Preparation for a successful interview. Well I would say, well it takes a lifetime to make a really good preparation. Yes and that means be a good student. Be a good person, be excellent at everything possible. But practically, this is not something useful here. I mean, we will focus on the short term preparations. Just imagine that in two or three days, you're having an interview, and I want you to look into the first two points, if you are looking for job. So to make it simple, you want to find a job? And you're making preparations, then the first advise is that you look carefully about the job descriptions. Why? During an interview you have a lot of chances to talk about this job, or you answer sometimes will base on your knowledge about the job. So it is super important that you do this homework. And then find out more about what kind of job responsibilities that you will be shouldering if you will accept it. It is also important to do some online search, and find out what are the most important recent news, or recent events that's related with the company you are applying for. Because this may turn out to be some interview question. If you have no idea about what is going on, like a company is under going a lawsuit, and it was well publicized. Probably many people who are interested, who are concerned with this company, they will have this in their information base. But if you don't, then it's hard to say that you are very interested in this company, or you are very dedicated, that means that all this kind of information will give the interviewers a better impression about you. Because through all these preparations they know that, you know what are you going to do here. And you know what our company's like. Okay? So these are the very basic home works for job interviews. And if you are applying overseas study, then these two things you need to do. Number one, you want to find out, what a university or department is particularly good at. What are their strengths? They're good at marketing, they're good at software development, or whatever. And you need to find out details like, the most famous professors in this department and probably was already the biggest event recently on campus. And I mean these again, may turn about to be some interview questions. Well it is also important to get yourself better prepared. Which means that, you need to run through your own resume, at least two or three times before the interview. I mean you need to find out a partner and do some little mock interview. And by run through an interview, I mean ask about what are the achievements or anything you have mentioned in your resume. And then find a partner to practice and make a question on each point. And the purpose is that you are able to defend yourself, if you are asked about any details in your resume. It is also important to find out about interviewers, as you sometimes, if you are applying for overseas study, you will have the name of the interviewer. This may also help if you do some online search and find out the basic information about the interviewer. The purpose is not to cater to any interview, but try to avoid topics or things that he or she will not like very much. And I believe, these are the things that if you want to do a short term preparation, I believe these are the things that you should keep in mind of, okay.
