Today’s show is all about Preparation!

Preparation is the first step in conducting an effective Interview. Both interviewer and interviewee parties need to be prepared. Just showing up without an idea of where you are going is the quickest way to lose an opportunity.

An Interview without Preparation is really just PreparationH!

In this episode we stressed the importance of preparation and how it needs to happen:

• Interviewee/candidate preparation

 Why is it important to prepare for an interview?

• Preparation puts you in the right MINDSET … sets the tone, eliminates surprises

 Interviewee

• Research the company to determine something that the company may not know themselves

 Hiring Manager (company)

• Research the person

 The dangers of not preparing for the interview

• Wasted time, frustration

 How to best prepare to get hired

• Self-assessment, presenting yourself, researching the company

 Best preparation practices to attract the right talent

• Schedule time to prepare - assuming all else has been covered

Look for cultural fit, evidence of success & transferable skills

• Performance Metrics- what needs to be accomplished

 Mark James is the Founder and President of Hire Consulting Services and the author of his new book, “Keys to the C Suite”.  Mark is a Certified Personnel Consultant and has been providing executive career transition coaching and executive search consulting services for over 20 years. He is also a Certified Partner with the Predictive Index suite of behavior assessments. Mark coaches executives in career transition on a daily basis which makes him an expert in today's topic.