Landed a coveted interview..Confused what to do next?

Before the interview

• Plan ahead: For a face to face interview, make sure you reach the employer’s office at least 15 minutes before the scheduled time. Get Mapquest directions /subway route the previous night.
• Dress to impress – first impressions do count
• Do your research on the company – go through the company website and Google the company to look at the headlines it has been making
• Prepare a 30 second selling pitch (your answer to “tell me about yourself” question). Make sure you highlight the important aspects required for the role
• Prepare a T diagram for yourself highlighting the skills required for the job on the right and your experience on the left. This T diagram will act as your guide in the interview.

During the interview

• Break the ice - say something like "I have been looking forward to this meeting"
• Use action words to describe what you have done. Words like "planned", "created", "implemented", "gave directions to", "contributed", "originated" deliver impact to the discussion.
• Use the T diagram that you prepared to highlight similarities to the job you are pursuing
  Take the contact information of the person you interviewed with

Post the interview

• Contact your RadixThink recruiter and update him/her on how the discussion went
• Send a Thank You note to the interviewer after the interview - mention that you were impressed by the company and the team and are looking forward to the next steps in the process