Consider the Benefits of the Company by Answering Interview Questions
When you’re having a job interview, it’s important to do your research. You must be sure to fully understand the requirements, company history and salary. Muse also suggests exploring the company’s strengths to understand what its values are.
When you know what the strengths of a company are, you better understand what they value and can make sure your answers align with those values. As Musa suggests, you can even adapt your answers to them.
For example, suppose a company’s perks seem to value professional development: perhaps they offer tuition compensation, or they pay for conference tickets, or they have a mentoring program. Here’s what Muse has to offer:
When a company offers some or all of them, you can assume that it will indeed support your growth and development and will likely be promoted from within. After all, the management invests in you!
Use it to get the job done: Emphasize your desire to continually learn and become a more valuable team member. Showcase any lessons or conferences you’ve attended on your resume and cover letter, as well as on your LinkedIn profile.
For other benefits, you can change your answers accordingly. For example, if they offer paid vacation, you might point out that work-life balance is important to productivity at some point during the interview.
The idea here is not to explicitly point out the benefits of the company. You don’t want to talk about benefits all the time; this will most likely disable. It is just a way to incorporate company values into the responses. Of course, you’ll want to use this tip wisely. Just because a company offers perks doesn’t necessarily mean that your potential boss shares the same values. His or her priorities may be different and you only get one first impression, so you need to plan your responses carefully . This is just one point to consider.
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