Nugget of interview knowledge
The 10 Biggest Minutes of Your Interview
Posting this as an archive for myself first, but also with thoughts of the recent graduates - congratulations to you all and best of luck!
The 10 Biggest Minutes of Your Interview
Posting this as an archive for myself first, but also with thoughts of the recent graduates - congratulations to you all and best of luck!
That's a very helpful page. Any time you go into an interview situation, it's useful to prepare, so that you can drive the meeting as much as possible. This doesn't mean that you take over the interview and follow your own agenda, but rather, that you take steps to make your interviewer feel that the both of you have the same agenda.
You want a job, they need to hire someone... but they won't be thinking about what great experience this will be for you, or how many bills you have to pay, or how nice it would be if they gave you a chance.