Step 8: Preparing for the Job Interview

Be authentic and bear in mind that it is an interview at eye level.

Naturally, you should look at the homepage of the company and try to understand which business models, customer groups and organizational structures exist. In addition, I recommend you search for current news on the company, simply through a Google-news search. Moreover, internet presence in the social media is, naturally, also interesting. Just look and see what there is to read about the company in Xing, Kununu, etc.  

Besides this information on the company, you should also go through your CV again and acquire the ability to give a smoothly flowing and precise narration of it. It always makes a bad impression when the applicant begins to falter when presenting one’s own curriculum vitae.   

This depends on the position and the company. Most of the time, you can already deduct this from the job advertisement. If the job advertisement is in English or another language, then you can assume that the interview will take place in that language.  

Be authentic, friendly and modest. In addition, be punctual and appropriately dressed. More than this is not necessary in order to bring your vis-à-vis into a basically positive frame of mind.  

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Always write down your impressions and send a short thank-you mail after a very good interview.