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With so many people chasing each position these days, merely being called to an interview is an accomplishment in itself. However, it is the last fence and it would be a shame to fall at it. Therefore, if you get this far, you should pull out all the stops, exactly like a race horse goes flat out in the last furlong.

The intention of this article is to provide you with some suggestions that may just help you be triumphant at your interview.

The first thing to do is research the firm. That is very easy to do nowadays, because each firm tries to establish an Internet presence. You might know your job inside out, but you will have to know about the company who is offering the job as well.

One of the most commonly asked questions at a career interview is: how do you think you will benefit our company? or How do you think you will fit into our firm? You can only answer these questions if you know about the company.

You should acquaint yourself with the names of the key members of the company and read the pieces on them. These pieces will tell you the history of the person's career, hobbies or interests and perhaps about his or her family (married with three children).

You should also learn the history of the company: when it was established and by whom. Whether it has overseas branches and when, if ever, it got its stock market listing. Has its share price been rising or falling and why? Do currency fluctuations have a major impact on the firm and is it better to have a strong or weak home currency for that company?

Do you know who will be interviewing you? Is it an outside recruiting company or is it a member of the firm's staff? Endeavour to find out something about your interviewer. You never know it might benefit you even if the interviewer is from an external company. The least you ought to do is remember the interviewer's name before being introduced.As the professional manufacturer of complete sets of mining machinery, such as mobile crushing station,impact crusher, Henan Hongxing is always doing the best in products and service.

Strive to learn something about your possible future colleagues. Is there anyone famous there? Or has any of them written a book, given lectures or published papers? If so, say that you are looking forward to working with 'so and so', because you admire their work on 'so and so', which he/she wrote on so expressively in their book called 'so and so'. Do not be afraid to demonstrate that you have done some research.

Write down the questions you think you will be asked, write out responses and practice them. Read and reread them out loud until you can roll them off comfortably. Get a friend to help you to think of questions and ask them to listen to your replies. Tell them to warn you of any quirky habits you have like messing with your hair or beard,

Lay out your clothes the day before so that you do not have to worry about what to wear. In general, darker colours and conservative styles are the best garments to wear, unless you are going for a career in a fashion design company. Dress the part and strive not to look too flashy. There might even be a dress code that you could find out about - look on the web site or ring up.

Finally, put your passport, birth certificate and resume in your bag or pocket, just in case, carry a nice pen and a business card if you have one. A small note pad may come in convenient as well.