Before your Interview

Do your research

The first thing you should do is take some time to research the company. Whether it’s a corporation, a nonprofit, or even a small business, you should know the company really well going into the interview. Thankfully, there are plenty of ways you can go about doing this.

Start by checking out the organization’s website. If they’re a smaller business, then they may not have one, but check around and see if you can find it. Take time to read over their “about us” page, or mission statements and see what they present publicly as their organization’s goals. Knowing what services the company wants to provide for people is essential when going into an interview.

Also check out their employee pages, if they have them, then you can easily read about the people you could be working for. Familiarize yourself with the people before going in, so that you can be more comfortable when you meet them in person.

What’s on their social media page?

Next, you’ll want to take a look at their social media page (i.e. Facebook). What do you see? What topics are they posting about and what do they want the public to know about their organization?

This information you find from their posts can help you create a mental picture of what the company stands for and what they try to shape their public reputation as.

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