If you are going for an interview as a prospective employee then you should do some research. Read the job description and requirements carefully. Browse the web site to see how the organization presents itself. Search for news items and comments about the company on news sites and blogs.

    For the interview itself you should dress smartly and appropriately. It is important to have some questions prepared and here are a few that could really help:

    1. What exactly would my day-to-day responsibilities be?It is essential that you clearly understand your role and the tasks that you would be expected to undertake. It is easy to make assumptions and get the wrong impression of what the work would be so it is vital for both sides that there is clarity in what is expected of you. If the interviewer cannot give a clear answer then this is a worrying sign, so politely follow up with more questions. Some people even ask to see exactly where they will sit.

    2. What are the opportunities for training and career advancement?This question serves two purposes. It helps you to understand where the job might lead and what skills you might acquire. It also signals that you are ambitious and thinking ahead.

    3. What is the biggest challenge facing the organization today?This sort of question takes the interview away from the detail and towards strategic issues. It allows to you see and discuss the bigger picture. It proves that you are interested in more than just the 9 to 5 aspects of the job. It can lead to interesting discussions that can show you in a good light - especially if you have done some intelligent preparation. If appropriate you can follow up this question with some questions about the objectives of the department and the manager who is interviewing you.

    4. When did you join?After the interviewer has asked a number of questions about you it can make a good change to ask a gentle question about them. People often like talking about themselves and if you can get them talking about their progress in the company you can learn useful and interesting things.

    5. What are the criteria that you are looking for in the successful candidate for this position?The job advertisement may have listed what was wanted in a candidate but it is very useful to hear the criteria directly from the interviewer. The more that you can discover about what they want and how they will make the decision the better placed you are to influence that decision.

    6. How do you feel that I measure up to your requirements for this position?This follows on naturally from the previous questions. It may seem a little pushy but it is a perfectly fair thing to ask. In sales parlance this is a 'trial close'. If they say that you are a good fit then you can ask whether there is any reason you might not be offered the job. If they say that you are lacking in some key skill or attribute then you can move into objection handling mode and point out some relevant experience or a countervailing strength.

    7. Would you like to hear what I could do to really help your department?If you want the job then this is a great question to ask at the end of the interview. Most interviewers will reply, 'Yes.' Drawing on what you have learnt in the conversation, you can give a short sales pitch on why you fit the criteria and why your strengths and ideas will siginficantly assist the boss to meet their objectives. Make it short, direct and clear with the emphasis on the benefits for them of having you in the team. At the end ask something like, 'how does that sound?'

    Many candidates take a passive role at the interview. They competently answer the questions that are put to them but they never take the initiative by asking intelligent questions that steer the interview in a helpful direction. If you are a proactive candidate who asks the sorts of questions given above then you will be seen as more dynamic and you will significantly increase your chances of being offered the job.

    如果你要为了工作而去面试，那么，你应该做些研究。仔细阅读该项工作说明和要求。浏览网站以便知晓公司如何运作。在新闻网站和博客上搜寻关于该公司的新新闻和新评论。

    在面试时，你应该穿着得体适当。准备些问题很重要，而且有些问题真得非常有用：

    1.你的日常工作究竟是什么？明确知道你要担当的角色与任务是必要的。凭空想象，还对工作作出了错误的判断很容易，所以对双方来讲，明确你期望什么是至关重要的。如果考官不给你明确的答复，那么这就是一个让人担忧的信号，所以要有礼貌的提出更多的问题。一些人甚至会问他们座位的精确位置在哪。

    2.有哪些培训机会和升迁机会？这个问题涵盖了两个目的。有利于你明白工作方向是什么和你要具备什么技巧。这也暗示着你要具有雄心壮志、还要未雨绸缪。

    3. 公司现在面临的最大挑战是什么？这类问题把面试从细节方面带入了关键问题。这就使你可以思考并讨论更大的领域。这也证明了你的兴趣不仅仅是朝九晚五的工作。这能引向能展示自我的有趣讨论--尤其是当你作为完美的准备时。如果合适的话，你可以深入这问题并跟进一些关于面试你的经理和该部门的目标之类的问题。

    4. 您何时加入的呢？在考官问完问题后，你不妨问一个关于他们的问题。人喜欢谈论自己，如果你能得到他们在该公司的发展经历，那么你会学得非常有用且有趣的东西。

    5. 对这份工作而言，你认为成功求职者的标准是什么？招聘广告也许列出了他们想要的求职者应具备什么，但是让他们直接听到的话是很有用的。你越多地发现他们想要什么和他们如何决定，那么你就越能有效地影响他们的决定。

    6. 你怎么觉得我适合这份工作呢？这自然地承接了前面的问题。这似乎有点爱出风头，但是也是值得去问的。用销售用语讲，这叫做"审判结束".如果他们说你很适合这份工作，那么你要问你有没有什么地方不适合这份工作。如果他们说你在某些关键技巧或者特质上有欠缺，那么你可以进入异议处理模式，并找出一些相关经验或弥补措施

    7. 你愿意听到关于我对你们的部门很有用处之类的话吗？如果你想要这份工作，在面试结束时，提出这个问题是很不错的。大部分的考官会说"是".基于你在谈话中所获得的信息，你可以简要说明你为什适合这份工作以及你的能力与点子为什么有助于你的老板实现他们是目标。扼要、直接、清楚地陈述他们录用你的好处。在结束时不妨说些诸如"这听起来怎么样？"之类的话。

    很多求职者是被动地应对面试。他们得体地回答了向他们提出的问题，但是却没有在有益的方面上主动地提出富有智慧的问题来驾驭面试。如果你是个前瞻性的求职者，且问了类似上述的问题，你会被认为更富有活力，也就明显地会提高你获得工作的机会。