(Analytics) Ten Commandments for Job-Interviews

Ten Commandments for Job-Interviews

1. Small new organizations with 25 or fewer employees create 2/3's of all new jobs...those are the companies that you should pursue when you first search for jobs. If you have no success in this market, then broaden your search to the larger organizations of 50 or more employees and if there is no success there, go for 100!
2. Do homework on yourself and yourself what you are looking for in a career search. Once you do this you will able to ask others, preferably 80 or more people, to help you hunt for places to interview. 
3. Use "bridge-people"(those who know you and also know the employer) to help you connect with the people who have the power to hire you. You can use these people to get introductions to people who are high in the hierarchy of the company.
4. Go to your public library or use the World Wide Web that you probably search on everyday to do some homework on the organization that will be interviewing you. Nothing will impress an employer more than someone who comes in interested about the company.
5. Want to impress the employer? Come with your own questions and curiosities about the job. This will give the employer the impression that you are very interested and excited about the job.
6. If you were the one to initiate the appointment, ask for just 19 mins of their time. Keep to your word on this because everything you do from that point will be taken into account when the hiring process starts.
7. Don't rattle. Many people get nervous when they are asked questions during an interview. So make sure to keep your answers brief, between 20 seconds to 2 mins. 
8. Come to the company as someone who can make the organization better, not a "job-beggar". You want to convince that you can do the job in question better than anyone who had previously had the position.
9. Once the interview process is over ask, "Given all that we have discussed, can you offer me this job?" Don't negotiate the salary unless it is clear that the company wants you.
10. Always write a thank-you note the same evening as the interview, and mail it at the latest by early next morning. This in addition to emailing it. You will stand out from the others if you do both.