How to Handle a Job Interview With a Start-Up Company

          To lend some excitement to your job search, interview with start-up companies, which have become more numerous over the past decade with the technology revolution. Follow these steps to improve your interview skills.

Ready Your Campaign

Step1

          Interview with confidence and learn all that is available to the public. Most start-up companies offer information online that is pertinent to their daily business. Obtain this knowledge, and your candidacy will gain points.

Step2

          Budget two hours for research with specific goals: Learn the names of the company's founders. Write out questions to ask about these people specifically. Learn where the company's market share is.

Step3

          Learn as much about the core business as you can and shape questions around that information. Without presenting yourself as a know-it-all, indicate that you've taken a strong interest in the company. Few things are more impressive to a potential employer.

Score Points in Person

Step1

          Keep your focus on the future when you interview with a start-up company. A start-up has been around for less than a decade, which is young for a successful company. Think of yourself in a 5-year forecast.

Step2

          Ask about the company's financial situation, present and future. Start-ups are known for volatility: some are loose with cash at the wrong times, and others generate immense profits. Careful research and questioning will provide answers.

Step3

          Arrive at your job interview early to observe the daily workings of the company. Wear business casual attire and prepare to commit to not an 8-hour workday but whatever it takes. Working 12- to 20-hour days is not uncommon with start-up companies, but they sometimes offer unmatchable perks.

Make Your Impression Last

Step1

          Secure your image. Start-up companies may appear informal, but they are about business in the most serious way. Your job interview should be as professional as you can make it.

Step2

          Send a letter of thanks and continued interest after a good interview. Make them remember you as a person, and they'll hire you for your professionalism. 

Source : http://www.ehow.com/

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