Preparation

It is important that you prepare well for your job interview. But every interview is different, right? True, but often recruiters want to know the same thing: do you fit this job? Therefore, you can prepare yourself on a number of points: 

• Learn about the company: search the website for information about the company, look at their goals, vision, values, image, etc. then think about how you identify with this information and the company. Bringing this up in the conversation shows an interest in the company and what it stands for. Make sure you know the names (if known) of the people you are talking to. 

• Look up and prepare standard job application questions: every job application is different but at the end of the day there are some questions that are asked by default such as: 

  • What are your strengths & weaknesses? 

  • Why do you fit within this position?

  • Describe a problem you have encountered in your life and how you solved it 

  • What do you think you will be doing in X years? 

  • What challenges do you expect? 

  • What is your role within a team? 

  • What are your hobbies and why?

  • What are our brands/products? 

  • What do you know about our company? 

  • What achievement are you most proud of so far? 

  • Why should we hire you? 

• Check at least one day in advance where you have to be and what time: arriving too late does not leave a good impression, so check the travel time and plan to be there half an hour in advance. You never know if you can find it right away and/or if something comes up on the way! 

• Find a suitable outfit: find out what style suits your employer by looking at linkedin or the website for example. Furthermore, it is generally recommended to dress more neatly than the employees: so a blouse with or without a blazer/jacket with neat black pants and neath shoes, no headgear (unless for religious reasons). Make sure your clothes are clean, neat, ironed and undamaged. And to complete you well-groomed look: make sure you smell good! Furthermore, it is important to wear something that suits you and in which you feel comfortable. Want to know more about the right outfit? Then check out our other articles here: (link naar artikelen)