The document provides 5 tips for preparing for a job interview beyond just researching the company. The tips are to: 1) Think about how you fit with both the job and company based on your research. 2) Think about past professional accomplishments and examples to provide that show skills and achievements. 3) Think about past personal accomplishments and examples that show characteristics leading to job success. 4) Think through rationally why you want to change jobs and how you make important decisions. 5) Develop a compelling reason why you could uniquely help the company and be prepared to discuss enthusiastically.

1. FacingaJobInterview?
5PrepTipsforAcingIt!
Part2

2. So,you’refacingajobinterview!
Needadviceabouthowtopreparefor
it?Well,there’snoshortageofadvice
availabletoyouontheinternet.
A Google search for “how to
prepare for a job interview” yields
more than 200,000 hits. And some
of those hits will tell you that their
advice is “best” or “the ultimate”.

3. Here in “Prep Tips for Acing It!” we
divide the preparation into two parts:
PART 1 PART 2
Research The THINKING
that builds on
the research
you do
See Part 1 SlideShare Here

4. HERE IN PART 2
ARE 5 TIPS FOR
THE RESEARCH
PHASE OF YOUR
PREPARATION:
PART 2

5. Now that you’ve researched the company as described
in our Part 1, it’s time to put your research findings to
use in thinking about HOW YOU FIT WITH THE JOB
AND WITH THE COMPANY.
Your interviewers are going to look for what interests
you about the company, why you want to make a
change, and why you think you’d be a good fit for the
job and with their company. THINK about your answers
to these question areas.
ThinkabouthowyouFITwithBOTHthejob
ANDcompany
1.

6. 2.ThinkaboutyourpastPROFESSIONAL
accomplishments
Your interviewers will also be looking NOT ONLY for
what you’ve done in previous jobs BUT ALSO how
you’ve done it. Did you show initiative, resourcefulness,
persistence, special skills, great teamwork? Are you a
consistent achiever, or a “sometimes” achiever?
What do you do when faced with obstacles or
setbacks? Plan to provide specific examples (more
than one, for sure!) to respond to questions related to
your professional accomplishments.

7. Interviewers also want to get to know what
YOU are like as a person and how your
personal characteristics lead to success on the
job. Again, plan to provide specific examples
to respond to questions related to your
personal accomplishments.
3.ThinkaboutyourpastPERSONALaccomplishments

8. Think through RATIONALLY, not EMOTIONALLY,
why you are considering making a change.
Interviewers want to learn how you make
decisions – BIG decisions, such as leaving your
current job and moving to another one.
4.ThinkabouthowyouMAKEDECISIONSonthejob
–includingthisdecisiontochangecompanies!

9. Develop AT LEAST one compelling reason why YOU could
be UNIQUELY helpful to your new company in the job
you’re seeking and be prepared to talk about it
enthusiastically! If you aren’t asked a question directly
about this by your primary interviewer, plan to use this
compelling reason as your SALES PITCH at the conclusion
of your on-site interview AND in your follow-up THANK
YOU letter to your interview contacts at the company.
5.ThinkaboutwhatUNIQUEandvaluablecontributions
youcouldmakeinyournewjobandcompany.

10. So when you’re FACING a
job interview, remember:
RESEARCHING it +
THINKING about it =
ACING it!

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