by Trevor Gelder, Corporate Director
Talent Acquisition and Deployment
You don’t have to become an expert on a company before you interview with them, but you do want to do some research ahead of time. One of my first questions in interviewing candidates is, “Tell me what you already know about the company and what general questions you have about our business.”
It is really surprising to me when I talk to people who have applied for a position with us, but haven’t even bothered to read the information we included in our job posting, let alone take a look at our website. If you apply for a position, you should at least know who the company is and what business they are in. If you are called in for an interview, then you want to do enough research to understand what the company does, a little about the culture and what accomplishments the company is proud about – all fairly easy to find on a company’s website.
If you have done that research it will come across in an interview. Coming to an interview without any knowledge of the company signals that you are not serious about or committed to building a career with this company.
Joining a new company is a long term relationship, and frequent job changes hurt your future prospects. So be sure to take time to find out if the company you’re considering is one you could spend your career with.