{"id":3764,"date":"2017-06-14T09:31:56","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T15:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/?p=3764"},"modified":"2017-06-14T09:31:56","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T15:31:56","slug":"tips-on-how-to-succeed-at-your-next-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/tips-on-how-to-succeed-at-your-next-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips on how to succeed at your next interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"grande translate normalWeight\"><a id=\"ContentPlaceHolderDefault_SectionContent_AuthorLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vault.com\/contributors-network\/vault-careers\/\">Vault Careers<\/a>\u00a0shares tips from Google, but these tips apply to almost all interviews&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"grande translate normalWeight\">4 Skills You Need to Get a Job at Google<\/h2>\n<p class=\"grande translate normalWeight\">posted June 13, 2017<\/p>\n<p>Do you break into a cold sweat at the thought of a job interview? You shouldn\u2019t! As\u00a0<span class=\"highlightText\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vault.com\/company-profiles\/internet-social-media\/google-inc\/company-overview.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google<\/a><\/span>\u00a0states on its web site about its interview process, \u201cWhy sweat the small stuff when you can change the world, challenge the status quo, and impact millions of peoples\u2019 lives?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of course, there\u2019s a difference between not stressing about an interview and not being well prepared. And if you want to succeed in the highly competitive tech industry, you must be very prepared.<\/p>\n<p>As for <span class=\"highlightText\">Google, which many students believe to be the promised land when it comes to tech careers (and which ranks No. 1 in Vault&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vault.com\/internship-rankings\/most-prestigious-companies-to-intern-for\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Most Prestigious Internships<\/a> ranking), its interview process often begins with<\/span>\u00a0an interview with a \u201c<span class=\"highlightText\">Google<\/span>r\u201d (as\u00a0<span class=\"highlightText\">Google<\/span>\u00a0employees are called) from a completely different department than the one you want to join. This Googler will try to determine if you would be a good fit overall for the company. Interviewers usually ask a combination of questions about your background and interests, and why you want to work at the company.<\/p>\n<p>Applicants for software engineering or technical jobs should be ready, as part of the next step in the process, to answer high-level questions on data structures, algorithms, and related topics. For some positions, applicants must take tests in addition to going through interviews. Sometimes interviewers will also want to see you in action. Some sales workers report being asked to try to sell a stapler or other handy item to the interviewer. Software engineers will need to demonstrate their mastery of programming.<\/p>\n<p>And for candidates applying for roles in all areas except engineering, Google says it wants to see four basic things from job applicants&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vault.com\/blog\/job-search\/4-skills-you-need-to-work-at-google?&amp;utm_source=WCU_Letter&amp;utm_medium=Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=06_14_2017&amp;referer_ID=7778&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=96888\">READ MORE<\/a> to learn about these skills that are applicable in many other organizations even beyond Google<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vault Careers\u00a0shares tips from Google, but these tips apply to almost all interviews&#8230; 4 Skills You Need to Get a Job at Google posted June 13, 2017 Do you break into a cold sweat at the thought of a job interview? You shouldn\u2019t! 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