1. Preparing For An Interview
It isn’t easy to face down a job interview, particularly in this environment. Prepare for it!
Preparing For An Interview

2. Know the Company
Company research is important when you want to prepare for an interview. Company research can help you impress the employer that is considering hiring you. If you go into an interview with extensive knowledge of the company and what it is the company does, you will prove to the employer that you have a legitimate interest in the company.
Look into when the company was established as well as who the current executives are. Also, take a good look at the various products or services the companies offer. Additionally, look into the various locations of the company. Is there more than one site that you could work at? In the end, finding out information about the company you are considering working for can only benefit you by opening up various possibilities!

3. Study Your Resume
Your resume should be well tailored to the job that you're applying to. It should serve as a kind of outline and study manual for your interview preparation. Use the requirements for the job as spelled out in the job posting to tailor your resume.

4. Dress For Success
The first impression you make on a potential employer is the most important one. The first judgment an interviewer makes is going to be based on how you look and what you are wearing. That's why it's always important to dress appropriately for a job interview.

5. Dress for success

6. Dress for success

7. Improve Your Interview Technique
A job interview gives you a chance to shine. What you say and what you do is going to either move you to the next round of consideration for employment or knock you out of the running.
It doesn't take much to make an impression - good or bad. If you haven't taken time to dress appropriately or if you say the "wrong" thing, it will be over.

8. What You Don’t Say/Do
What you don't say can - and will - be used against you in a job interview. If you come to an interview chewing gum or drinking coffee, you will already have one strike against you. Too much perfume or not enough deodorant won't help either. Not being dressed appropriately or having scuffed shoes will give you a second strike. Talking or texting on your cell phone or listening to an iPod while waiting to be called for the interview may be your final strike and you could be done with your candidacy before you even say a word.

9. What You Do Say/do
Your verbal communications are important. Don't use slang. Speak clearly and definitely. If you need to think about a response to an interview question, that's fine. It's better to think before you talk than to stumble over your words. Practice answering some interview questions so you're comfortable responding the basics.

10. Listen
It can be easy to get distracted during a job interview. It's stressful and you're in the hot seat when it comes to having to respond to questions. That said, if you do your best to listen to what the interviewer is asking, it will be easier to frame appropriate responses.

11. Know Your Contacts
Who you know at the company you are interviewing with really does matter. Use your contacts and connections to get an insider advantage so you can ace the interview and impress the interviewer.

12. Ask questions
Many job seekers focus so hard on answering interview questions well that they forget something very important: You are there to ask questions, too.
Asking the right questions at an interview is important because:
When done correctly, the questions you ask confirm your qualifications as a candidate for the position.
You are interviewing the employer just as much as the employer is interviewing you. This is your opportunity to find out if this is an organization where you want to work. Find out if you feel the employer is the right fit for you.
You can make sure the interviewer has no reservations about you.
You are demonstrating your interest in the employer.

13. Take The Time To Say ‘Thank You’
Taking the time to say thank you after a job interview not only is good interview etiquette, it reinforces your interest in the position. Get the employer’s business card at the end of the interview so you’ll have his/her contact information. Use a thank you letter (or ), as well, to address any issues and concerns that came up during the interview.

14. Practice Interviewing
Taking the time to review typical interview questions you will probably be asked during a job interview will help give you a framework for your responses and will help calm your frazzled nerves, because you won't be scrambling for an answer while you're in the interview hot seat. Practice interviewing with a friend or family member ahead of time and it will be much easier when you're actually in a job interview.