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Always be prepared to answer the question, ‘What do
11 you know about our company?’ There is no excuse for
drying up, floundering, waffling. Have the answer ready
instantly, and then ask a question that shows you want
to learn even more.

Don’t take any risks with your personal presentation.
12 Use the company’s website to research their general

style, and if necessary modify your look. You don’t want
to appear out of synch with the kind of job you would
be doing.

Have a checklist in mind, so you can go through every
13 single aspect of the way you come across – from clothes,
hair, fingernails, to your briefcase or bag, how you shake

hands, how you sit. It’s all in the detail.

As soon as you meet your interviewer, work hard to
14 connect with them straight away on a personal level

by finding an ice-breaking remark, or asking a question
about a photo on their desk or an award on the wall in
reception.

Make sure you get in with an early question, ideally one
15 that asks the interviewer to tell you what they consider
the key components of the job. This will give you the
perfect agenda to present against.

205 a final thought