Even if you are going to interview for another job, there are some things you can do to prepare for the interview. You do not want to go into the interview with the attitude “I just came from another job, take me as I am and like it.” If you are looking to make a career change, especially one that will mean an increase in pay and/or benefits, you want to make a good impression on the potential employer. Although you may very well let the interviewer know you will be coming from another job, if the dress code is of a casual nature, ask the interviewer if that would be acceptable or ask what the company’s dress code is and make your own decision based on that knowledge.
Even if you have mailed, emailed or faxed a copy of your resume it is a good idea to bring a copy with you. Quite often, an interviewer will begin by asking questions concerning information on your resume, and it is much easier for you to follow along if you have a copy of your resume with you. Do not attempt to remember everything that is on your resume especially if you have a lengthy professional career. Attempts to recall dates and events that are on your resume may make you appear unprofessional and unprepared for the interview. In addition many interviewers want a fresh copy of your resume—they have usually made all kinds of notes on the copy they have and would like a fresh copy to view during the interview.
Choose your clothing the night before the interview so that you have time to launder it and press anything that may be wrinkled. Be careful of the colors you choose—you should never choose bright colors that take attention away from you. Dark and pastel shades are preferred and choose styles that are conservative and not too revealing. Although this applies more to women than men do, it is a point that is worth repeating. You want the interviewer to look at you and not at your cleavage, so even if you are well endowed do not think you can use it to win over the interviewer even a male.
Have a notebook to take notes. Even if you have a list of questions you have prepared, there will be some points you will want to recall for later, especially the interviewer’s name so that you can send a “thank you” note.
Prepare Your Own Questions
During an interview it’s always good to have some questions of your own ready to ask. Even though the interviewer may go through many topics of the job and company, and maybe even cover all of your questions, showing that you have taken the time to prepare some questions shows you have drive and initiative, both qualities that will help you secure the position you seek. In many cases if you decline to ask any additional questions the interviewer sees you as lacking any real initiative thus you have failed at this initial and most important stage of the hiring process.
The questions you develop should be those that are out of the ordinary, not those that
interviewers routinely answer. You can develop a different line of questions if you take the time to research the company before the interview because the information you find will never cover all of the things you may want to know. Pick out events from the company’s history and ask questions that will provide the interviewer with a topic on which to expand. Be careful when you choose the questions—you don’t want to choose those that will stump the interviewer. Choose less obvious questions but also those that the company is more likely to make sure its employees know.
Although you may choose to ask questions about benefits if the interviewer doesn’t cover them, do not ask about salary. Many people want to jump into this one quickly, but it makes the interviewer think the salary is more important than the job and is a good way to lose the job before you are ever hired. If you have a minimum salary requirement you can discuss that when the company makes an offer of employment. You also don’t want to go too deeply into holidays and vacation thus making it appear you are more interested in the benefits the job offers rather than the position itself. You can get more specific when a job offer is made, and if you don’t like the terms you can negotiate or decline the company’s offer.
The questions you want to ask are those directly related to the job and the company—history of the company, how it has evolved over the years, sales records, quality standards and the like.
As already stated, avoid topics that are specific to the position for which you are applying other than the actual job description.
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