Fashion Career Expert: Maria Pesin

Make your interview memorable

After my last post, I spoke with my sister to get her feedback on what she thought. She said that she has never researched a company before an interviewing. So I guess some of the basics are not basics in everyone's mind.

With the advent of the internet it is usually pretty easy to find out about a company. It does give you a leg up. If you know what the company does, then you have some idea of how you might fit into their organization. Say the company just announced a new product. You can ask the interviewer how the job you're interviewing for can put you into a position to help with the launch. It also gives the interviewer some additional ideas on how they might utilize your skills and expertise.

What next? Interviewing for a job!

You finally have some contacts and you are ready for the interview process. So much is written about the interview process and there are the standard rules. Show up on time, research the companies before you go, dress professionally, and send thank you notes after the interview.

However, there is more to it than that if you really want the job. Once I was one of three candidates for a position and honestly, I was the least desirable. The woman who hired me told me I was the third choice but she ended up hiring me since I seemed to want the job so much. Interestingly, she ended up becoming my mentor and a good friend. You just never know what course a relationship might take!