Preparing for a Job Interview: Where to Start?
Where to search for useful information?
- Company’s website.
- Social media profiles.
- Branded page on employment websites – look if such a page exists and what the company presents.
- Articles about the company in newsfeeds and profile portals.
- Former or current employees’ reviews.
- Information from the consultant of a recruiting company to which you have applied.
What do you need to know about the company for the upcoming interview?
- What products/services does the company offer?
- Who is the final consumer of the company’s products/services?
- The company’s geographic location in Lithuania and abroad.
- Who are the main competitors of the company?
- Is the company part of a bigger association?
- What are the company’s history, goals, and mission?
- What is the potential growth of this company’s specialty?
- Is the management stable or is there a high turnover?
- What are employees’ attitudes toward the company?
- What kind of attention does mass media give to this company?
- What kind of reviews do employees write about?
This information will be valuable to understand if this company is what you are looking for. Also, will help to answer a recruitment consultant’s question of why you are interested in this company.
Bring serious statements of interest:
- opportunity for career development
- gaining useful experience
- solving new challenging tasks
- growth prospects, etc.
Show the recruitment consultant that you are interested in this employer and your intentions are serious!
