Preparing for an Interview

I chose to read the article "A Crash Course in Interview Preparation" for this week's blog. I found it very helpful with the hints and tips on how to not only make it through your interview, but to really impress your possible employers.
The first and most helpful hints for me where the ones on supply preparation. Having ample number of resumes and any other documents you may want to hand in is a great idea. Also, simply having everything organized and neat is also a great way to impress the company you are interviewing for.
A simple, yet very useful hint, that I would not have thought of is to have plenty of tissues! We have all been in a situation when we needed a tissue and there is none to be found! It may sound silly, but I think that this is a great tip to have when going in for an interview.
Another great tip was to have an umbrella on hand. The weather in Charleston is pretty predictable, but the occasional afternoon storm can come out of no where and have you soaking wet in two seconds. Having the umbrella really goes to show you are prepared and thinking about any possible situation that could come your way.
The mock interviews with either a friend or yourself is a great tip as well. Although they may not ask you any of the questions you practiced, the mock interview can help you think on your toes and create smoothe transitions between aspects of the interview. This preparation is another way to impress your possible boss.
All these hints really helped me to realize what I will need to do when my first rounds of interviews begins after graduation.