GET READY FOR INTERVIEW

How to get ready for the interview.

There are the most important recommendations.

Getting ready for the interview it is very important to carry out
preliminary investigation. You have to collect as much information about the
company you are going for the interview and people you are going to
meet.

All the necessary information you may get using different ways. If you
want to work in a big enterprise you have to get to know the services
and production of the enterprise. Most companies promote itself
spreading colorful leaflets and brochures about their work. It can be useful to
find the articles about the company in magazines or newspapers.
You may talk to a person who works for the company or worked in it. He
may tell you a great number of interesting details, but you have to
take into account the subjective point of view of the narrator. Probably
the consultant of the agency may answer some of your questions.

What you should know about the company you want to work for.

What production and services does the company offer to the customers?
Who are the customers and where the production is sold?
How many years does the company exist?
Has the company changed its initial strategy?
Is the board of directors stable or it changes very often?
What is the legal status of the company?
Did the company make the attempt to absorb other companies?
Did the company get a profit last year or last three years?
How many people were fired the last year? Or three years and why?
Does the mass media pays much attention to the company and why?
What are the responses of mass media?
What is the attitude towards the staff of the company?
What new projects does the company work on?
Does the company based on the organizations on the territory of the
country or have the partners abroad?
What are the perspectives of the field which is the company based on?