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What is the purpose of the interview?
Remember, you are there to gather as much information as you can about the
employer, just as they are there to gather as much information as they can
about you. It is a mutually beneficial process.
Regardless of outcome, view every interview as an information-gathering
session, a chance to learn and an opportunity to demonstrate your abilities.
When confident in their abilities, successful athletes, actors and interviewers
can hardly wait to get in that spotlight. You should have the same attitude.
The three purposes of the interview are:
1. To provide the employer with
information about you not already
contained in your application,
resume, or cover letter.
2. To enable the interviewer to
evaluate your personality, attitude,
values, communication skills,
motivations, and interests in terms of
the demands of the vacancy and
their organization.
3. To enable you to obtain
information about that particular
employer.
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