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Craft and aim your answers
An interviewer needs to discover about you, your abilities, skills, attitude to see your suitability to the job. It is important your answers are brief, concise, focused and directed to the job requirements. Before you attend the interview, it is important to spend time to know about the job description, company, interviewer, industry..
• About the organization - Visit company website and find out about the company. What does it do? What are their products? Explore to understand their business, future growth plans. What are the current challenges?
• About the industry and competition - Know the industry in which it operates. Who are their competitors? What are the industry challenges?
• Latest news - Check on the latest news about the company and industry.
• Job description - Understand the job description. Check the requirements e.g. qualification, abilities, skill, experiences, deliverable, roles, responsibilities, reporting structure for this position. Keep your stories ready to tell.
• Interviewer - Find out about the interviewer. Know about him, if possible.
Use company website, industry association, latest financial results as well as your network to get deep insights. This will help you to understand about the role, requirements and job challenges. This is your target.
Ensure your answers hit the bull's eyes using specific words from job description, company values and industry language.
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