25% Do Not Prepare for Job Interviews

25% Do Not Prepare for Job Interviews 25% Do Not Prepare for Job Interviews The Seattle Times blog is asking readers: How do you prepare for an interview? Here are the early results from 156 respondents: 40% say they do research on the company 30% say they go over possible questions and answers 25% say they dont prepare 4% say they do a mock interview 1% say they videotape themselves answering questions Im surprised that more people dont do mock interviews or videotape themselves. The 30% of folks who review questions and answers may lull themselves to think that theyre ready, but theyre shortchanging themselves by not practicing out loud. Its absolutely critical to verbalize your responses, listen to the uneven speech patterns, and then polish it off. As for the 40% who research the company, Ive found many job candidates spend countless hours memorizing irrelevant trivia about a potential employer. Those that do find relevant nuggets often fail to bring it up to the interview. That leaves me wondering, Why do the homework if youre not going to turn it in?