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6 Insider Job Interview Tips to Get You Hired

Executives from Texas Instruments Explain What Gets You Hired & What Doesn't

Be On-Target & Ready to Walk the Walk

Once you make it to the interview stage, it is important to prepare for your meetings with recruiters and hiring managers, Freeze-Flory said. Review any information provided by the company, and use Internet searches and networking websites to learn as much as you can about the business, its products and the people with whom you will be meeting. 

"You need to know the organization you are talking to," she said. "Know enough to ask good questions."

During the interview, be prepared to demonstrate, not just declare, that you have the qualities the company is looking for. Saying you are passionate or organized or curious isn't enough. At TI, for example, you might be asked to talk in detail about your previous tech accomplishments or get into specifics about your hobby of building your own computers.

"We do not take statements like, 'I have an affinity for technology' at face value," Hardy said. "We will put that to the test."

 

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