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An interview is also an opportunity for you to determine if you are interested in the position, the organization, and its mission. An interview gives an employer the opportunity to determine if your skills, training, and personality align well with their position, team, and mission.  \nThere are three main things employers want to determine:  \n• Can you do the job? How have your experiences, education and training prepared you for the work?  \n• Will you do the job? Are you genuinely interested in the role and motivated to do the work?  \n• Will you be compatible with the existing team? How well do your values and work culture preferences align with the organization’s? Do your personality and work style characteristics mesh with the team?  \nINTERVIEW MEDIUMS  \n• Phone Interview: telephone interviews are common first-round interviews. Employers seek to screen candidates, confirm their qualifications (determined via career fairs and applications) and their interest in the role.  \n• In-person Interview: being invited on-site is typically the second round of the interview process; it can be the only interview as well. Conversations are face-to-face at a specific location, sometimes oneonone but often with multiple potential team members and managers/leaders.  \n• Virtual Interview: an interview using video conferencing software such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Cisco WebEx, and more can be a first-or second-round interview. Some employers use asynchronous video interviews for screening: you must record your answers to pre-recorded questions, with no live interaction with an interviewer.  \nBEFORE THE INTERVIEW  \n• Research: Spend time looking up information on the organization and the position. Review the website, social media (especially LinkedIn) . Talk with people in your network to familiarize yourself with the organization; alumni can be found on LinkedIn and Winthrop Connect. Browse the Internet for recent news stories or other information of note. Explore [glassdoor.com](glassdoor.com) or [payscale.com](payscale.com) for more information on organizations and typical interview questions. Things to consider in your research:  \n• Locations (main office/headquarters, other sites including non-U.S. operations)  \n• Size, including the number of employees at various locations  \n• Services or products, including new products and projects  \n• Competitors within the industry  \n• Growth pattern, Reputation, Sales / Assets / Earnings [www.winthr](www.winthr)•op.dii/sciins and subsidiaries 312 Bancroft Hall  \n• Practice: Interviewing is a skill you can build! Preparation is key. Practice answering general interview questions. 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