| to work for the company. | | | | apart from other candidates is to convince |
| | | | the researcher that your skills are a good |
| If you have conducted research about the | | | | fit for both the job and the company. |