如何準備實習面試：了解公司和行業(yè)

Eric J. Kuhn (Intern) gives expert video advice on: How should I prepare for an internship interview?

Eric J. Kuhn就怎樣為實習面試進行準備給出了建議。

How should I prepare for an internship interview?

怎樣為實習面試做準備呢?

It's time to really start looking into this company, and not only the company, but the broader umbrella. What does this company do? What does it fall under? Be smart and know things about your industry. You're not going to know everything, and they don't expect you to know everything. If you want a job in politics, start going to political websites, start knowing who's who. You don't want to go in and work for Mitt Romney and when they ask you who Fred Thompson is you say “That Law and Order actor?” You want to know who he is. You want to know that he's a Republican and not a Democrat, especially if you want to work for a Republican and not a Democrat. If you're applying to be an intern for a Democrat, you'd better know what the democratic issues are. You'd better know that that thing with the rotunda and the woman on top is the Capital building because I swear to God, people don't know that. Make flash cards for yourself. Be prepared to go into an interview knowing about the company, but also knowing about the field and the broader spectrum of what the company does. What I like to say is create tons of Google alerts, for the company, for maybe the person you want to work for, and for the industry. Every night you will have a Google alert waiting for you and you can just browse through it and absorb it. Osmosis. Get it into your system. Get the juices flowing, because you don't want to sit in an interview and look like a moron and have nothing to talk about. The other thing you want to do is make sure that you have questions for them. There's nothing worse than when they say, and they will say, “Do you have any questions for me?”

首先要認真研究這家公司，而且不只是這家公司，還有更廣闊的范圍。這家公司是做什么的?被歸入什么行列?還要了解整個行業(yè)。你不需要了解一切，他們也不想讓你了解一切。如果你要從事政治方面的工作，開始登錄政治網(wǎng)站，開始了解誰是誰。如果你不想為米特·羅姆尼工作，面試的時候如果他們問你弗雷德·湯普森是誰，你回答“是不是那個法律和秩序演員?”你要知道他是誰。你要知道他是共和黨而非民主黨，尤其是如果你想要為共和黨而非民主黨工作。如果你想去民主黨那里實習，你最好了解民主黨的一些事情。你要知道，頂端有一個女子的圓形建筑是國會大廈。因為我發(fā)誓，許多人不知道。為自己制作耀眼的名片。進入公司面試時做好充分的準備，不僅要了解這家公司，還要了解整個行業(yè)。我建議使用谷歌提醒功能，了解關于這個公司，關于你想要跟隨的領導，關于整個行業(yè)的消息。每天晚上谷歌提醒都會發(fā)給你相關信息，你可以隨意瀏覽，然后映入自己腦海中。因為面試的時候你不想傻傻地坐在那里無話可說。另一件事是確保你有問題問他們。如果他們問你：“你有什么問題問我們嗎?”你卻沒有話說，這是最糟糕的了。