So, you have made it to the interview stage …. NOW is the time to start researching several things that will benefit not only your decision-making about the job itself, but the overall opportunity.

The Company

These days, there is a wealth of information online about organisations (large or small).

The Role

Whether you have applied directly, or been represented by a recruiter, by the time you have an interview planned, you should have some solid information about the role. Not only will this save potentially wasting your time (and theirs), it will also help you to ask better questions in the interview process.

The Location

One thing you SHOULD know before you apply / agreed to be put forward, is the location of the role. Make sure this is a place you would be happy to move to for the right role. We see this hurdle trip people up often, so before the interview, do some research on WHERE you will be working.

If it is a relocation:

 

While there will still be, at this point, many variables you will not fully know, now is the time to start looking for any potential ‘deal-breakers’. Better to identify these things now, rather than once you have invested lots of time into the recruitment / interview process, only to decide there’s something about the opportunity that is going to get in the way of you accepting it if offered.

 

 

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