How do prepare for a position out of state when you don't know exactly what to expect for the 2nd interview?

Question

This position is related to procurement.

Answer 1

If they are granting you a second interview then they must have narrowed it down to just a few people.  Just answer their questions.  Tell them you are prepared to move and answer the questions like you did in the first interview.  Sound upbeat about it all.  My son in law moved from louisiana to New Hampshire for a job.  He is very pleased.

Answer 2

Is this a Military job?  This is your second interview, right?  I think you need not worry to much.  Easy for me to say, right?  Well do exactly what you did the first time you interview.  No one knows what to expect on any interview   Just do your research for that company and be positive when presenting yourself and your expertise and be yourself.  Tell them what you can do, make your answer right to the point.  Body language is important too.

Best wishes and go out there and show them what you got!!

Answer 3

Lots of things.

- research the company on the internet: sources include Yahoo Finance, Hoovers, the company's website, etc.  Read some recent press releases, history, Wall St Journal, business section of the company's HQ hometown newspaper.

- think about what you can bring to the company.  energy, enthusiasm, new ideas.  Try to put yourself in their shoes and think what skills you can bring to the procurement department above & beyond other candidates.  Think of your education and previous job experience for examples.

- make a list of questions you want answered.  Bring the list but don't expect you'll have time for all of them.  Ask abhout the company's culture, work environment, the city/state in which is located, etc.

- it's a 2-way dialog.   both you and the company want to find out about each other, so try to make a plan how to use that time to your advantage.

- search on the internet for 'behavioral interviewing' and look at the types of open-ended questions many companies use to understand their candidates.  Q's are all over the map, and you can't  answer them all, but just understand how what types of Q's are asked.

- relax, be yourself, offer a firm handshake, look the interviewer in the eye when answering, think before answering q's, project confidence and poise.

- take names and write thank-you short, courteous letters or emails.  Very few people do this, and it seems corny, but it really differentiates you from the rest of the pack.  Send the letters within 1 day of you returning home.

- follow-up within 1 week.  Be courteous -  you are just calling to check the status of the interviews, do they have everything they need from you, you want to know 'the next steps' involved, when can you expect to hear back from them, etc.  Not pushy, but assertive.

- if you don't get the job, don't dispair.  Ask what the other candidate had over you that got them the job.  What combination of skills and education.  And keep in touch - if you were the #2 candidate and you want that job, then call back in 1-2 months and see if the position was actually filled.  Some people turn-down a job, or they don't work out and the position gets re-opened, and you could be first in line.

Good luck and let us know how well you do.