How to Prepare for a Job Interview During a job interview, you have the opportunity to sell yourself to the prospective employer. Making the most of it by planning ahead is the key work for getting the job. There are a few advices as follows that a job candidate can take when preparing for a job interview.

Firstly, you’d better make a great first impression. On one hand, you should dress up and behave appropriately. On the other hand, it is very important to find out as much as you can about the culture of the company you are interviewing with by studying its materials. Meanwhile，researching the company and take notes about recent news items such as a new client or contract. These are things you can mention in the interview to make a great first

impression.

Secondly, make a list of your“winning characteristics” that will mostly likely convince the employer to hire you over other candidates. These “winning characteristics” must be qualities you possess that the company suggest it desires in a job candidate. For example, if the job description says “we're looking for someone who are good at communicating” and you know that you have this quality, so add it to your list.

The last but not the least, you can design several potential interview questions an employer may ask and give the answers. What’s more, you’d better practice them before you go to the interview. This can release your pressure and help you to become positive and active during the job interview. With the adequate preparation, you

can successfully achieve the purpose just on anther condition that you must be confident in yourself. If you can follow all above of these basic steps, you are almost guaranteed to succeed in getting that job.