Question description
Imagine that you find the job of your dreams, you apply, and you get a call for an interview. Are you ready? How familiar are you with the interview process? How familiar are you with the company? In today’s competitive job market, it is vital that you are fully prepared for your employment interviews. One of the best ways to do that is to do research on your prospective employer in advance of the interview. Remember, the interview process gives you an opportunity to evaluate your prospective employer as much as it gives him or her an opportunity to evaluate you.
To answer the questions below, use a job board such as this Web sitehttps://www.indeed.com/ from Charleston S.C or niche job boards like this Web sitehttps://www.dice.com/ Charleston SC or this Web site to first review 3–5 advertised job descriptions for a position that you could realistically get after you graduate with your current level of experience, skills, and education.
These jobs do not have to be in your geographic area, but make sure the descriptions are detailed enough to understand the requirements (e.g., provide the job duties and qualifications) and that they match your current level of experience.
Note: Most often, few people will have everything an employer advertises, so aim to have about 60–70% of the stated qualifications. If you find that you have less than that and you are not qualified for the jobs that you identified, then go back again and search for new jobs for which you do meet a majority of the qualifications.
Have these job descriptions in front of you as you answer the questions below.
Primary Task Response
Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that address the following:
Next Steps
What do you know about the person interviewing you? Have you searched for them on this Web site or any other social media sites? By the way, what about you? Have you ever searched for yourself online? Do you like what you see? Do you have a positive digital identity? Studies report that 95% of employers will review the online profiles of prospective employees prior to their interview. Therefore, if you have a profile, you want it to be as complete, detailed, and professional as possible