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Job Interviews For Dummies®, 4th Edition
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Job Interviews For Dummies®, 4th Edition

by Joyce Lain Kennedy
December 2011
Beginner content levelBeginner
339 pages
7h 40m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 17

What Do You Know about This Job and Our Company?

In This Chapter

arrow Proving that you understand the job

arrow Showing savvy about the company

arrow Confirming that you know the industry

arrow Answering sample questions for practice

When you’re aiming for a professional or managerial job, expect a number of questions to be fired across the footlights to test your knowledge of the position, company, and industry.

Even when your aspirations are less lofty and your goal is to be hired as a supporting player, knowing something about some of the topics in this chapter can put you in the take-a-bow category of candidates.

Understanding Job, Company, Industry — and How They All Fit Together

Employers expect you to grasp what the job entails and how it fits into the overall company picture. For responsible professional jobs, they’re even more impressed if you’ve looked into what the company does and where it stands in its industry.

An interviewer may test your knowledge with questions like this:

Where would you rank this company in the marketplace and why?

Such a question requires you to go into some ...

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