Imployment Interview Prep Guide - Overview Interviews are opportunities to discuss with an employer a subject of mutual interest either through a publicized job vacancy or the possibility of a job opportunity.
Interviews vary in degree of formality or style, but most follow an unstated series of stages.
The employer and you will exchange information, ask questions, form impressions of each other, reach conclusions, evaluate the experience, and make future plans. Some of this occurs as open conversation, but the rest happens quietly and independently. To better understand what lies ahead of you, think of the job interview in comparison to a social situation in which you're meeting someone for the first time - a person with whom you may wish to form a friendship. Next you exchange information about yourselves, your experiences, your interests - trying to establish a common ground and form mutual respect. Questions are asked of each other and responses given.