Interview Tip: Don't be a chicken at KFC

๐Ÿšจ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—ฝ: ๐——๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—•๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ž๐—™๐—–! ๐Ÿšจ

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Imagine walking into an interview without knowing what the company doesโ€”like a chicken showing up at KFC for a job. ๐Ÿ”โŒ

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It sounds ridiculous, right? But youโ€™d be surprised how many candidates do just that!

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Before your next interview, take time to:
โœ… ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† โ€“ What do they do? Who are their clients? Whatโ€™s their mission?
โœ… ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ โ€“ Check their website, social media, and employee reviews.
โœ… ๐—ž๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„๐˜€ โ€“ Any recent achievements, product launches, or industry updates?
โœ… ๐—•๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜๐˜€ โ€“ How do your skills and experience align with their requirements?

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Iโ€™ve experienced candidates being rejected due to not preparing for their interviews by researching the companies. Yesโ€ฆ they picked up on that!

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Walking into an interview unprepared is like a chicken applying at KFCโ€”donโ€™t let that be you! ๐Ÿ˜‰

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By Therese Otten – Owner at DataTech Recruitment

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