Feeling well-prepared and confident about your interview skills will have a tremendous impact on your success. Enlisting a friend or trusted colleague to help you practice answering some of the more commonly asked interview questions is a great start, but you’ll want to be sure you check each of the following items off your list before every interview:

1. Thoroughly review the job description
2. Develop a solid understanding of what the company does
3. Research relevant industry and company news
4. Practice explaining your experience in a nutshell
5. Practice explaining how your experience will complement this role
6. Pick relevant, engaging questions to ask
7. Research your interviewers: Check out their company bios or LinkedIn profiles
8. Research the organization’s dress code and select an outfit that’ll reflect the company culture (don’t wear a full business suit to a startup or jeans to a law firm!)
9. For phone interviews, secure a quiet place to talk (with great reception or—even better—a landline!)
   For video interviews, stage the background of the room you’ll be in
10. For in-person interviews, take steps to ensure that you’ll arrive early (five to 10 minutes is good), but not too early

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