What is the company about?

I'm going to answer a very interesting question; now if you don't already do this... do it immediately!

A popular question asked on interviews is the following.....

"What do you know about the company?", or another similar question.

This can be a difficult question, if the company doesn't have anything.... or if you just couldn't find any information. (Which happened to me before, I just told them I didn't know much, but was eager to know more).

But, here's a bit of a cheat sheet....

• Find information about the company, and write down three facts.

You can find information from various sources, the internet (Most companies have a website), ads on tv or in the newspaper, word of mouth (Some people know more than others), you could even go to the company and ask them what they're all about.
Or you could sneak into their offices after hours and look at their confidential information. (Don't do that)

Let's pretend you had an interview for a company named Shangri-La, and they sell toys and other items. Then write down the information about the company.

Example

What I found out about Shangri La Company...

○ They sell toys.
○ They sell Boomerangs.
○ They publish childrens books.

Make sure to remember these important facts you find out, remember them for the interview!

So, then on the interview... when they ask you "What do you know about the company"..

You can say....

"I know you sell items like Toys, Boomerangs and Childrens books."

Something like that!

This helps because they know you've researched the site, and you don't have to tell them their life story they already know.