-: In a second-round interview, and, frankly,
even in a first to an extent, but certainly
in a second round, research the company
that you're going to interview for.
You should've been on their website,
and not just the home page.
You should've really looked in and dug in a little bit.
If you can, go on LinkedIn.
Look up the people who are gonna be interviewing
if you know who they are.
We wanta see people who are engaged, and, frankly,
who are as interested in us as we might be in them.
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-: Well, you're gonna be expected to know a little bit more
about the company at that point.
Look a little bit deeper into what kinds
of work they're doing in different parts
of the United States, or the world,
or the state, or wherever it is.
And I would also do a lot of just researching the news.
What are those hot issues because if you happen
to recall some of those and bring some
of those up voluntarily; you're definitely gonna look
like somebody who is interested in the position.
-: In a second interview I think the company looks really
for how well this candidate fits our culture.
So knowing about the company is definitely really helpful.
-: If I've invited someone back for a second interview,
it probably means that they did impress me,
but perhaps there were other candidates
that also impressed me.
You're inviting them back to really dig
in a little bit deeper into maybe their experiences
or their personality, maybe it's an issue
of how they'll mesh with the team.
-: With a second-round interview it's really important
to make sure that you are prepared
to give a lot of solid examples.
Examples are always important,
but with a second round they're probably going
to be probing a little bit more on things
that maybe they didn't get as deep on previously.
So any experiences that you have that pertain specifically
to that role or specifically to that company,
if you've worked with them in the past;
that's going to be really important and helpful
for you in getting past that.
-: If they're asking you for a second round,
they wanta get a better idea of who you are.
So try to think outside the box
if they're asking you the same question.
Try to answer it in a way that may seem fresh.
It's important that, if you get to the second round,
you really start to hit it home
with this is who I am, this is how I work,
and this is why I think I'd be able
to contribute to your organization.
-: Talk to how your past experience,
although it may not be direct job experience
coming out of school, how any classes, or projects,
or anything that you have done could correlate
to what they're asking for
in the job description.
-: So as the interview is being set up via email,
via a phone call, I would ask for an agenda
just so you know who you're speaking to.
You can do your research, so whether that's LinkedIn,
maybe you guys have a mutual connection.
Things like that create quick relationship,
good first impression, maybe you guys went
to the same school, know a lot of the same people.
So that is something I would definitely ask for,
especially who you're meeting with.