If you are going to be interviewing with a company for a job, you need to do your research, to find out as much as you can about the firm so you don’t appear uninformed at the interview.

If you start asking questions about things that could easily be found on the company website, you probably will be dropped from consideration for the job because the hiring manager will know you didn’t take the time to do your homework.

When you dig into the company’s background, there are particular things you need to look for, according to human resource authorities. These include the number of employees at the company, where the company ranks in its industry, and the annual revenue. Here are a few more things you should try to find.

1. The company identity
You should obviously know what the company makes. What are the major products? You should also know who is in the leadership of the company and who its competitors are. Where is the company headquarters, and where does it have locations?

2. What is going on in the industry
You certainly want to scour the company website for information, but you need to do more than that. You should search for news and trends in the industry as a whole.

If you are interviewing at a public relations firm and can talk intelligently about content amplification, thought leadership, and online reputation management – all current trends in the industry — you will impress the hiring manager all the more.

3. The business plan.
You will be hired if you can convince the company that you can add value, that you can make a contribution to the bottom line. To help you do this, you need to know what the company’s business game plan is, what they plan to do in the marketplace.

You may not be able to delve into the details of the company’s strategy since you are not employed there, but an online search should turn up at least a broader outline of what the company is trying to do. There should be articles online from publications related to the industry that may give you some idea of the company’s plan.

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