Its a well known fact that you are meant to prepare for interviews. Consider which questions are going to be asked, have a couple of well thought out questions you can ask the company, make sure you know lots about the company and the job. That last one at least has never served me well, I have researched the company when possible using their public outputs such as PR and website as extensively as I could. Yet most interviewers seem to spend the first 10 minutes telling you about the company, wasting all the time you spent information gathering.
Only in 1 interview so far was I asked about the company, only to be interrupted and to have the guy go on himself. Maybe its something to do with marketing jobs, who knows?
My next interview is with a law firm, College Chambers. Its for a position with an unusual job description, one I have subsequently lost. To make matters a little worse, on visiting their website I find that it is now under construction, thereby meaning I cannot gather more information on the firm.
How likely is it now the first question in the interview is "What do you know about College Chambers?"
If there is one thing I have learned from this particular job application it is to always copy and paste job descriptions, the information you are given when you originally apply. After all if you are applying to maybe 3-5 jobs a week you dont always remember the specifics of each one.
A lesson for the future, as for the coming week I just have to cross my fingers.
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