Job Hunting Tips Interview Preparation Part 1
o many people blow their
chances of getting their Remember to have a search for
dream job before the other websites that offer a
interview. They aren’t armed with neutral perspective on the
the basic facts that make them company as well. Companies House
feel properly prepared and provides information on previous
informed at the interview stage. years’ accounts. Also, the
So what information should the Chairman, CEO or Managing
interviewee find out before Director may have appeared in the
attending a job interview? news in the past, so remember to
search for their personal names
1) Company Background on websites like Google News.
The Internet has to be the key 2) Industry Competitors
for finding about the company.
First of all have a look at the You need to know who your future
company website. What kind of competition will be if you get
tone is the website setting? What the job. In addition, if you can
kind of consumer is the company inform the company at interview
likely to be targeting? stage of things that they don’t
already know about the
Have a good read through any competition, it gives you a
mission statements, financial significant advantage to getting
results or ‘about us’ sections on the job.
the company website. As well as
getting a better feel of the First of all, search for your
company paradigm, you will be prospective future company name
able to discuss future company on a search engine like Google.
strategy from a more informed (Don’t type the URL straight into
perspective at the interview. the address box at the top of the
page.) Secondly, assuming you From your Competitor SWOT
find the company’s website listed Analysis, you will be able to
on the search engine, there determine whether or not the
should be an option for viewing competitors have any unique
‘similar sites’. Click on this selling proposition compared to
option and you should be able to the company that you have the job
view a list of websites belonging interview with. You can then
to companies in the same establish whether or not the
industry. consumer market for such unique
propositions are expanding or
Once you find the competitors’ contracting.
websites, it is a good idea to do
a very quick ‘SWOT analysis’ of Ways of determining whether or
their product and service not it is worthwhile suggesting
offering. SWOT stands for during your job interview for
Strengths, Weaknesses, your prospective employer to
Opportunities and Threats. All consider amending their current
you have to do is write down five product offering include
quick bullet points on each SWOT researching consumer trends
heading about each company. It websites such as Mintel or
should take no longer that an business information websites
hour to focus on the three most like the Financial Times.
likely competitors, but it
demonstrates a superb amount of In Job Hunting Tips – Interview
personal preparation and keenness Preparation – Part 2, we will
for the position at the discuss the questions you are
interview. likely to be asked at a job
interview, the questions you
3) Industry Trends should prepare to ask at your job
interview and techniques to
‘close’ the interview effectively.
About the Author:
David Bain is a consultant to http://www.UteachRecruitment.com - a specialist teaching jobs recruitment agency. U Teach Recruitment is based in Coatbridge, Scotland and brings schools and teachers together from all over the UK. Teachers for most teaching subjects are required. Visit http://www.UteachRecruitment.com to search for teaching jobs today.
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