The interview is your opportunity to convince the employer that you are the most qualified candidate for the job opening. Doing so requires that you describe how your experience, training and skills are directly related to what the employer is seeking. The interview also allows you to gauge whether or not your personality, interests, and values are compatible with the company's culture and the job duties. In other words, you are interviewing them just as much as they are interviewing you.

What To Do

Before the Interview – Prepare

• Analyze the job description and re-read your resume and cover letter.
• Research potential interview questions and practice potential answers.
• Prepare specific examples to illustrate your answers using the STAR Method.
• Research the company, learn about the people you will be meeting, where the interview will take place, how long it will be, and what the dress code is.
• Prepare questions you will ask at the end of the interview.
   

The Day of the Interview

• Arrive at least 15 minutes early.
• Make a good first impression: be confident, smile, show respect, authenticity, and positivity
• Listen carefully to the questions, think before you give an answer, avoid “ums” and “uhs”, maintain eye contact with the interviewer.
• Speak clearly, calmly, and cohesively.
• At the end of the interview, ask a few questions you have prepared.
• If possible, get the business card of the people you have met.
   

After the Interview

Follow up with a personalized thank you note in which you make reference to things that were discussed, and you reiterate your ability to take on the challenge. Send any follow up materials/portfolio you offered to send along.

Sample Interview Questions:

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