Re: Interviews

[Al Geist <al -dot- geist -at- geistassociates -dot- com>]

   Jeff Hanvey wrote:

Two questions:

1. How do you research the companies you have an interview with? At what stage 
do you research them (before sending in a resume, or after snagging an intervie
w?)?

  

   Research the company before you sent them your resume.  Knowing
   something about the company helps when tailoring your resume for a job
   at that company.

2. What kinds of questions do you ask during the interview. If you interview wi
th multiple people at the company (HR, Writing Manager, Other employees), how d
o you divide your questions between these groups?
  

   Look over the job description.  It will give you clues as to the types
   of questions that may be asked.  Other than that, I've never prepared
   answers for multiple people interviews.  You have no control over what
   questions the interviewers ask, so why even bother.  I've never
   prepared questions for particular groups, and I've been asked my share
   of "If you were stranded on an island, what book would you like to
   take with you?" questions.  If you're creative and relaxed, you can
   handle those questions just as well as you can the technical ones.

   --

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